Film screening at the Kulturscheune Eibenhof

Pre-program „The Island“

FILM OHNE GRENZEN presents two short films on the subject of NOW:  „MILA“ and „ABSOLUTELY NOTHING“

The films were made as part of the experimental film workshop DIE INSEL, a project for the preparation of studies for people with a history of flight, migrants and immigrants. DIE INSEL was 2016 in the context of of the Refugee Class at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Since then, the workshop has taken place under the direction of Jean Boué, this year for the first time in collaboration with FILM WITHOUT BORDERS, the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF is a cooperation partner.

 A GOOD JEWISH BOY

„A bittersweet drama about saying goodbye to home.“ (Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg)

Bellisha is a 27-year-old Jewish man who lives with his mother Giselle in a poor Parisian neighborhood and is struggling to finally become independent. The already tense situation in the Jewish community is becoming increasingly fragile, as the last synagogue has been closed and now the last kosher grocery store is also on the verge of closing. This leaves Bellisha and his mother as the last Jewish family in their neighborhood. Bellisha is forced to pretend to his mother, who no longer leaves the apartment, that there is hardly a world out there anymore.

Despite these precarious circumstances, he does not want to move away, unlike his mother Giselle. As her health deteriorates rapidly, Bellisha tries to make the best of her situation and keep the family together, even if the challenges seem increasingly insurmountable. A very touching debut film!