Directed by Luís Ismael
Narrative Short
Portugal | 2019 | 7 min
In Portuguese
with English subtitles
A heart-warming vignette that portrays a true story of interfaith kindness that took place in Porto, Portugal, in 1982, when two Catholic nuns observe a Jewish ritual, raising the spirituality of the two religions to a higher sense of universal brotherhood.
During an unprecedented meeting in Porto, Portugal, in December 2019, the city’s Catholic and Jewish communities presented a project to combat anti-Semitism and foster better relations. After the meeting, highlighting THE NUN’S KADDISH, Pope Francis wrote to the Jewish community of Porto saying that he, “Prays for the members of the community that they may always work together with the Church in a spirit of fraternity for the greater good of all men and wishes of great happiness to the community and all who belong to and guide it.”
Luís Ismael
Luís Ismael is a Portuguese producer, director, and founder of the production company Lightbox, which is the largest film producer in Northern Portugal. SEFARAD is Luís’s fifth feature film and recounts the story of the Jews in Portugal from 1496 until today. He is working with the Jewish community for which he has also produced THE NUN’S KADDISH and the movie “1618” on the Inquisition.