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'After the death of his father, Yuri returns from Israel to the strict Chasidic community of Sydney. Losing his faith in Judaism, he rejects his former girlfriend Rivka and starts driving taxis. He falls for Sarita and in his grieving state takes much more from their budding friendship than she does. In his confused search for intimacy he ends up in some of the least intimate spaces, like porn shops and peepshows. Jewboy is a film about a young man's search for his place in the world, his family and his faith.'
Source: Publisher's synopsis.
Notes
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Jewboy was selected for screening at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Into the Void Between Faith and Desire
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 October 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Jewboy 2005 single work film/TV -
Making Waves from Bondi to Cannes
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 2005; (p. 5)
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Into the Void Between Faith and Desire
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 October 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Jewboy 2005 single work film/TV -
Making Waves from Bondi to Cannes
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 April 2005; (p. 5)
Awards
- 2005 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay in Short Film
- 2005 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Film Script
- 2005 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting
- 2005 shortlisted IF Awards Inside Film Awards — Best Short Film
- 2005 winner Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Australian Short Film
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