Scenes from the Divide

  • Close up of a woman with her hand on her chin

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True North - Shorts Program
TIFF Lightbox 4 Sun, May 3 4:30 PM
Meet some individuals who are taking matters into their own hands, creating the change they want to see in their corners of the world.
Film Info
Copyright:2026
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:International Premiere
Runtime:32
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:English
Russian
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program:Shorts
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Alison Klayman
Producer(s):Courtney Powell
Alison Klayman
Courtney Powell
Executive Producer(s):Daniel May
Arielle Angel
Editor(s):Courtney Powell
Cinematography:Alison Klayman
Dan Fridman
Composer:Landon Knoblock
Sound:Alison Klayman
Dan Fridman
Film Website:jewishcurrents.org/scenes-from-the-divide

Description

Memorable, charged and illuminating intergenerational conversations among members of the Jewish community in New York City are captured in the electric lead up to Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign, serving as a fascinating time capsule of a moment of uncertainty and change as Jewish Americans renegotiate their sense of identity. Mariam Zaidi


This film is screening in the True North shorts program.

 

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