37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL Oct 30-Nov 3, 2024

37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL October 30-November 3, 2024

Dough

A curmudgeonly widower stubbornly clings to his livelihood as a kosher bakery shop owner in London. With a dwindling clientele and the pressures of encroaching big-box stores, he reluctantly enlists the help of teenager Ayyash, who has a secret side gig selling marijuana to help his struggling immigrant mother. When Ayyash accidentally drops his stash into the mixing dough, the challah starts flying off the shelves, and an unlikely friendship forms between the old Jewish baker and his young Muslim apprentice. Dough is a warmhearted and gently humorous story about overcoming prejudice and finding redemption in unexpected places. Introduction by Vanessa Ochs (U.Va.)

Supported by Congregation Beth Israel

Date

Sunday, November 8

Time

1:00 PM

Location

Downtown Mall : The Paramount Theater

Film Info

Director: John Goldschmidt

Runtime: 94 min.

Year: 2015

Country: UK

Featuring: Jonathan Pryce, Philip Davis, Ian Hart, Pauline Collins