When Grandmother Rosa suddenly dies, her various assimilated or half-Jewish family members are thrown into turmoil. Should her funeral service be a religious Jewish one? Should all the mourning customs be observed? The answers aren't easy ones, especially when one granddaughter decides to return to her Jewish roots. A delicate mix of witty satire and thoughtful drama, Le Tango des Rashevski goes in directions you don't expect, even as it smartly explores the many meanings of being Jewish today. From Sam Garbarski, the director of LA VIE, LA MORT ET LE FOOT (HKJFF '01).

Sixteen-year-old Shlomi appears to be a typical teenage boy, one who is also blessed with extraordinary cooking talents. When one of his teachers detects an extraordinary gift Shlomi never knew he had, Shlomi, aided by the power of first love, breaks out of his timid shell and discovers his own independence and potential.

A search for a sofa owned by filmmaker Pearl Gluck's great-great grandfather in Hungary unearths more than she bargained for in this bittersweet documentary. The near legendary divan, reputedly slept on by scores of famous Hasidic rebbes, brings Gluck back into the fold of her Orthodox family and in close contact with her father, from whom she has become estranged. Anchored by touching testimonies from other men and women, who have also strayed from their Orthodox roots, DIVAN tackles the big questions of faith, morality and the meaning of family, with sharp wit.

Filmmaker Pearl Gluck will be in attendance.