With release of new biopic about Jewish visionary who discovered the Beatles, the JC reflects on his short but triumphant life
By Eliana Jordan
The Chief Executive of UK Jewish Film says cinemas and venues are quietly blocking out his organisation
By Michael Etherton
The Trump portrayed here is no monster but it is a portrait of a hustler who is still hustling
By John Nathan
A new film, due for its British premiere at next month’s UK Jewish Film Festival, uncovers the ongoing fight for justice over the art the Nazis stole from the Jews
By Gaby Koppel
A study in the differences between Indian and Moroccan Israeli communities set against the ochre colours of the Negev desert
Dan Reed’s new Channel 4 documentary One Day in October features moving testimonies from survivors including Emily Hand
Here are some of the best (Jewish-adjacent) shows that TV, film and theatre have to offer in October and November
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This first feature by director and co-writer Noé Debré could so easily have ended up as a kosher kitchen sink drama. Instead, it’s a gem
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Cédric Kahn on his reconstruction of the 1976 trial of leftist Pierre Goldman – and the French judicial system’s prejudice against Jews
By James Mottram
The film director on why returning to his native New York inspired him to make a movie about how a family copes with grief
By Anne Joseph
Keren Nechmad's film Kissufim was shot three years ago before the kibbutz became the site of a Hamas massacre
By Jane Prinsley
Ian McKellen’s stone-faced critic is a delicious embodiment of cruelty and wit
A film released this week tracks her astonishing story – and the cast of high-profile Jews who played crucial roles in building her career
By Melanie Abrams
The actor is on terrifying form in this film which uses poetic licence to excellent effect
Revenge is best served on a toxic male tycoon’s private island in this film which starts as a rom-com but which becomes a thriller
Film student Elizabeth Leff wrote and directed the comedy short Nonprofit based on her experience working for a Jewish nonprofit in Washington DC
