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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Jewish Film Festival short film competition

Published December 7, 2011

The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival is beginning the second year for its Short Film Competition and is soliciting new and established filmmakers who want to participate. The deadline for letters of intent is Feb. 24, with an entry fee of $10. The contest...

Film Fest features 3 must-see documentaries

BY LILY SIWAK, JUNIOR, CLAYTONPublished November 9, 2011

Every November, St. Louis is home to one of the most celebrated film festivals in America. The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) is an annual event that was started in 1992 to present and promote films to advance filmmaking as an art form....

Columnist Lois Caplan

Is Jewish Film Festival an oxymoron?

By Lois CaplanPublished May 11, 2011

Is Jewish Film Festival an oxymoron?  It seems to me that movies are to Jews what Rogers and Hammerstein were to American musical theater.  Take, for example, early movie producers like Louis B. Mayer and Carl Laemmle as well as numerous stars like...

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