William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames. He leads a Jet-Set-Life - flying from Heathrow to Germany each week. Rabbi Willy Wolff won audiences' hearts in Britta Wauer's hit film, In Heaven, Underground, ( "Poetic and exquisite." - The New York Times; "Astonishing... an indelible must-see film." - The Forward) about the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in Berlin. Wauer's new film shows Wolff's turbulent daily routine and looks at his eventful past: from fleeing Nazi Germany with his family as a child, to leaving behind his London-based career as a political correspondent, to becoming a most respected rabbi.  A fascinating character, Wolff is a deeply religious man who,  blessed with a tremendous joie de vivre, defies all conventions.

Documentary  |  Directed by Britta Wauer |  USA  |  90 minutes  |  2016

An intimate look at four once thriving American Jewish communities now fighting for survival. In Latrobe, PA we witness the closing of the synagogue through the story of longtime member Mickey Radman who keeps the doors open long enough for the Bat Mitzvah of the shul's oldest member's granddaughter. In Butte, MT, we meet the indefatigable Nancy Oyer who tries to maintain her community while struggling with her personal health. In Laredo a young interfaith couple is torn between reviving their fading community or moving to a thriving one in San Antonio that can nurture the spiritual growth of their young family. And, in a twist, we meet a Los Angeles family who takes up Dothan, Alabama's bold offer to provide Jews up to $50,000 to relocate to Dothan's Jewish community.

Documentary  |  Directed by Brad Lichtenstein |  USA  |  90 minutes  |  2016

Documentary  |  Directed by Gregory Monro |  France  |  60 minutes  |  2016