Saturday, Nov 15, 2025
Unspoken | Philadelphia Premiere
6:30 PM Film Screening
$10 Students with ID | $13 Seniors | $15 General Admission
Live at The Weitzman
Directed by Jeremy Borison
Narrative Feature| USA | 2024 |91 min | English
When a closeted, religious teenager finds a love letter from before the Holocaust written to his grandfather by another man, he discovers that he might not be alone. With the help of his high-school crush, he sets out to find the mysterious author of the letter and uncover both his grandfather’s identity as well as his own.
Official Selection
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Audience Award winner
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Tel Aviv LGBTQ Film Festival
“Marking his directorial debut, Jeremy Borison’s Unspoken is a lovely, delicately handled coming of age, coming out story.” – The Forward
Director’s Bio
Jeremy is an LA-based director originally from Cleveland, whose work explores the intersection of religion and sexuality. He’s been selected for various initiatives that explore art and religion, as an Asylum Arts Fellow, a writer for Imagination Productions, a Wexner Heritage fellow, and a Filmmaker in Residence for the Jewish Film Institute. His debut feature film, ‘Unspoken,’ which follows a closeted teenager in a religious community, premiered at the British Film Institute’s Flare Film Festival, and recently received the audience award for Best Narrative Film at the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival. He is currently working on a documentary about the lawsuit between Yeshiva University and its Pride Alliance, regarding the Orthodox institution’s rejection of an LGTBQ club on campus.
This event is presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media. Please contact info@phillyjfm.org with any questions.