Chewdaism: A Taste of Jewish Montreal (2019)
Two Montrealers on the cusp of middle age return to Montreal to discover their own mixed-up heritage in the story of Jewish Montreal, as told through an entire day's worth of eating around the city.
Status: Completed
Format: Documentary feature film (1 X 62 minutes)
Written and Directed by: Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion
Presented by: Schusterman Family Foundation and Federation CJA
CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Jewish Montreal follows YidLife Crisis’ Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion as they discover the roots of the city’s Jewish community through a series of classical Jewish eateries telling the story of their community in the last 100 years.
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Festival Selections
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Miami Jewish Film Festival
Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
Calgary Jewish Film Festival
JFilm Pittsburgh
Victoria Jewish Film Festival
Winnipeg Jewish Film Festival
Cleveland Jewish Film Festival
Rochester Jewish Film Festival
Stowe Jewish Film Festival
Gainesville Jewish Film Festival
Bucharest Jewish Film Festival
New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival
Asheville Jewish Film Festival
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
Detroit Jewish Film Festival
DC Jewish Film Festival
National Center for Jewish Film
North Shore JCC Jewish Film Festival
Dallas Jewish Film Festival
Maine Yiddish Culture Festival
Toledo Jewish Film Festival
Michiana Jewish Film Festival at Notre Dame
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival (Winner of AUDIENCE AWARD for BEST DOCUMENTARY)