2025 Film Circuit
Past Screenings:
(Dir. Yael Melamede)
Despite being one of Israel’s most important architects, Ada Karmi-Melamede remains largely unknown in the public sphere. Now her daughter- a former architect- sets out to tell the story of this most unusual role model, against the backdrop of the turbulent country Ada is rooted within.
In partnership with Ikar
(Dir. Oren Rudavsky)
With unique access to Elie Wiesel’s family and his personal archives, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire (working title) explores the known and unknown Elie Wiesel through his private and public life: his passions, his conflicts, and his legacy.
In partnership with Museum of Tolerance, LA Jewish Film Festival, Sinai Temple, and Wilshire Boulevard Temple
(Dir. Ondi Timoner)
In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism and combat the rising tension in their Brooklyn communities, activist Rabbi Rachel Timoner and Baptist Reverend Robert Waterman team up to unite their congregations. As their faith is shaken, both congregations struggle not to let their differences drive them apart.
In partnership with Temple Israel of Hollywood
Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
(Dir. Ilana Trachtman)
Trailblazing Black students, lefty Jewish suburbanites, and a carousel: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round shares the untold story of the first organized inter-racial civil rights protest in America.
In partnership with the Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles, Challah and Soul, LA Civil Rights, Wilshire Blvd Temple, HODG, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
About:
Jewish Story Partners’ Film Circuit connects and inspires LA’s diverse Jewish and non-Jewish communities through documentary film. In 2025, JSP presents five screenings in collaboration with local temples, museums, and other cultural institutions.
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Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round, dir. Ilana Trachtman
All God’s Children dir. Ondi Timoner
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, dir. Oren Rudavsky
Ada – My Mother the Architect dir. Yael Melamede