THE 13Th ANNUAL W ASHINGTON
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THE 13th ANNUAL W ASHINGTON A FEAST OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA Presented by the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center’s Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and Washington Jewish Week December 5 - 15, 2002 www.wjff.org 1 CONTENTS Quick Glance 2-3 WASHINGTON Calendar Message from the 4 Artistic Director QUICK GLANCE CALENDAR Ticket Information 4 Thursday, God Is Great, I’m Not 6:45 pm December 5th Opening Night Film and Reception General Information 4-5 Theater Locations 5 Marlene Dietrich: 9:15 pm and Transportation Her Own Song Film Descriptions 6 Friday, God Is Great, I’m Not 1:00 pm December 6th “Indelible Shadows”: 16 Discussion and Saturday, “Echoes of the Past – A Shorts Program” 5:45 pm Book Signing with December 7th featuring Dust; Mémoires incertaines; Silent Annette Insdorf Song; Madonna with Child, XX Century Thanks 17 Strange Fruit 7:30 pm with The House I Live In Print Sources 20 Giraffes 9:45 pm Sunday, Purity 12:00 noon FILMS December 8th Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good 2:00 pm Adio Kerida 7 Shoes From America 2:00 pm The Discovery of 7 at the Goethe-Institut Washington Heaven Exodus to Berlin 3:15 pm Dust 7 The Early Films of Ernst Lubitsch featuring 4:00 pm Esther Kahn 8 Meyer from Berlin and Shoe Palace Pinkus Exodus to Berlin 8 at the Goethe-Institut Washington For My Children 10 Adio Kerida 5:45 pm Giraffes 8 Unfair Competition 8:15 pm God Is Great, I’m Not 6 Monday, Unfair Competition 1:00 pm December 9th Goulash 12 Last Dance 6:30 pm Hitmakers: The Teens 9 Who Stole Pop Music Motel the Operator 8:45 pm with My Heart Belongs to Daddy A Home on the Range: 9 The Jewish Chicken Tuesday, Shoes from America 1:00 pm Ranchers of Petaluma December 10th Shalom Y’all 6:15 pm The House I Live In 16 Esther Kahn 8:15 pm In the Mirror of Maya 10 Deren 2 Secure Online Ticket Purchasing WWW.BOXOFFICETICKETS.COM JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL QUICK GLANCE CALENDAR It’s About Time 10 Last Dance 11 Wednesday, Motel the Operator 1:00 pm December 11th with My Heart Belongs to Daddy Madonna with Child, 7 XX Century A Home on the Range: The Jewish Chicken 6:15 pm Ranchers of Petaluma MamaDrama: The 12 with Song of a Jewish Cowboy Jewish Mother in Cinema It’s About Time 8:30 pm with For My Children Marlene Dietrich: 12 Her Own Song Thursday, Esther Kahn 1:00 pm December 12th A Match Made in Seven 12 My Dear Clara with Silent Song 7:00 pm Mémoires incertaines 7 and Madonna with Child, XX Century Meyer from Berlin 11 Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music 9:00 pm Motel the Operator 13 Friday, The Discovery of Heaven 1:00 pm December 13th My Dear Clara 13 Saturday, Nowhere In Africa (Closing Night Sneak Preview) 5:45 pm My Heart Belongs to 13 December 14th Daddy Polonaise 8:45 pm Nicholas Winton: The 14 Power of Good A Match Made in Seven with Goulash 11:00 pm Nowhere in Africa 6 Sunday, “Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust,” Discussion December 15th a Discussion and Book Signing 11:30 pm- Polonaise 14 with Professor Annette Insdorf 11:50 pm in the Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall, DCJCC Book Signing Purity 14 11:50 pm- 12:30 pm Qui Vive 14 MamaDrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema 12:00 noon Shalom Y’all 15 Shanghai Ghetto 15 Shanghai Ghetto 1:30 pm Shoe Palace Pinkus 11 In the Mirror of Maya Deren 4:00 pm at the National Gallery of Art East Wing Shoes from America 15 Qui Vive 4:15 pm Silent Song 7 Nowhere in Africa Song of a Jewish 9 Closing Night Film and Reception 7:00 pm Cowboy Strange Fruit 16 Unfair Competition 16 All films will be screened at the DCJCC’s Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater unless otherwise noted. No Service Charge For Advance Tickets (Handling Fees Apply) 3 MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR So here we are after thirteen years — still together, and still of our history in Europe, and we will also look at past travails in the experiencing a common language, an identifying moment, a bridge United States as well as unsettling currents re-surfacing in many to understanding, a glimpse of recognition, a good laugh, or a countries around the world in recent months. poignant reminder through film. The films in this year’s Festival, as always, reflect the varied lives This year, we continue our cinematic survey of the Jewish we lead in a world filled with countless joys and unbridled despair, experience with young Parisians in love; feisty Italian tailors; confirming that we hold an incredibly diverse blend of opinions and dancers, storytellers