Event details
UK Jewish Film is delighted to welcome the Pears Foundation in their 13th year as sponsors of the Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film. It is with great pleasure that we screen the two winning films of 2020.
Followed by a live Q&A with the winning teams, chaired by Asher Tlalim.
These films are available to watch until 4:30pm, Tuesday 10th November.
Sponsored by: Pears Foundation and Lady Steinberg.
Films screening at this event
- Director
- Justine Priestley
- Cast
- Maureen Lipman, Sophie Shad, Helen Lederer
- Country
- UK
- Year
- 2020
- Duration
- 12 min
When Lydia’s grandma gives her a cheque for a nose job for her 21st birthday, it feels like a dream come true. That is, until she finds herself face to face with the ghost of her great grandmother, whose nose she has inherited.
Winner – Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film 2020
Director: Justine Priestley
Writer: Sophie Shad
Co-producers: Dalton Deverell & Sophie Shad
Director of Photography: Alana Mejia Gonzalez
Official Selection:
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2021
Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2021
Beeston Film Festival 2021
- Director
- Dominic Davey
- Cast
- Aaron Vodovoz, Molly Osborne, Robert Neumark-Jones and Katie Bernstein
- Country
- UK
- Year
- 2020
- Duration
- 15 min
Following the loss of his son in childbirth, a religious student longs to restart his family, but in order to reconnect with his distraught wife, he will first have to acknowledge his own hidden pain. A journey of self-discovery and a study into how grief can deeply affect a relationship.
Winner – Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film 2020
Director & Producer: Dominic Davey
Writer & Producer: Jason Collin
Director of Photography: Gareth Munden