Four Short Films About Love
(2004) 

DIR.:
Sam Ball
TRT:
16 min
MPAA RATING:
NR
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Four documentary vignettes provide a rare window on coming of age. As we prepare to make our own way in the world, what draws us closer to the people we love? What pulls us apart?


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FULL SYNOPSIS

These handsomely crafted short films are about and co-directed by Jewish teenagers from a range of cultural backgrounds, including new immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Jews from North Africa. The films take a surprisingly candid look at relationships that shape teens' lives through poignant depictions of everyday interactions: a Russian family dinner, a couple strolling through the Mission district, a triad of sisters in bed on a sunny Sunday morning. Intimately photographed scenes give us a peek into the lives of a culturally diverse group of American Jews. Four Short Films About Love looks beneath the surface of ordinary interactions to explore what draws us toward and pushes us away from the people we love. GOLDEN GATE AWARD –2004 San Francisco International Film Festival

Four Short Films about Love was produced by Citizen Film for the THE NEW JEWISH FILMMAKING PROJECT (NJFP), an award-winning program of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. A collaboration between professional filmmakers and talented young Jewish storytellers from a wide range of ethic and cultural backgrounds, the NJFP provides what the NPR program Youth Radio has called “a memorable snapshot of teenaged Jewish life.”

Visit www.sfjff.org for educational curriculum and discussion guides.

CAST & CREW

  • Producer(s): Sam Ball, Project Director Citizen Film
  • Writer(s): Sam Ball, Project Director Citizen Film
  • Actor(s): Alex Baum, David Cohen, Hannah Lesser, Leah Whitman Salkin, Maissa Chouraki, Max Andrews, Max Staley, Rachel Barnett, Sophia Teper, Tamara Rosenfeld

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

  • Cinematographer mentor: Sophie Constantinou; Editor mentors: Kate Stilley, Josh Peterson, Rachel Antell

AWARDS

  • Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival

GENRES

Documentary  

SUBJECTS

Identity Ethnicity and Sexuality, Personal Stories

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EXTERNAL LINKS

Citizen Film website
New Jewish Filmmaking Project
SFJFF website

COLLECTIONS

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

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