Shmelky (2018)

The absurdist comedydrama is centred around a Shmelky puppet something like a Jewish version of the Muppet Show heroes which experiences an identity crisis traditional for comedy actors he thinks of himself as a grand dramatic artist and doesnt want to sing songs about Shabbat and Mitzvahs in a childrens show anymore Instead he wants to perform in a hideous oneman show that he wrote After his attempts to get rid of the role he is stuck in fail Shmelky falls into despair until the entire country brought up on his simple shows says to him In our complicated world the Chosen People very much need a purple puppet who tells them about Mitzvahs