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Bookends: Heartfelt Film Premieres Amidst Creative Challenges

3/6/2026

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Noam Ash's film Bookends premiered at Santa Barbara Film Festival on February 14, 2026.
The film follows a young gay man who moves in with Holocaust survivor grandparents after a breakup.
Ash's grandparents died before completion but knew of the project.
The Jewish Writers Institute Screenwriters Lab supported Ash and noted the importance of sharing Jewish stories during a time of fear for creatives.
Bookends became the lab's first production.

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Story summary

Noam Ash's film Bookends premiered at Santa Barbara Film Festival on February 14, 2026.
The film follows a young gay man who moves in with Holocaust survivor grandparents after a breakup.
Ash's grandparents died before completion but knew of the project.
The Jewish Writers Institute Screenwriters Lab supported Ash and noted the importance of sharing Jewish stories during a time of fear for creatives.
Bookends became the lab's first production.