and songwriters; determined rescuers; Jewish experiences well worth exploring again and again. Whether you are mothers, cowboys and chicken ranchers; Yiddish actors; modern-day drawn to comedy, drama, historical documentation, or lyrical elegy, matchmakers; Cuban Jews and southern Jews; and a sweeping you can be sure that you will be swept away by the examples of chronicle set in Kenya. love and determination of individuals who, like every one of us, We will also listen to the voices of struggle and sacrifice — those strive to constantly move forward to enhance life on this graceful of hidden children; a refuge in Shanghai; families trying to cope planet. with the day-to-day turmoil in the Middle-East or the voice of an Welcome to our 13th journey through the Jewish experience in film. aged man waiting for the Messiah. We will examine the dark side We are thrilled to have you with us. Miriam Mörsel Nathan, Artistic Director TICKETS SAME DAY TICKETS Advance tickets can be ordered online or by phone or fax up to 3 hours before TICKET PRICES show time; tickets can be purchased one hour before the show at the box office of the theater where the film is being screened. Opening Night Film and Wine Reception: $15 Closing Night Film and Wine Reception: $15 Evening and Weekend Screenings: $9 TWO DAYS ONLY!! Bargain Matinees - weekday shows before 6:00 pm: $5.50 DCJCC members and Film Festival Funders have priority ticket purchasing Student and Senior Discount - $1 off regular privileges on November 19th and November 20th. Tickets for the general public prices except Opening and Closing Nights go on sale November 21st. No Passes Accepted All Ticket Sales Are Final BOX OFFICE INFORMATION DCJCC’s Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater Monday through Friday, ADVANCE TICKETS the Box Office opens one hour prior to the first daytime screening and re-opens one hour prior to the first evening screening. Saturday and Sunday, the Box Advance tickets available only through Office opens one hour prior to the first screening of the day and remains open. beginning November 19th for DCJCC members and Film Festival Funders and For further information, call the box office at 202-777-3229. November 21st for non-members. There is no service charge on advance No advance ticket sales at the DCJCC’s Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater - tickets; however, there is a 50¢ per film handling fee. same day sales only. Box Office and Will Call tables are located in the 16th Street Lobby. SECURE ONLINE TICKETING Link from WWW.WJFF.ORG, or go directly to WWW.BOXOFFICETICKETS.COM. Goethe-Institut Washington Box Office opens one hour prior to show time. No advance ticket sales at the Theater - same day sales only. Order by Phone or Fax Tel 1-800-494-8497 / Fax 1- 800 -329-8497 / TDD 1-877-833-8497 National Gallery of Art East Wing There is no admission charge for Open: Tuesday thru Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN; seating is first come, first-served. For Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm recorded information, call 202-842-6799. Sunday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Closed: Monday Thursday, November 28th (Thanksgiving) GENERAL INFORMATION Tickets ordered at least 10 days prior to the screening date will be mailed to • For the latest information on Festival films, guests and events, call the the purchaser. Tickets ordered less than 10 days prior to the screening date Washington Jewish Film Festival hotline at 202 777-3248 or visit us on the must be picked up in person at the Will Call table of the theater where the film Web at WWW.WJFF.ORG is playing on the day of the screening. • General seating will begin 15 minutes prior to screening time. • All theaters are wheelchair accessible. • A limited number of free tickets are allocated for each screening for those who cannot afford the cost of admission. Arrangements must be made at least one day before the show by calling 202-777-3248. 4 Remember To Leave Extra Time For Parking Security Notice The National Gallery of Art East Wing Please arrive early to allow enough time for security checks at all venues. 4th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Briefcases, shopping bags, etc. are not permitted in Theaters. All backpacks, The entrance is located on 4th Street purses and handbags are subject to inspection. Metro: Judiciary Square on the Red Line, Archives on the Yellow/Green Lines, FILMS AND GUESTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. and Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines. PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED FOR MOST FILMS. Metrobus. The 32, 34, 36, P1, P2 and P3 provide transportation to 4th Street.