17 Israeli films will be featured at the upcoming 25th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, celebrating Israeli and Jewish culture and identity, during Nov 9-20, 2024
The opening film is Israeli comedy “Running on Sand”, which was nominated for the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film, about an Eritrean refugee who was mistaken for Maccabi Netanya football club’s star Nigerian striker and the twist of his fate.
The director of the film Adar Shafran will appear in person at the Grand Opening on 9 November.
The 17 Israeli films supported by the Consulate General of Israel at the 25th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival are:
Running on Sand
Neseh
The Source of All Beauty
Wedding Night
The Spy Family
Single Light
Delegation
More Than Friends/
The Milky Way
Home
Arugam Bay
The Return from the Other Planet
Giado: Holocaust in the Desert
Telling Nonie
Highway 65
The Monkey House
The Stronghold
Buy your tickets now: https://hkjff.org