Film Screening of "Virginity"

Join us for a screening of of Maor Zaguri’s film, “Virginity.”
A partnership between Canadian Friends of Hebrew University, The Israel Consulate of Toronto and Western Canada, and the JCC Prosserman.

More about the Film

Fiction / 120 min / 2022

In Hebrew with English Subtitles

The story of a sensitive, extremely imaginative youth, “Boy”, who embarks on a coming-of-age journey in a small, isolated community in the southern Arava desert region.

A terrible tragedy befell the family when “Boy” was young. He feels that in order to overcome It, he must become an adult and therefore makes a conclusive resolution to “lose his virginity”. However, on the day he masturbates for the first time, his mother commits suicide. Thus “boy” finds himself facing a greater abyss than he imagined.
On the seam between reality and imagination “boy” will come face to face with individuals in his life from his past and will have to confront guilt, loneliness and parting with childhood.

A film about friendship, love, imagination, sexuality and the little unnamed things that separate childhood from adulthood.

Selected Festivals & Awards: The film has 5 nominations at the “Ofir” academy awards for best director, script, cinematography, art and main actor and will premiere in Tallinn FF 2022

The Director, Maor Zaguri and actors Maor Levi and Liana Ayoun will be in attendance. A talk-back will follow the film.

J Members use code Film5 for $5 off your tickets to Virginity!

If you need accessible seating at this event please contact Marnie Mandel at marnie@prossermanjcc.com or by phone at 416 638 1881 ext. 4218