Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: The Sea

**This film will also be available for a virtual 48-hr film viewing window.**
**Virtual viewing tickets sold separately
**(https://watch.eventive.org/mayersonjccfilmfestival2026/play/6958343cc27281d153c674d3)
**Virtual Viewing Region: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida **
2025 ∙ Drama ∙ 93 minutes∙ Hebrew, Arabic ∙ Shai Carmeli Pollak

Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, travels to the sea for
the first time during a school trip. But at the military checkpoint, he is
denied entry and sent home. Determined, Khaled sneaks into Israel and embarks
on a journey to the sea. When his father, an undocumented laborer working in
Israel, learns that his son is missing, he risks everything to search for
Khaled.

**CONTENT WARNING:** graphic content, violence Presenting Partner: University
of Cincinnati Department of Judaic Studies

**SPECIAL FEATURE**
**SHORT FILM**
_The Cave Synagogue_ (8 minutes)
by Peter Decherney

**DISCUSSION**
Join us for an in-person post-film discussion with Dr. Muli Peleg and Rabbi
Sammy Kanter.

Dr. Muli Peleg is a political sociologist who specializes in conflict analysis
and conflict resolution processes, negotiation processes, leadership models
and democratic sustainability. He is currently an Israel Institute Fellow and
Visiting Professor to the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he served as
the Head of the International School at Oranim College for four years.

Rabbi Sammy Kanter serves as the Director of Jewish Life at the Mayerson JCC.
As a graduate from the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, he also has a
Master’s Concentration in Israel Education from the iCenter, and he lived and
studied in Jerusalem at HUC and Pardes.

**_The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival_** presents a diverse,
inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming
that connects to Jewish and Israeli stories. **To see the whole 2026
lineup,**(https://mayersonjccfilmfestival2026.eventive.org/schedule)**.**

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