Boston Jewish Film Festival 2009

Composed of “five seasons and multi-cultures,” this documentary goes in search of identity and tolerance by filming a unique theatre school in Amsterdam that draws twelve students from all over The Netherlands.  Loes Hegger, their mentor, feeds them an idea from a 1907 Sholom Aleichem novel, The Bloody Hoax, in which a Jew and a gentile switch roles.  In a culture that prides itself on openness, the students’ goal is to create meaningful art.  The camera’s rapid motion and jump cuts echo the energy of these budding actors.