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TJFF Programmer’s Picks

Category: Art, Film, Heritage, Toronto Jewish Film Festival

May 22, 2020

TJFF2020 Online runs from May 30 until June 7, 2020 and includes International, Canadian and Toronto Premieres accessible for viewers in the Greater Toronto Area… showcasing stories about long distance lovers, unlikely companions, familial discord, political outsiders, trailblazing women, modernist visionaries, and pop culture pioneers.

From the 35+ films in the online festival, featuring the best in Jewish-content film from Canada and around the world, the TJFF Programmers have shared their picks. Enjoy it all from the comfort of your couch!

LARA BULGER (Transkids)

GILLIAN HELLFIELD (Churchill and the Movie Mogul)

RANI SANDERSON (The Humorist)

SUSAN STARKMAN (The End of Love)

ALLEN BRAUDE (Conrad Veidt – My Life)

JEREMIE ABESSIRA (Stripped)

STUART HANDS (Programme Director)

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Meet musician Joseph Landau

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Meet writer Jordi Mand

April 11, 2024

Jordi Mand is a writer for theatre, film and TV. Her latest project, In Seven Days, will be staged with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company.