In Scottsdale, the feature film will be preceded by the short film HAIRCUT.
2023 – 10 minutes – Hebrew w/subtitles – Noam Weitzman
A barber dreams his son will attend a prestigious Yeshiva.
Overview
- Home provides a fascinating glimpse into an internal battle in the ultra-Orthodox world: those who yearn to use new technology to advance their place in the modern world and those who see it as a serious threat. Yair, a newly married Orthodox man, opens a computer store in the very religious Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. This awakens a ferocity in the established community who are willing to fight to protect what they perceive as a serious threat to their way of life. Based on a true story and winner of 2 Israeli Ophir Awards, similar to the Academy Awards.
