The feature film Ajami, a drama nominated for this year’s best foreign film Oscar, will screen on Sunday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.

Ajami is set on the streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood, a turbulent melting pot of conflicting cultures and politics. The story is told through the eyes of the city’s Israelis and Palestinians, wealthy and poor. At the center is a dramatic series of events which play out amid the tragic consequences of enemies living as neighbors.

The New York Times noted that “You emerge from Ajami moved and also a little worn out, but mostly grateful for the heart, craft and intelligence the movie has shown.”

Admission to all films in this 10th anniversary season of the Best of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, a program of the Summer Institute, is $10.

Next up, on July 25, is decidedly lighter fare: A Matter of Size, a genial comedy about four overweight Israelis who give up dieting and become Sumo wrestlers.