The Binding of Itzik
Short Films • Comedy, Independent, Short Films
A middle-aged Hasidic bookbinder gets more than he bargained for when he answers a Craigslist ad. Winner of the Film Movement Award at the 2021 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
DIRECTED BY ANIKA BENKOV
UNITED STATES | 2020 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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