Annual Dayton Jewish International Film Festival

The Dayton Jewish International Film Festival offers outstanding world cinema that promotes awareness, appreciation and pride to the diversity of the Jewish people and to the community at large. Our goal is to educate and entertain through evocative, narrative and documentary films that portray the Jewish experience from historic to current global perspectives.

Schedule of Events:

7:15 pm: Running on Sand

Location: The Neon (130 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402)

Cost:
Individual Ticket: $12
Season pass: $110 (includes all films, except Bee Movie, which requires separate registration)

(Israel, 2023, 104 minutes, Hebrew with English Subtitles) Drama-Comedy

Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is mistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time. Aumari seizes the opportunity and benefits from his change of identity as the new key acquisitions for the team of Maccabi Netanya. Despite the absence of any soccar talent, Aumari is able to cover up and heal the divisions of his struggling team, while a tender romantic bond with the charmingly unconventional daughter of the team owner is growing.