Set in contemporary Tel Aviv, six diverse best friends gather to watch the wildly popular UniverSong competition. Appalled by the Israeli entry—and to cheer up their friend whose boyfriend has broken up with her—they create their own song and record it on a mobile phone. Unbeknownst to them, their performance is seen by the UniverSong judges and is selected as Israel’s entry for next year’s competition. With a soundtrack provided by multi-instrumentalist Babydaddy from Scissor Sisters, this hilarious comedy is a refreshing ode to music and friendship.
The film will be followed by a Q&A led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, who was a tour guide and worked for the Israel Television Broadcasting Authority at the exciting time when Israel won for best song at the EuroVision Song Competition.
Preceded by:
Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion
Hannah watches as her friends walk by her house in their finest white dresses. They tell her they are going to take their first Holy Communion. She wants to join them–the only problem is she’s Jewish! Set in Dublin in the 1970s, this film explores a rarely glimpsed Ireland as seen through the eyes of spirited seven-year-old Hannah Cohen. An Irish/Jewish film with an international feel, the beauty of the story lies in its simplicity, humor, and the universal desire to fit in.