Query: Teen films about Jews and Judaism that aren't coming of age films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Under the Domim Tree
Late Summer Blues
Bart Got a Room
American History X
Gorp (film)
Summertime Blues (1984 film)
Flawless (2018 film)
Hineini
Evidence from documents: Under the Domim Tree: Both the book and the film are sequels to Almagor's 1985 autobiographical book, Summer of Aviya, about the protagonist's childhood in the 1950s in Israel. ''Under the Domim Tree'' tells of Aviya's years in the Oudim boarding school and about the relations that are formed between the Israeli-born students and the students who survived the Holocaust.
Late Summer Blues: ''Late Summer Blues ''follows a group of high school graduates during the summer before they're conscripted into the army. Restored after thirty years, this Israeli classic portrays the paradox of Israeli adolescence in raw, deeply human terms:
Bart Got a Room: '''''Bart Got a Room''''' is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Brian Hecker, and stars Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, William H. Macy, and Cheryl Hines. Also appearing in the film are Ashley Benson, Brandon Hardesty, Kate Micucci, Jennifer Tilly, Dinah Manoff (in her last film role as of 2022) and Chad Jamian Williams as Bart. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2008. It had a limited US release in select theaters on April 3, 2009 and was released on DVD on July 28, 2009.


The film chronicles nerdy high school senior Danny Stein (Steven Kaplan) and his unsuccessful attempts to secure a prom date while his divorced father and mother (played by William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines respectively) are on their own unsuccessful quests to find love. The film's name comes from the fact that the most unpopular kid in school, Bart Beeber (Chad Jamian Williams), not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room after as well. This is a source of great anxiety for both Danny and his family.
American History X: Teen films about Jews and Judaism: The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved in the white power skinhead and neo-Nazi movements.
Teen: McKenna wrote the script based on his own childhood and experiences of growing up in San Diego.
Gorp (film): Set in a Jewish summer camp, ''Gorp'' features the kind of physical, sexual, and scatological comedy prevalent in films of this genre
Summertime Blues (1984 film): '''''Summertime Blues''''' (1984) is a youth drama
Flawless (2018 film): Three unpopular high school student girls in Jerusalem decide to travel to Kyiv to get plastic surgery, hoping this will change their lives for the better
Hineini: Teen films about Jews: 'Hineini'' (Hebrew for 'Here I am') chronicles the story of Izen's attempt to establish a gay-straight alliance at a Jewish high school in the Boston.
Judaism: New Jew's take on religious pluralism is never less than fascinating as students and staffers hold forth, pro and con. Docu renders ancient concerns as vibrantly contemporary." - ''Variety''