Nov 12, 2026 - Nov 21, 2026
Shorts For Children
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FREE with Festival Tickets or Colors of Creation Tickets General Admission
Shown throughout the festival in the Colors of Creation Lab
Free with Festival event tickets or Colors of Creation tickets
Live at The Weitzman
East Coast Premiere
THE WELL IN THE WOODS
Directed by Ilan Schraer & Ijah Valenzuela
Stop-motion Animation | USA | NR | 2026 | 3 min
In this stop motion film, a young girl stumbles upon an abandoned well and finds something mysterious within.
Northeast US Premiere
GOLEM
Directed by Baruch Kapustin and Karina Shaposhnikova
Papercraft Sop-motion Animation | Slovakia | 2025 | 7 min | Russian with English Subtitles
The rabbi creates the Golem — a giant made of clay, brought to life through ancient magic. The Golem becomes a helper, but it cannot stop on its own until it is told, “Golem, enough!”
US Premiere
FIVE LITTLE GEFILTES
Directed by Helene Berg & Isabella A Johanson
Animated Short | Sweden | 2026 | 6 min | Yiddish with English Subtitles
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll plotz! Dos Nisele presents Gefiltlekh finf—a vibrant, Yiddish-language animation of Dave Horowitz’s beloved book Five Little Gefiltes/Fem små gefiltes. When five curious gefiltes have the chutzpah to leave their jar to explore NYC, they are followed by a loud OY VEY! Mama Gefilte isn’t happy, but through their adventures, each sibling proves to be a true mentsh.
This event is presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media: A Program of The Weitzman. Please contact info@phillyjfm.org with any questions.
