Nick Johnstone

Exposing hatred’s hidden face

When film-maker Naftaly Gliksberg went on a world tour to research antisemitism, he was shocked to find it lurking in everyday thoughts and conversations.

So where are all the UK’s kosher movies?

Only three British films are being screened at the year’s major Jewish festival.

The secret passions of frum young women

The Secrets explores the many forms of love experienced by female Talmud students.

Why fellow Israelis hated my hit film

Eran Riklis has had global success with his film The Lemon Tree, but it has proved less than popular at home

Ohad Naharin: The maverick lord of Israeli dance

We talk to the renowned director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company ahead of the hotly anticipated UK performances.

Your essential guide to the film festival

The JC-sponsored 12th UK Jewish Film Festival offers everything from forbidden love to animated war drama.

Boys-own Shoah story

Director Mark Herman switches from working-class dramas to the Holocaust.

How Helen Hunt did God

Receiving acclaim for directing and acting in Then She Found Me.

Noa’s arc, from Bronx to South Bank

The Nazis of big business

'They want to kill me for making documentaries'

The French art of cliché and Middle East bias