Miami Jewish Film Festival, Miami, FL Videos

Jesse Eisenberg Intro for A REAL PAIN
A surprise appearance by writer, director, star, and festival friend, Jesse Eisenberg!

"I am Stephen Fry and I am a Jew… loving this country as I do, I don’t believe most Britons are okay living in a society that judges hatred of Jews to be the one acceptable form of racism. So, speak up, stand with us." This has made us rather tearful. Support Stephen Fry and his message of unity and standing up to hate by streaming his new film WILLEM & FRIEDA, receiving its International Premiere online at the 2024 Miami Jewish Film Festival and streaming nationwide. For tickets & more, visit: miamijewishfilmfestival.org/films/2024/willem-frieda

Dear friends, So many of us are still reeling from the shock, the grief, the anger, and the despair from this tragedy that continues to unfold in Israel. In this terrible time, we must hold close to community, seeking each other out with kindness and resolve. Last night, we all came together in solidarity for Israel and in tribute to Yahav Winner, a young Israeli filmmaker who tragically lost his life during Hamas' barbaric attack. It was a night full of tears as well as celebration, pain as well as healing. And next week will bring more opportunities to join together, to hold each other up in these terrible times, and to keep our hearts and our prayers and our efforts facing eastward. And the week after, and the week after that. Am Yisrael Chai

Erez Tadmor Audience Award Acceptance Speech
Director Erez Tadmor shared the following video message accepting his 2023 Miami Jewish Film Festival Audience Award for Narrative Film for his film MATCHMAKING.

Roberta Grossman Audience Award Acceptance Speech
Director Roberta Grossman shared the following video message accepting her 2023 Miami Jewish Film Festival Audience Award for Documentary Film for her film RECKONINGS. Go2Films | Go2Films_Hedva | Katahdin Productions | Claims Conference Germany | Claims Conference France

Mordechai Vardi Next Wave Jury Prize Winner Acceptance Speech
Director Mordechai Vardi shared the following video message accepting his 2023 Miami Jewish Film Festival Next Wave Jury Prize for his film BARREN. Go2Films | Go2Films_Hedva

Andrés Cantor announces Argentina winning the World Cup!
Andrés Cantor, who moved to the U.S. from Buenos Aires as a teenager, calls Argentina winning the World Cup! The son of a Romanian mother and grandson, on his father’s side, of Polish Jews who fled the Nazis, this is the "¡Gooooooooool!" he was born to announce!

Angela Lansbury "Beauty and the Beast" live performance
In 2016, at age 90, Angela Lansbury gave a touching live performance of 'Beauty and the Beast' to honor the film's 25th anniversary

Paul Sorvino tearing up at Mira Sorvino’s Oscars acceptance speech 💔
Paul Sorvino tearing up at Mira Sorvino's Oscars acceptance speech after winning Best Actress for Woody Allen's MIGHT APHRODITE 💔 We had the honor of hosting several films starring the great Paul Sorvino and will miss seeing him on screen. May his memory be a blessing.

Miami Jewish Film Festival Speaker Series: My Name Is Sara
Live Q&A with director Steven Oritt about his Ukrainian set film "My Name Is Sara," winner of the 2020 MJFF Audience Award.

Ukrainian Holocaust Survivors Hiding in Bunker
This is heartbreaking -- elderly Jews who survived the Holocaust and WWII are now filmed hiding in a bunker and fearing for their lives in Ukraine.

Odessa Synagogue Evacuation
The director of the main synagogue in Odessa tearfully bids goodbye to the synagogue, asks people to pray for them as they evacuate during the Jewish Sabbath. Odessa was once had the third largest Jewish population in the world. Then came pogroms, Stalin's purges, and the Nazi Holocaust. The city, once half Jewish, had fallen to 6 percent Jewish by the time the Soviet Union collapsed. And now this. via @yair_rosenberg