JIFF: JIFF 2025 Short Film Fund Shorts

JIFF 2025 Short Film Fund

Join us for the world premiere screenings of this year's JIFF Short Film Fund winners, in association with Jump Street Films and the recently established Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF). The expanded program has provided the biggest grant pool in the history of the JIFF Short Film Fund, exclusively supporting four new narrative works that were invited to interpret the theme of “post-October 7 life in Australia”.

All directors will be in attendance for Q+As at select screenings.

The Promised Land – directed by Adam Dostalek
Australia, 2025, World Premiere
A Holocaust survivor is visited by his young carer. Having fought for the State of Israel, he does everything in his power to convince her that it is her duty to make Aliyah. The arrangements are finally made, until her world is turned upside down.

Crumbs – directed by Anita Lester
Australia, 2025, World Premiere
A beloved bakery provides the backdrop for a series of intimate vignettes over the course of a day. Tracing the intersections of tradition and identity, community and legacy, a snapshot of the collective Jewish experience is revealed.

Shpatzir – directed by Benjamin Levitt and David McKinnar
Australia, 2025, World Premiere
A nameless man on his evening walk toys with the idea of going to his local synagogue. His need only increases over time, but he still can’t bring himself to do it. One day, he is finally ready to enter - but is he too far gone?

Mezuzah Man – directed by Jacob Melamed
Australia, 2025, World Premiere
After witnessing rising antisemitism, fiercely passionate Yossi takes it upon himself to reclaim his fearful community’s sense of pride. When his intentions are misinterpreted, he inadvertently triggers a chain reaction with deadly consequences.

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Duration

90 min

Country

Australia