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The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has rejected a film created by Orthodox women after the film director demanded screening for female audiences only in accordance with Halacha. The film, “A Light For Greytowers,” directed by Robin Garbose, was initially accepted by the festival on the basis of its artistic merits. The film was slated to be screened during the festival, which takes place between December 13 and 19 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. However, the festival’s management refused to acquiesce to Garbose’s demand, made at the time the film was first presented for consideration, that screening would be billed as “by women, for women.” “We tried to explain that our festival doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality or gender,” said Aryeh Barak, spokesman for the Jerusalem Cinematheque. “Accepting the director’s terms would mean discrimination against half of our audience on the basis of gender.” more@JPost.com