2026 FESTIVAL FILMS
Part detective story, part heist film, THE STAMP THIEF investigates a tale dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and buried the stolen stamps in a small town in Poland. Embarking on a real-life “Argo”-like adventure, Gary Gilbert sets out to confirm the story and recover the stamps.
Featuring a Chaplinesque turn from newcomer Michael Zindel as Bellisha, A NICE JEWISH BOY is a light-hearted tale about entering adulthood and all the responsibilities that come with it.
Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, travels to the sea for the first time during a school trip. But at the military checkpoint, he is denied entry and sent home. Determined, Khaled sneaks into Israel and embarks on an epic journey to the sea.
For lnna and Boris, this documentary marks the culmination of a fifty-year artistic journey that began in Odessa, when Boris arrived at lnna's doorstep with a four-hand sheet music on their second meeting. Since then, their partnership has intertwined life and art, leading them across continents and through decades of performance, teaching, and collaboration.