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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
Director(s): Erez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon
Country: Israel
Year: 2009
Length: 92 MINUTES
Format: 35mm | Comedy
Language: Hebrew w/English subtitles
Special Guest(s) Information: Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor
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
PHONE: 310.452.1775
FAX: 310.452.3740
CONTACT:
Neil Friedman, neilf@menemshafilms.comFILMS: Toots, The Rape of Europa, SAVIORS IN THE NIGHT | Unter Bauern, MATTER OF SIZE | Sippur Gadol, HUMAN FAILURE | Menschliches Versagen, Anita, Matchmaker, The | Once I Was, Nora's Will | Cinco Dias Sin Nora, Round Up, The | La Rafle, Nicky's Family, Restoration | Boker Tov Adon Fidelman
Sponsors
THE CAKE LADY (HOLLY LEVIN) & CATERING BY PHYLLIS
ISRAELI CONSULATE GENERAL & THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE
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