2023-2024 Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival: America

The 15th Annual Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival is a highlight of our Cultural Arts Program season, celebrating Jewish culture through film! Join us for three stand-alone films each month, leading up to our 5 day film festival in March, where we will welcome you to The Ora, Sarasota’s premier event venue.

Watch America
An Israeli swimming tutor living in Chicago returns to Israel 10 years later to bury his father. An encounter with a beloved childhood friend and his newly engaged girlfriend will set a series of events in motion that will affect everyone’s lives. A story set between a swimming pool in Chicago and the Mediterranean, between life and death – and somewhere in the middle friendships endure.