Toni Susskind

The Other Story: screening at the Jewish International Film Festival

The Other Story is an Israeli movie from director and co-writer Avi Nesher. It is a fascinating movie that juxtaposes relationships in the religious orthodox community, against secular relationships in modern-day Israel.

Would I lie to you! The beginning at the Jewish International Film Festival

Would I lie to you! The beginning, or La verite si je mens! Les Debuts, is one of the many films playing at this year’s Jewish International Film Festival this year.

Let’s talk about sex at the Classic

This year’s 28th JIFF kicked off in Melbourne last Thursday night at the Classic Cinema, signposting the start of a 3-week movie feast, that focuses on Israeli and Jewish-themed films.

Meet Michal Aviad

Michal Aviad is a director, scriptwriter, producer and senior lecturer at the Department of Cinema and Television in Tel Aviv University. Best known for her documentaries, Working Woman is a fictitious narrative that focuses on sexual and psychological harassment in the workplace.

Working Woman: a movie review by Toni Susskind

Written by Michal Aviad, Working Women is a powerful movie that highlights gender exploitation, by turning the spotlight on sexual harassment in the office.

Sobibor: a movie review by Toni Susskind

A highlight of the 2018 Jewish International Film Festival, Sobibor was a box office hit in Russia, taking in over $2 million in ticket sales.
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Instant Families: a movie review by Toni Susskind

When I first heard about Instant Families staring Mark Wahlberg as Pete and Australian Rose Byrne as Ellie, I thought, here we go again, another formulaic Rom-Com about a gorgeous couple adopting three very cute children. I was pleasantly surprised to see how wrong I was.

JIFF’s Melbourne opening

Having run for 27 years, the Annual Jewish Film Festival (JIFF) is an event dedicated to showing the best of Israeli and Jewish themed films.

Melbourne’s UIA Gala Dinner 2018

The 2018 Victorian UIA Gala dinner was this year held at the Crown Casino Paladium and M.C.’d by President Haley Southwick.

John Howard given a standing ovation at UIA function

Former prime minister was the keynote speaker at the Victorian UIA Gala dinner.

Stephen Harper talks to UIA Women’s Division

The 2017 UIA Victorian women’s division breakfast attended by several hundred attendees addressed by keynote speaker former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.

Fences: a movie review by Toni Susskind

Fences is a movie that takes its time exploring and unravelling the complexities of human reasoning and nature.