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.”
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