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CLOSING NIGHT FILM & FESTIVITIES
Sushi, Sake, Sweets & Sumo

MATTER OF SIZE | Sippur Gadol

Sunday, March 21, 7:30 PM Doors Open for Sushi & Sake | 8 PM Remarks & Film | 10 PM Closing Cake at CINERAMA THEATRE

About the Film

An overweight, unmotivated chef lives at home with his mother in the Israeli city of Ramla. He eventually finds work as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant where he is introduced to sumo wrestling by his co-workers and finds it a welcome escape from the disapproval of Israeli culture and the diets espoused by his weight-loss group. With the help of the restaurant owner, former sumo coach and self-proclaimed "Japanese Zionist," he and three robust friends find their size is no longer a hindrance but their greatest asset.

Co-directed by Erez Tadmor (Strangers, SJFF 2009) and Sharon Maymon, A MATTER OF SIZE is a relatable story of self-acceptance and determination. It received 13 Israeli Academy Award nominations and has been picked up by the Weinstein brothers for a Hollywood remake. Warning: language.




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PRINT SOURCE: Menemsha Films

WEBSITE: http://www.menemshafilms.com

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Neil Friedman, neilf@menemshafilms.com

FILMS: Toots, The Rape of Europa, SAVIORS IN THE NIGHT | Unter Bauern, MATTER OF SIZE | Sippur Gadol, HUMAN FAILURE | Menschliches Versagen

Sponsors

THE CAKE LADY (HOLLY LEVIN) & CATERING BY PHYLLIS
ISRAELI CONSULATE GENERAL & THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE