section Nordic Jewish Focus

A DOLL NAMED GLICK

  • Uta Arning
  • SE
  • 2026
  • 11

It’s Danielle’s birthday, and once again her mother has no time for her. Instead, the nine-year-old receives a visit from a strange yet warm-hearted puppet who introduces himself as Moishe Glick: her grandfather, who chats with her in Yiddish.

Perhaps Danielle is merely imagining her slightly eccentric but charming visitor—but in any case, he has plenty to tell her, guiding her through the Jewish backstory of her family history and keeping her company with his eloquent charm. An original reflection on heritage, presented as a puppet animation, and on a grandfather–granddaughter relationship that might well have unfolded in this way.


Läuft im Nordic Jewish Focus Kurzfilmprogramm.


Credits

original title DOCKAN GLICK

international title A DOLL NAMED GLICK

german title DOCKAN GLICK

JFBB section Nordic Jewish Focus

  • director Uta Arning

country/countries SE

year 2026

duration 11