Papirosen

A portrait of a contemporary four-generation family from Buenos Aires that, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, makes an effort to hang on to its Jewish heritage. The family's founding myth-the memory of which is guarded by its doyenne, Grandmother Pola-involves an escape from extermination in occupied Poland and the struggles of illegal immigrants to build a new life in Argentina. The family history is intertwined with observations of everyday affairs: social gatherings, travels, quarrels about money, the whims of children. (New Horizons International Film Festival)