OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2011, DUNGOG FILM FESTIVAL 2011, ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2011, BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2011, ATLANTA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2012, SAN LUIS OBISPO FILM FESTIVAL 2012

An unorthodox comedy about beating up an old prick.

The Bris is based on the award-winning US author Eileen Pollack’s short story, as published not only in her collection In the Mouth but also selected as one of the Best American Short Stories 2007 in the collection of the same name, edited by Stephen King.

James is dying of liver failure at an old age. Called to his bedside, his son Marcus discovers that James is not only not circumcised, he is not even a Jew! And unless he can get circumcised before he dies, he will not be allowed to be buried next to his wife in the Orthodox cemetery in which she lies.

Marcus has to figure out how to circumcise his dear old dad – and in the process deals with a sneaky rabbi, a crusty old mohel (circumcisor) and his own ideals, conscience and feelings.

Like a good Jewish joke, or a shaggy-dog story with a yarmulke, The Bris is an examination of fathers and sons, love, and the ultimate wonder of generousity.