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- DirectorPaul 'Doc', StewartThis fun documentary charts the journey of the bagel from a village in Poland, to becoming the world's most popular roll.
- DirectorTrevor GrahamFilmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian 'hummus tragic'. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina. But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among the usual suspects, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, Graham was hungry for more. But this war ha no soldiers, bullets or tanks. Just chickpeas and hummus. Make Hummus Not War is a humorous homage to the chickpea's most distinguished dish. But there's a personal story, how Graham became a hummus tragic, a father who served in Palestine during WW2 and two lovers in his life, one Syrian, one Jewish, with whom he shared a great culinary passion.
- DirectorAlex MatrosStarsAlex MatrosLife & Hummus documents a Jewish American filmmaker as he travels through picturesque Israel and Palestine in hopes of finding 'the worlds best' hummus. Set to the backdrop of this beautiful region, his search for the food's origins also introduces him to both Arabs and Israeli's with a common love for the iconic regional cuisine, discovering that this dish has a history and impact far beyond what he originally ever imagined.
- DirectorRoger ShermanStarsMike SolomonovA portrait of Israeli people, told through food. We shot in fine restaurants, home kitchens, wineries, cheese caves, on the street and everything in between. Though, Americans see Israelis and Palestinians as always in conflict, those views are not shared with most of the people of Israel. "The Search for Israeli Cuisine" shows the 70+ cultures that make up the Israeli people, each with wonderful and unique food traditions. Israel has one of the hottest food scenes in the world. At times, getting into restaurants in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem can difficult as New York or San Francisco.
- DirectorBeth Elise HawkStarsNof Atamna-IsmaeelShlomi MeirAli KhattibDr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make social change through food. And so, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival, where pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on exotic dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup), and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan). A film about hope, synergy and mouthwatering fare, Breaking Bread illustrates what happens when people focus on the person, rather than her religion; on the public, rather than the politicians.
- DirectorErik Greenberg AnjouStarsSteve AuerbachAdam CaslowAlan DershowitzA look at the history of delicatessens in the United States.
- DirectorSnow R. ShaiStarsEli Ben-ZakenYair HaiduAsaf MargalitWinemakers reveal the story of Israel wine and the challenges they face, only to realize there is an inner force among them, obstructing the worldwide reach of their critically acclaimed wines.
- DirectorBarry WernickKeeping kosher is only one way in which many of the Jews in Texas maintain their Jewish identities while living amongst a community that is overwhelmingly Christian. Whether one keeps kosher or not, however, does not matter, as the Kosher Chili Cook-Off remains a unique and exciting event that serves to unite the whole Community - Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, unaffiliated...and even non-Jews. Meet some of the colorful people, charitable organizations, and amazing leaders comprising the Dallas Jewish Community, as Wernick combines humorous interviews with smart narrative in documenting Tiferet Israel Congregation's 14th Annual Kosher Chili Cook-Off.
- StarsMark AttmanCraig AxlerHannah BalikA celebration of a great Jewish-American tradition. Beginning as places for Jews from Central and Eastern Europe to eat and meet, they expanded across America and eventually attracted as many non-Jews as Jews. Today, the number of Jewish Delis has shrunk dramatically and many of the survivors have adapted to changing times, sometimes in ways their forebears might not recognize.
- DirectorEli BatalionJamie ElmanStarsEli BatalionJamie ElmanStruggling with their own proverbial "YidLife Crisis," two Montrealers return home to discover their own mixed-up heritage in the story of Jewish Montreal, as told through an entire day's worth of eating in and around the city.
- DirectorLauren Shweder Biel888-Go-Kosher follows a day in the life of New York City's only rapid-response kitchen koshering service. Operating out of his office in Brooklyn, Rabbi Sholtiel Lebovic helps those in need, answering calls and snapping into action with his full-service team to kosher kitchens across the New York area. 888-Go-Kosher offers a light-hearted portrait of this unique service, and demonstrates the relationship of kashrut to Jewish identity.
- DirectorMorris AntonStarsSolomon KahaneAbraham LiebermanA short documentary about "Kashruth" in the Jewish home. Presents how to prepare kosher food and to keep kosher. Designed for Jews who do not practice this biblical enjoinment.
- StarsJamie ElmanEli BatalionMichael ZahranDrinking in the very best that Montreal's multicultural Mile End has to offer, Chaimie and Leizer, best friends and debating adversaries, tackle sex, drugs, and milk and meat... all in their grandparents' Yiddish (with English subtitles).
- 2016–TV Episode
- DirectorMichael LevineStreit's: Matzo and the American Dream is the story of the last family-owned matzo bakery in America during their final year at their historic New York City factory.