Music and politics mix in two movies premiering at Miami Jewish Film Festival

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Ivan Kadey in Mirissa Neff's "This Is National Wake," the story of a band that defied apartheid-era establishment in South Africa.

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Avi Hoffman as Morris, Ofek Cohen as Yakov and Annette Miller as Esther in "You Will Not Play Wagner."

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"This Is National Wake" is Mirissa Neff's first feature film as a director.

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Scenes with Ofek Cohen as Yakov were filmed on location in Tel Aviv, Israel in "You Will Not Play Wagner."