SHEHITA
Director/Writer -- Canada, ‘18

A Yiddish-speaking Jewish community in Quebec begins to unravel after a horrific discovery stirs up demons from the past. Tensions rise between a young farm owner, a kosher inspector, and a rabbi who must make a grave decision before the eve of Shabbat closes in.

Actors: Avi Hoffman, Max Sterling, Sam Stein, Nina Iordanova
Producer: Jordan MacDonald
Co-Producer: Paul Stavropoulos
Director of Photography: Dominik Engel
Production Designer: Lori Atik
Editor: Brendan Mills
Original Music: Assaf Matityahu
Sound Design: Will Stephens
Language Supervisor: Hindy Nosek Abelson

Press & mentions
Forward.com online magazine
imdb.com

OFFICIAL SELECTION

DC Shorts Film Festival 2019
HollyShorts International Film Festival 2019: Best Thriller
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019:
Hearts, Minds, and Souls Award
Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2019:
Best Dramatic Short Award
Toronto Short Film Festival 2019:
Best Short Film, Audience Choice Award
Ryerson University Film Fesitval 2018: Best leading actor, best leading actress, best director, best editor, audience choice award
Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2018
YiddishFest Miami Beach 2018
Ashkenaz Festival 2018
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2018

TRAILER

Res Pola

Shehita (שחיטה)