Virtual Screening Details:

Streaming Timeframe: Wed. March 10, 7pm - Sat. March 13, 7pm (sales end 2 hrs before; no grace period after 72-hour timeframe expires)
Available for Viewing throughout the United States
Zoom Program: Thurs. March 11, 7 pm with Director Becky Tahel (link emailed 1 hour before)
How to Watch? Read our Streaming FAQ Page | How to Join the Zoom? Details to come

About The Film

In October 2015, director Becky Tahel, a Jewish millennial working in Hollywood, found herself grappling with her sister's recent engagement to a non-Jew. Despite her belief in the modern ideal of love and following your heart, she felt judgmental and confused by their intermarriage, and discovered that many of her friends and colleagues shared her difficulty synthesizing family loyalty with her cultural values. AMERICAN BIRTHRIGHT grew out of Tahel's conversational journey with family, friends, and faith leaders about love, faith, marriage, religion, and inclusiveness, and sprouts into a full-blown dialogue of self-discovery. Returning to Israel, where she was born, Tahel must first ask herself big questions about love, longing, and Jewish learning to understand the pain of making tough choices and find joy in appreciating our differences.

Director Bio

Becky Tahel was born in Haifa, Israel and raised in Philadelphia. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in Communications & Theater. She lives in Los Angeles where she runs Go Tahel Productions. American Birthright is her flagship film.

 Sponsors:

• Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle