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The blackest comedy of the year: a With a razor-sharp script based on the deadpan, Tarantino-esque orgy of sensational novel by literary anti-hero violence that consumes two proud old Yoram Kaniuk, and superb performances men desperate to get some respect back by two lead actors, Eagles is a provocative from an indifferent society. social satire like no other. Jonathan Walton From heroic conquests over enemies and women alike to niggling problems with their failing health - the things war veterans Ephraim and Moshka chew over OFFICIAL in their local coffee shop are not what SELECTION TORONTO INTERNATIONAL they once were. FILM FESTIVAL 2 012

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33 ROCK THE CASBAH רוק בקסבה

Dir. Yariv Horowitz | Israel 2012 | Drama | Hebrew with English subtitles | 93 mins

“This film is therapy for our SPONSORED BY Keren and Paul Ristvedt entire country” Yariv Horowitz, Director “In contrast with classic Israeli war films, the script refuses to idealize the Israeli Defense Forces or demonize the rock-throwing Palestinians” VARIETY “Exudes the punk rock attitude implied in its title, ensuring that the film is dynamic – dare I say entertaining – and not just depressing” Film.Com Set in 1989 during the first Intifada, Yariv A gripping tale told with a sensitivity Horowitz’s fast-paced and tense debut unusual in this genre, Horowitz’s film follows four young solders assigned impressive film won him the prestigious Art to ‘bring order’ to the local population Cinema Award at the Berlin International from the rooftop of a Palestinian family Film Festival. house. Followed by discussion with Whilst the inexperienced soldiers FILM DIRECTOR YARIV HOROWITZ struggle to cope with their mission their unwilling hosts live in desperate fear of being branded by their neighbours as WINNER Art Cinema collaborators. BERLINALE 2013 Award SCREENINGS Thursday 7th November 20.00 Odeon Swiss Cottage, London Book now : http://bit.ly/15RcSws Thursday 14th November 19.30 Phoenix, London Book now : http://bit.ly/15pjN1A 34 ROOM 514 חדר 514

Dir. Sharon Bar-Ziv | Israel 2012 | Drama | Hebrew with English subtitles | 90 mins

“A masterful project!” indieWIRE “One of Tribeca’s finds this year! It also features the most complex role for an actress in the festival” Film Forward A Tribeca Film Festival hit that brims with that puts Anna’s ideals and resolve to a raw energy, memorable performances sobering test. and sharp dialogue. This critically-acclaimed Israeli drama Russian émigré Anna (the impressive Asia brims with raw energy, memorable Naifeld), a young Israeli military police performances and sharp, cut-and-thrust investigator, is ordered to interrogate a dialogue that will keep audiences gripping senior elite unit officer accused of abusing their seats. Daniela Boban a Palestinian family. Her colleagues, including her commander with whom she Contains scenes of sexual nature is having a passionate affair, advise her to drop the politically-charged case. WINNER Special Jury Mention Tribeca Film Festival Best New Narrative Director Determined to prove herself, she sinks 2012 her teeth into the investigation, and the Official Official interrogation room turns into an intense, Selection Selection Cannes Film Karlovy Vary International sexually charged verbal battleground Festival 2012 Film Festival 2012 SCREENINGS SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 20.30 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/15RcYUR MONDAY 11TH November 20.30 ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/14D0HT0 35 WAKOLDA

UK Premiere Dir. Lucia Puenzo | Argentina, France, Spain, Norway 2013 | Drama | Spanish, German and Hebrew with English subtitles | 93 mins

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“A gently striking and achingly tense drama” Screen Daily

Set against the stunningly beautiful growth. His obsessive interest in her and backdrop of Patagonia in the 1960s, her mother, pregnant with twins, belies a Lucia Puenzo’s impressive Wakolda sinister history when it slowly transpires premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, he is Nazi physician Dr. Mengele. 2013. This is an intensely gripping ‘factional’ tale An Argentine family meet charismatic of a family seduced by perhaps the most German doctor Helmut Gregor on their sadistic scientist of all time. Lana Citron way to Bariloche to open a hotel at Official Lake Nahuel Huapi. Much taken by their Selection physically underdeveloped daughter Lilith, Toronto Film Festival 2013 the doctor offers treatment to help her

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36 37 Besa: The Promise

UK Premiere Dir. Rachel Goslins | USA 2012 | Documentary English, Albanian and Hebrew with English subtitles | 86 mins

PART OF DOC DAY SPECIAL TWO FOR ONE DEAL This film is part of The Refugees programme AT TRICYCLE (see page 17) sponsored by Association of Jewish Refugees “In a small, little country called Albania, simple people did simple things, but in retrospect they were not simple at all, they were greatly heroic” This compelling documentary reveals the and striking portraits by American little known history of Albanians, mostly photographer Norman H. Gershman, this Muslims, who risked their lives sheltering is a truly inspiring tale of simple humanity, Jews during WWII, following the ancient bravery and the possibility of co-existence. moral code of besa (a promise). Daniela Boban

The film tells a remarkable story of the Followed by discussion with gentle, thoughtful Albanian toyshop FILM PRODUCER JASON WILLIAMS owner Rexhep Hoxha in his quest to find WINNER best the Jewish family his father sheltered and Washington Jewish Film to return the sacred books left in his care Festival 2013 documentary sixty years ago. Featuring original music by Philip Glass SCREENING SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 14.30 tricycle, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/17Zqsxh SCREENING WITH: You Are Me INTRODUCED BY FILM DIRECTOR Peter Speyer Dir Peter Speyer | UK 2013 | 12 mins | English language An old man confronts an interloper on a London park bench joining them as survivors across 38 age, continents and traumatic life experiences. From Cable Street To Brick Lane + ‘History Walk’ in London’s East End

Dir. Hazuan Hashim, Phil Maxwell | UK 2012 | Documentary | English | 74 mins

Sponsored by Alan Brill This film is part of The Refugees PROGRAMME sponsored by THE Association of Jewish Refugees

A non-linear tribute to successive and homophobic violence in the 1970s generations of immigrants and trade and 1990s, depicting a vibrant but unionists in London’s East End, and their disparate community united against hate. triumph over prejudice and intolerance. Naomi Gryn

Archive footage brings to life the 1936 Followed by discussion with Executive Battle of Cable Street when Irish Producer Glyn Robbins dockers ran to the aid of Jews, socialists, anarchists and communists whose Walk through East End: the history of the radical protest against a march by the British East End and the fight against fascism and racism Union of Fascists provoked an attack by Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org the police. Interviewees - including artist Tickets £10 | Max 20 people Bob & Roberta Smith and writer Rachel Lichtenstein – recall the subsequent struggles of anti-fascists against racial

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39 Harbour of Hope Hoppets hamn

UK Premiere Dir. Magnus Gertten | Sweden, Poland 2011 | Documentary English and Swedish with English subtitles | 76 mins

Sponsored by Jessica Sebag-Montefiore This film is part of The Refugees PROGRAMME sponsored by THE Association of Jewish Refugees

“Magnus Gertten has managed to make a film full of warmth and human presence, even a beautiful film, if one may say so, given the subject matter” Ystads Allehanda A powerful, character-driven documentary the voyage with present-day interviews that charts the arrival, in 1945, of a ship from the leading characters, director full of camp survivors at the peaceful Magnus Gertten - whose father as a boy harbour town of Mälmo, Sweden. witnessed the historic docking - weaves a poignant, human story about how even the Disembarking to freedom are Irene, a most savage cruelty can be redeemed by bedraggled ten-year old girl, Ewa, a baby the overwhelming kindness of strangers. cradled in her mother’s arms, and newly- Daniela Boban orphaned teenager Joe. Followed by discussion with film Interspersing rich archive footage from director Magnus Gertten

SCREENING TUESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 18.30 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/18SvjTZ 40 Inheritance Héritage UK Premiere Dir. Hiam Abbass | France, Israel, Turkey, Palestine 2012 Drama | Arabic, English and Hebrew with English subtitles | 88 mins

Sponsored by the Blair Partnership and UK Friends of The Abraham Fund Initiatives

A thought-provoking directorial debut by Englishman, triggers an internal war that the acclaimed Israeli-Palestinian actress threatens to tear them apart. Hiam Abbass (Lemon Tree, The Syrian Bride). This well-observed, insightful drama offers a unique glimpse, from an insider’s Against the backdrop of the Israel- perspective, into the lives and dilemmas Lebanon war, a family living in an Israeli- facing today’s Israeli Arabs, a community Arab village in Northern Galilee gathers struggling to maintain its identity, torn to celebrate a wedding, and the occasion between modernity and tradition. exposes deep rifts bubbling beneath Judy Ironside the surface of this tightly knit family. The youngest daughter’s scandalous Official Selection revelation that she is in love with an Venice International Film Festival 2012

SCREENING THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 18.45 CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/16WO9qr SCREENING WITH: Scheherazade and the Kosher Delight (Shéhérazade et le délice casher) Dir. Agnès Caffin | France, UK 2010 | French with English subtitles | Cast: Fanny Ardant Scheherazade, a young Palestinian woman, heads to a Jewish Paris neighbourhood in response to a job advert for a cook in a kosher café. 41 REFUGEES - THE SHAPING OF MODERN JEWISH LIFE BY DANIELA BOBAN

Refugees have been instrumental in shaping modern Jewish life as well as enriching the lives of their adoptive countries. To mark this, UK Jewish Film and The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) present a series of films that examine, celebrate and reflect on the search for a home.

• London’s own fight against intolerance in the East End of London is vividly recalled in From Cable Street to Brick Lane (page 37). Sunday 10th November 17.00 Odeon Swiss Cottage, London

• Orchestra of Exiles (page 21) charts the inspirational story of the founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Sunday 10th November 18.00 Tricycle, London

• Argentinian romance My German Friend (page 79), shows how Jewish and Nazi families lived together in post-war Argentina. Tuesday 12th November 19.45 Menorah, Manchester Saturday 16th November 21.00 Odeon Swiss Cottage, London

• Besa - The Promise (page 36) remembers the generosity of Muslim Albanians towards their Jewish neighbours during one of history’s darkest hours. Sunday 17th November 14.30 Tricycle, London

• Harbour of Hope (page 38) is a testament to how giving refuge to others can be life-changing, too. Tuesday 5th November 18.30 Tricycle, London

All in all, a series of moving, humane films that shows how the refugee experience still has the power to enlighten and inspire us all.

42 No Place on Earth

UK Premiere Dir. Janet Tobias | USA 2012 | Documentary | English | 83 mins

“Gripping and moving… a genuine hybrid of Sponsored by Lord and Lady Collins historical drama and dramatic reality” Variety In partnership with Yad Vashem - UK Foundation

A remarkable story of survival that they This is the longest underground survival thought was ‘too incredible’ to tell. in recorded human history and brings to the screen an inspirational story of In Western Ukraine 38 adults and courage and fortitude. Judy Ironside children, from five Jewish families, hid themselves in a cave to escape the Nazis - against all odds they survived, in near total darkness, for more than a year and a half. At the end of the war, they emerged, their group aged from 2 to 76, blinded by a sun some of the children had never seen. TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 19.00 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/18mN7Ew THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 18.15 GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Book now : http://bit.ly/15Rewyc SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 12.00 S C REENIN G ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/14D3kEq

Dirs. Liran Kapel and Yael Dekel | School of Audio and Visual Arts, Sapir College SCREENING WITH: Nyosha (Tue 12th Nov) Israel 2012 | Animation | Hebrew with English subtitles | 12 mins Ten year old Nyosha dreams of buying a pair of shoes during the reality of a pitiless war. Best Animated She believes that her shoes will help her stay alive. Film Award Haifa Film Festival 2012 43 “Isaacs has an astounding gift for getting people to open up to him and he uses film the way a skilled artist uses paint. The result is beautiful, heartbreaking and profoundly humane.” the Times An opportunity to explore the work of The Road: A Story Of Life and Death celebrated London filmmaker Marc Dir. Marc Isaacs | UK 2013 | Documentary | English | 75 mins Isaacs. Long at the forefront of European A fascinating and intimate insight into the lives of documentaries, winning numerous people who have come to London from afar in awards, including BAFTA, Royal order to seek a better life and struggled to make the city their home. Television Society and Grierson awards, Isaacs’ unique style is both moving and Since Roman times migrants settled on the A5, intensely personal, always focused on the 300 mile-long lifeline connecting Anglesey stories and never hiding behind the to Marble Arch in central London. A collage of memorable characters are our guides: a camera. Alternating between detached charismatic 95-year-old Jewish widow who fled observation and intimate confession, pre-war Vienna; Iqbal, an Indian poet who cleans each film is marked by a generosity that hotel rooms by day, Keelta, an Irish singer; and reaches out to characters who often have Bridget, a retired air hostess. A poignant, life- affirming film. nowhere else to turn. While his themes of displacement, urban isolation or yearning for a better future are familiarly Jewish, Followed by discussion with MARC ISAACS Marc charts their resonance in the wider world. Brimming with cheeky humour, the films are almost a manifesto for a less judgmental, more humane society, in which we talk to each other as individuals. And if we, as viewers, take time and listen, the rewards are profound. Daniela Boban

44 Marc Isaacs Retrospective The Road: A Story Of Life And Death Calais: The Last Border + lift All White In Barking

Calais: The Last Border All White in BarkinG Dir. Marc Isaacs | UK 2003 | Documentary | English | 60 mins | Dir. Marc Isaacs | UK 2007 | Documentary | English | 73 mins | Marc Isaac’s deeply moving documentary A compassionate and illuminating documentary weaves together character-driven stories of probing the attitudes of Barking’s residents refugees, migrants and English expatriates living toward their new immigrant neighbours that in the French port of Calais. Backdrop to booze provides a vivid picture of the attitudes and cruises and the demolished Sangatte refugee perceptions at the heart of an increasingly camp, Calais is a desolate seaside town of few multicultural Britain. options. British bar owner Steve, feisty elderly businesswoman Tulia and reflective Afghan In 2007 Barking was home to London’s most refugee Ijaz all exist in parallel worlds, dreaming active branch of the far-right British National of somewhere better. A heartbreaking, Party (BNP), living side by side with a new character-driven film about how hard it can be wave of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia, to call somewhere - anywhere - home. Africa and Eastern Europe. In an even-handed, insightful portrait, ardent BNP activist Dave, lifelong residents Jeff and Susan, and Holocaust screening with: Lift survivor Monty and his Nigerian carer, show that Dir. Marc Isaacs | UK 2001 | Documentary | English | 24 mins | where prejudice is concerned, comedy is rarely Marc Isaac’s award-winning debut turns the far away. simplest of spaces - a lift in an East End tower block - into a moving confessional booth. Followed by discussion with MARC ISAACS Followed by discussion with MARC ISAACS

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UK Premiere Dir. Chen Shelach | Israel 2013 | Documentary | Hebrew with English subtitles | 52 mins

“This is the stuff that soaps are made of. While researching her family’s past, Shir learns about the kibbutz, the Holocaust, romance, and scandal -- up close and personal!” Amy Kronish, Israeli Film Writer and Lecturer A 12-year-old girl must complete an Using home-movie footage and early ancestry assignment for school. greying photographs, as well as pointed questioning to camera of family members This initially ‘boring’ task slowly takes on otherwise in denial, filmmaker Chen a sweeping historical aspect embodying Shelach reconstructs and interrogates many secrets of three generations of a the fascinating tale of his family’s tortuous single family, beginning before World War journey through betrothal and betrayal, II, through Holocaust trauma, and up to and displays the need for truth and honest collective kibbutz idealism. closure. Yoram Allon

SCREENING THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 19.00 JW3, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/16o277u SCREENING WITH: How I Killed Rabin Dir. Michael Alalu | Israel 2012 | Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem | Hebrew with English subtitles | 17 mins It is 1995, and Itamar, a Jerusalem teenager, lives in the inner world of a ‘rules and fate’ game. 46 But on the day of Yitzak Rabin’s assassination, the rules change. 47 Afternoon Delight

Exclusive Preview Dir. Jill Soloway | USA 2013 | Comedy/ Drama | English | 105 mins Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple

“A smart and funny directorial debut, Soloway joins the ranks of Apatow and Tina Fey as a new force in adult comedy features” Huffington Post Jill Soloway deservedly won Best McKenna, Rachel takes her home as Director at Sundance, this year, with a live-in nanny. this acutely observed drama on sexual relationships. Unsurprisingly havoc ensues with comic-tragic results within Rachel’s Despite the trappings of a successful family and her circle of friends. Lana life (uber cute husband/son and Silver Citron Lake home) Rachel, played by the phenomenal Kathryn Hahn, has lost Contains scenes of sexual nature all sense of self, purpose and libido. To kick-start the latter, she and her Winner husband visit a strip club where she Best Director meets mesmeric sex worker McKenna Sundance Film Festival (Juno Temple). Hoping to save 2013

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48 Arnold Brown introduces... “And Why Not?”

“The best laconic comedian in the country” Time Out

Legendary stand-up, and Perrier winning actress and provocative Award-winner Arnold Brown is raconteur Miriam Margolyes, renowned for his deadpan delivery acclaimed film and TV actor Bill and memorable one-liners, with Paterson, brilliant comic actor and appearances in classic TV comedies prolific twitterer David Schneider including The Young Ones. and the Absolutely Fabulous Helen Lederer. Tonight he unveils a new film project delving into his Scottish Jewish roots. Arnold will be in sit-down chat show mode, with guests from the worlds of WITH ARNOLD BROWN, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, cinema and comedy - including award- HELEN LEDERER, BILL PATERSON, DAVE SCHNEIDER AND OTHERS

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49 Blumenthal

UK Premiere Dir. Seth Fisher | USA 2013 | Comedy | English | 96 mins Cast: Brian Cox cbe, Seth Fisher, Fred Melamed

“Fast, funny, fierce, multilayered...” Sponsored by Fiona & Peter Needleman indieWire Funny, clever and abrasive New York cosmetic surgery whilst Ethan, the comedy from a young director tipped main protagonist, is on a duel-pronged as the next Woody Allen, starring the journey to find a soulmate and Harold’s inimitable Brian Cox CBE. lifetime achievement award, as a form of recompense for his father… Blumenthal is a comedy about a family in motion. The severely constipated Saul Welcome to the world of American Blumenthal desperately wants to go. His Modern Day ‘Jewrosis’! brother Harold the famous playwright (whom Saul believes plagiarised his Followed by New York Jazz Party (Thu 30th Oct) life), has just gone. Saul’s wife Cheryl Followed by discussion with film director Seth Fisher and fears she’s a has-been and considers actor Brian Cox CBE Subject To Film Commitments (Wed 6th Nov)

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SCREENING WITH: HAPPY NEW YEAR (Wed 6th Nov) WRITER: DAVE HERMAN | DIRECTOR: SIMON DYMOND | PRODUCER: SOPHIA RAMCHARAN | UK 2013 | 10 MINS | CAST: LUCA STERLING, LUKE MCGIBNEY A unique and bittersweet coming-of-age tale about ten year old Michael Cohen. 50 Hello I Must Be Going

UK Premiere Todd Louiso | USA 2012 | Comedy/ Drama | English 95 mins | Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Abbott, Blythe Danner

“A rare treat…. sharp-tongued and Sponsored by Beauchamp Estates softhearted” Boston Globe “Lynskey is a quirky delight” Washington Times A big hit at the Sundance Film Festival parents’ friends, who she’s been asked and starring Blythe Danner as an over- to show around town. He’s soulful and bearing Jewish mother of nightmares, gorgeous in his dreams of their future Hello I Must Be Going is touching and together; she’s just learning how to very funny. dream again and what her dreams could be. Nicola Christie Melanie Lynskey delivers a heartbreaking performance as Amy Contains scenes of sexual nature Mitzky, a newly divorced 30-something Nominated for woman, forced to live with her parents Grand Jury Prize again, and joyfully shaken back to life Sundance Film by Jeremy, the 19 year-old son of her Festival

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51 AFTERNOON DELIGHT

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

52 Letter from a UK Jewish Film screenwriter BY LANA CITRON

It’s always thrilling to leave reality and go on emotional voyages to places unknown, witness lives unravel, loves blossom, or vice versa. All stories are journeys of a kind and cinema, a gigantic picture book of escapism. There are sad stories, crazy adventures, uneasy resolutions, inconceivable situations, dreams blown to smithereens and, of course, happy ever afters.

Having had the pleasure to preview a selection of the 17th programme of films, one of the first things I was struck by was the strong representation of female directors. Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight (page 46) won Best Director at Sundance with her acutely observed drama on relationships and sex between the sexes, and it’s sure to cause debate. It couldn’t be more different to Lucia Puenzo’s impressive Wakolda (page 34), which arrives fresh from Cannes. Puenzo has captured the most breath- taking Patagonian landscapes in her psychological drama about an Argentine family who unwittingly shelter Nazi Doctor, Josef Mengele.

This year’s selection of films span the globe, space and time. They are all vastly different, yet still familiar to a Jewish sensibility. For die hard romantics there’s It Happened In Saint Tropez (page 78), for the heart broken, Hello I Must Be Going (page 49), and for those demanding razor sharp wit Seth Fisher’s vicious Blumenthal (page 48) will surely satiate.

Having won last year’s Pears Short Film Fund with Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion, I’ve also had the honour to sit on the jury for this year’s selection so I’d strongly urge all emerging filmmakers to check out the winner’s hotly anticipated short film premieres (page 22).

Whether a day tripper or seasoned traveller to this, the 17th Jewish Film Festival, just sit back, relax and enjoy some world class wonderful cinema.

53 Where We Grew Up Rue Mandar

UK Premiere Dir. Idit Cebula | France 2012 | Comedy | French with English subtitles | 95 mins Cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Richard Berry, Emmanuelle Devos

“Features strong performances from UK Premiere is sponsored anonymously a cast led by Sandrine Kiberlain, Richard South Woodford screening is Berry and Emmanuelle Devos” Hollywood Reporter sponsored by the Green Family The inheritance of an apartment home, in Paris, after meeting up at an on the Rue Mandar leads to a host incredible funeral. Drama, or farce, of sibling rivalries, squabbles and ensues, as a family who don’t know nonstop kvetching in writer-director how to express their feelings for each Idit Cebula’s debut film. other are forced to confront each other again. Charles, Rosemonde and Emma, a brother and two sisters, find At turns tender, comic, despairing, themselves back at their childhood and familiar… Nicola Christie SCREENINGS TUESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 18.30 CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/1fy59ar SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 18.30 ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD Book now : http://bit.ly/15pq1P3

SCREENING WITH: Reflections (Tue 5th Nov) Dirs Bosmat Agayoff and Alon Ziv | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem | Israel 2013 | 5 mins Growing up is hard- the time has come for a boy to become a man, reluctantly.

SCREENING WITH: HAPPY NEW YEAR (sun 10th Nov) WRITER: DAVE HERMAN | DIRECTOR: SIMON DYMOND | PRODUCER: SOPHIA RAMCHARAN | UK 2013 | 10 MINS | CAST: LUCA STERLING, LUKE MCGIBNEY 54 A unique and bittersweet coming-of-age tale about ten year old Michael Cohen. 55 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Dir. Larry Charles | UK 2006 | Comedy | English and Hebrew | 84 mins

“So funny, so breathtakingly offensive, so suicidally discourteous, that strictly speaking it shouldn’t be legal at all” The Guardian Sacha Baron Cohen hits the road to explore and alarming parodies drawing on centuries America as the crude and anti-Semitic of anti-Semitic symbolism, not to mention from Kazakhstani reporter Borat in this feature an offended Kazakh government. Michael length mockumentary that won him a global Etherton audience and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Contains nudity Sent by the Kazakh Ministry of Information to interview knowledgeable Americans and FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH SCREENWRITER bring his findings back home, Borat flies to New York City to begin his quest, but his AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAN MAZER plans change after he catches an episode of (SUBJECT TO FILM COMMITMENTS) Baywatch on his hotel TV. ‘BORAT- UNWRAPPING THE JEWISH SUBTEXT’

Cohen’s break-out film caused both a storm Winner Nominated of outrage and guilty laughter for its outlandish Golden Globes Academy Awards Best Actor Best Motion Picture

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56 The GREAT DICTATOR

35mm Print Dir. Charles Chaplin | USA 1940 | Comedy | English and Esperanto | 125 mins

“A brave and controversial piece of filmmaking” BBC Charlie Chaplin’s first talkie, made over a decade after the introduction of sound, stands as a brave and controversial piece of filmmaking. Entering production in 1937, at a time when many Americans saw Hitler as an ally rather than an enemy, the film was first FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION released in 1940, prior to the United States’ ‘CHARLIE CHAPLIN - FROM COMEDY TO POLITICS’ entry into the Second World War. ON THE GREAT DICTATOR’S POLITICAL IMPACT Satirising Adolf Hitler, Chaplin plays a dual IN EUROPE INCLUDING ITS INFLUENCE ON FRENCH role: firstly as Adenoid Hynkel, the great AND BRITISH CINEMA dictator of the title and despotic ruler of Tomainia; and secondly - in a stroke of genius - as an amnesiac Jewish barber, who returns from the trenches of the First World War to discover that his shop is now part of a ghetto presided over by thuggish stormtroopers.

SCREENINGS Thursday 14th Nov 20.30 Ciné Lumière, London Book now : http://bit.ly/18SzEXg

57 A SERIOUS MAN

Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen | USA 2009 | Dark Comedy | English | 105 mins

“Blending dark humour with profoundly personal themes, the Coen brothers deliver what might be their most mature - if not their best - film to date” Empire A Jewish masterpiece. The Coen Brothers bring their infinite and original sense of FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION: humour to focus on an every day sort of man COMEDIAN DAVID SCHNEIDER AND RABBI DR. who witnesses the world turning against him. RAPHAEL ZARUM UNRAVEL THE JEWISH WORLD OF THE COEN BROTHERS AND A SERIOUS MAN AND This dark comedy, set in 1967, tells the story of Larry Gopnik, a physics professor in a quiet THOSE INFAMOUS OPENING YIDDISH SCENES mid-west American town. When a catalogue of misfortunes befalls him, Larry consults not one, but three, rabbis on his quest to become ‘a serious man’. Judy Ironside

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58 59 ART / VIOLENCE

“Cinematically successful and emotionally stirring piece of activism. It is effective and educative, and should be seen by anybody interested in the Middle East” Euromed Audiovisual Juliano Mer-Khamis founded and inspired the Continuing Juliano’s vision of art as a powerful Freedom Theatre in Jenin, West Bank, bringing and positive force, these young Palestinian to life his dream of a space where Palestinians women explore gender oppression, violence and Jews, women and men, could together and loss, both on stage and in life. Daniela pursue freedom, equality and art. Boban

The documentary centres on the void created by Juliano’s assassination in front of the Followed by discussion with theatre to which he had dedicated his life. Art/ film director Udi Aloni Violence follows director Udi Alon, together with two of Juliano’s students, Mariam and Batoul, and his 12-year-old daughter, Milay, Winner Cinema Fairbindet as they create unique versions of Alice BERLINALE 2013 Prize in Wonderland, Waiting for Godot and Antigone.

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60 Bureau 06 לשכה 06

UK Premiere Dir. Yoav Halevy | Israel 2013 | DocuDrama | Hebrew, German with English subtitles | 58 mins

“Examines the Eichmann Trial in an interesting and less familiar perspective” Time Out Israel “Energetic and well-researched” Jury’s Statement, Jerusalem Film Festival

Riveting film about the team of police Intimate revelations of the investigation, and investigators - Bureau 06 - formed for the the effect it had on the individuals’ lives, are intent purpose of investigating and preparing shared – including the story of Avner W. Less, the charges brought against Adolf Eichmann, Adolf Eichmann’s personal interrogator, who in Jerusalem, in 1961. spent more than 275 hours with Eichmann, eventually leaving Israel and reclaiming his For nine months these men and women German identity card. immersed themselves in the horrors of the Holocaust, ultimately presenting the events of Honourable Mention the Holocaust to the world for the first time. Jerusalem International Film Festival 2013

SCREENING SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 14.30 ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/1akKwue SCREENING WITH: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Dir. Malcolm Clarke | UK 2013 | English | 38 mins The world’s oldest pianist and Holocaust survivor, 109 year-old Alice Herz Sommer, shares her views on how to live a long and happy life. 61 The Gatekeepers שומרי הסף

Dir. Dror Moreh | Israel 2012 | Docudrama | Hebrew with English subtitles | 101 mins

“This is one hot, provocative, revelatory In partnership with New Israel Fund and Yachad and compelling documentary” Hollywood Reporter “What’s extraordinary about The Gatekeepers isn’t just that these guys have agreed to speak on camera - which is remarkable in itself - it’s how utterly, astonishingly open and candid they are” guardian A unique opportunity to see Dror Moreh’s fears of a bleak and brutal future. Astonishing award-winning debut docudrama and to hear and provocative. in person after the screening from former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon. Followed by discussion with former Shin Bet leader Delving where no filmmaker has gone before, Ami Ayalon, who features in film. The Gatekeepers investigates the ‘Shin Bet’ – an Israeli intelligence agency charged with defending their nation from the constant threat of Terrorism. For the first time in history, six former heads of the agency – covering the agency’s presence from 1949 to the present day – discuss its former secrets, the success and failures of “the unseen shield” and their

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62 The Last White Knight

UK Premiere Dir. Paul Saltzman | Canada/ USA 2012 | Documentary | English | 78 mins

“No topic is off limits, no question goes unanswered, PART OF DOC DAY SPECIAL TWO FOR ONE DEAL and some of the responses are astonishing” THE STAR AT TRICYCLE (see page 17)

Decades after a violent run-in with the Ku Klux the liberal Saltzman sits down for a riveting Klan, a Jewish civil rights activist returns to conversation with the bigoted Beckwith, now Mississippi to try to understand his assailant. a seemingly affable and wizened old man, to explore the possibility of reconciliation and Emmy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul forgiveness. Saltzman was volunteering with a 1960s “voter registration drive” in the segregationist town of This powerful film features contributions from Greenwood, Indiana, when he was punched Mississippi native Morgan Freeman, singer, in the head by Klansmen, Byron “Delay” de actor and activist Harry Belafonte; and an FBI la Beckwith, the son of the man convicted of agent who reveals close ties between the assassinating National Association of Coloured police and white supremacists of the time. People leader Medgar Evers. Official Selection 50 years later, without casting judgment, Tribeca Film Festival “We’re owners of what we say and slaves of what we silence” SCREENING SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 17.30 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/18SAvXT SCREENING WITH: Basketball Game Dir. Hart Snider | Canada 2011 | English | 6 mins A basketball game takes place between kids attending Jewish camp and students of a local Holocaust denier. Nine-year-old Hart is both curious and afraid. 63 The Manor

UK Premiere Dir. Shawney Cohen, Mike Gallay | Canada 2013 | Documentary | English | 80 mins

PART OF DOC DAY SPECIAL TWO FOR ONE DEAL AT TRICYCLE (see page 17) “A shockingly honest and often heartbreaking film” Toronto Star “Rises to the ranks of some of the best family portrait documentaries” IndieWire For 30 years, the Cohen family has been Told with humorous honesty from the unique running a small-town strip club and a seedy perspective of an insider, The Manor is an motel on the outskirts of Toronto. astonishingly compelling and intimate portrait of a family struggling to keep it together. After a 10 year absence, Shawney Cohen Daniela Boban returns to help out with the business in crisis, and turns his camera on his unconventional Contains nudity family: his father, Roger, a morbidly obese, ‘Tony Soprano-like’ patriarch and his mother, Brenda, a mild-mannered, long-suffering anorexic. Opening Official Competition While Shawney sees the destructive power of Night Film Karlovy Vary Film the family business, his brother Sammy loves hotdocs 2013 Festival 2013 the lifestyle it brings.

SCREENING SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 20.00 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/1eE0BjU

64 Snails in the Rain שבלולים בגשם

uk premiere Dir. Yariv Mozer | Israel 2013 | Drama | Hebrew with English subtitles | 82 mins

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“For lovers of fashion who think of designers as Greek gods, and Bergdorf’s as their Olympus” Movie Metropolis

With a designer list including Marc That Touch of Mink, Arthur) and now has Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Manola Blahnik a film of its own. and Giorgio Armani, plus the sardonic Joan Rivers, who could fail to fall for the This stylish documentary speaks to the urge to go shopping, or window shopping! heart of every fashion devotee - a feast for the eyes and a somewhat tantalizing look This is the ‘Bergdorf Goodman show’ - at the high couture world of fashionistas. exploring the celebrity and glamour that’s Judy Ironside the much loved luxury goods department store on Fifth Avenue, New York, founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf. It features in many films (How to Marry a Millionaire,

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83 Shtisel שטיסל

uk premiere Dir. Alon Zingman | Israel 2013 | TV Series, Episodes 1 & 2 Hebrew with English subtitles | 80 mins

“A magical world which can easily attract any viewer” Achbar Ha’Ir (Tel Aviv’s weekly cultural magazine) “Delicate, touching story, outstanding acting ... simply excellent series” MAKO If a series about a Haredi (ultra-Orthdox) to marry him off, while his widowed father family can be the mainstream event of the Shulam has a little fling of his own. year on Israeli TV, something special must be going on. To top it all off, his sister’s husband elopes to Argentina, while their grandmother Written by the team behind the hit goes into a municipal nursing home, TV series Srugim (UKJFF 2010), this discovering Latin American soap operas delicious, gentle family comedy follows and a lot more besides. Forget everything Akiva, a shy yeshiva boy and his closely- you thought you knew about Haredi life, knit, argumentative family. Akiva meets an and prepare to be charmed. Daniela older widow - played by acclaimed actress Boban Ayelet Zurer - just as the family are trying SCREENING THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 21.00 TRICYCLE, LONDON Book now : http://bit.ly/1gWgA9C SCREENING WITH: The Funeral (Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF Winner) Writer: Jez Freedman | Director: Nick Green | Producer: Glenn Holberton | Executive Producers: Jez Freedman, John Goldsmith UK 2013 | 10 mins | Cast: Paul Kaye, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Felix Rubens Arnold Cowan is not a religious man. He doesn’t believe in any of that nonsense. Which is a bit of a problem because his son wants a proper bar mitzvah, complete with Synagogue service and everything done according to Jewish Law. Arnold’s mother pulls him in one direction, and his wife pulls him in the other. But when a 84 family tragedy brings everyone together, it has consequences no one quite expects. GUESTS

The Dead and the Living

Born in Vienna in 1970, Barbara Albert is a writer, director and producer. She studied directing and screenwriting at the Vienna Film Academy in 1991.

art / violence

Udi Aloni is a writer, artist, theatre director, and filmmaker whose work explores the discourse between art, theory, and action. Splitting his time between the US and the Middle East, Udi’s work has been presented at galleries, theaters, and film festivals around the world. the king of nerac

The London-based artist David Breuer-Weil studied at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art and Clare College, Cambridge University, after which he was awarded a bursary at Sotheby’s where he stayed until 1997. Breuer-Weil is famed for his monumental solo shows of vast painted canvases referred to as the Projects. His work frequently explores ideas of humanity, history and existence.

Annie Sulzberger is an art historian and researcher for film and TV, whose credits include: The Good Shepherd (Universal), The Iron Lady (Pathé/20th Century Fox), The Special Relationship (HBO/BBC), Southcliffe (C4), and Strike Back (HBO/SKY). The King of Nerac is her directorial debut.

Guy Natanel is an independent documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on character-driven narratives, including Carrying the Light (2011), Scent of Strawberries (2011) and The King of Nerac (2013). In his films, Natanel explores questions of identity, memory, conflict, belonging, home and exile. the jewish cardinal

Ilan Duran Cohen is a French film director and writer, living and working in Paris. He has written 4 novels, and written and directed films that have shown at the Sundance and Venice Film Festivals (Confusion of Genders and Grand Sons).

blumenthal

Brian Cox CBE is an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor whose critically acclaimed performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre have led to numerous TV and Hollywood outings. He next appears on the big screen as Matt Busby in Believe. Seth Fisher is a writer/director living and working in Los Angeles. Blumenthal is his first feature length film and now has several television projects in development.

cupcakes

Eytan Fox is an Israeli film director, whose films, including Walk On Water, Yossi and Jagger and The Bubble, have all played to great acclaim at the UK Jewish Film Festival. His father, Seymour Fox, was a Conservative rabbi and a leading professor of Jewish education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His mother, Sara Kaminker-Fox, was the head of the Jerusalem city council and involved in Jerusalem urban planning.

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harbour of hope

Magnus Gertten is an award-winning director and producer from Malmö, Sweden. Gertten has directed a number of documentaries for international TV channels and film festivals since 1998.

broadway musicals

Lord Michael Grade, TV executive and businessman, was born in 1943. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV Plc from 2007 to 2009. His father was Leslie Grade, the theatrical agent who, with brothers Lord (Lew) Grade and Lord (Bernard) Delfont, built perhaps the most powerful show business network in the world in the post-war period, booking talent like Doris Day, Danny Kaye and Bob Hope. Michael Grade joined the family business at the age 23.

regina

Diana Groó is a feature and documentary director. She received her education in Budapest, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in French-Hebrew from the Faculty of Arts, ELTE, followed by a Master’s in TV and Film Directing, at the Department of Film and Television Directing at the Hungarian Film Academy in 2000.

the zigzag kid

The Zigzag Kid is Jon Gilbert’s first produced screenplay. Jon has been working in the film industry since 2005. His latest project is a London-set psychological thriller called Disturbed.

rock the casbah

Before directing his first feature film, Rock the Casbah, Yariv Horowitz directed music videos, TV shows and commercials in Israel, Europe and the US, and a number of documentary films that were sold to Channel 4 and the Sundance Channel. In 2012, he was elected Chairman of the Directors Guild of Israel.

joe papp in five acts Tracie Holder is an award-winning filmmaker, engagement specialist for social issue documentaries and consultant to Women Make Movies. Joe Papp In Five Acts is the fruit of her personal passion for the subject. Zoë Wanamaker CBE is an American-born English actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company; in films, including the Harry Potter series; and in a number of television productions, including a long-time role as Susan Harper in the sitcom My Family. Wanamaker has been nominated for a BAFTA Film Award, two BAFTA TV Awards, Four Tony’s and nine Olivier Awards, winning two.

86 GUESTS water Ahmad Bargouthi is one of the participant directors in the Water Project. Ahmad has a vast experience in production and editing, and he teaches film editing in Alasarya College, Ramallah. Kareem’s Pool is his first film. Maya De Vries is one of the producers of the Water Project. Maya is a PhD. student in the Media & Journalism department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Maya has experience in documentary production from her previous work at Ir-Amim (NGO) and Tel Aviv University.

marc isaccs retrospective

Marc Isaacs has made more than 10 creative documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. His films won Grierson, Royal Television Society and BAFTA Awards. Marc is a guest tutor at the London Film School, the NFTS and Royal Holloway University. His filmography includes Lift (2001), Calais: The Last Border (2003), All White in Barking (2008), Men of the City (2009), Outside the Court (2011) and The Road: A Story of Life and Death (2013). in the shadow

Starting as a documentarist, the Czech writer and director David Ondrícek is the son of the world-famous Director of Photography, Miroslav Ondrícek (Ragtime, Amadeus). In The Shadow is David’s fifth feature film.

borat

Celebrated comedy writer and producer Dan Mazer has enjoyed huge success in both television and film. A long time collaborator of Sacha Baron Cohen, in 2007, Dan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. His other film work includes Borat’s eagerly anticipated follow-up,Bruno (2009) and the 2012 hit The Dictator. The comedy I Give It A Year marked Dan Mazer’s directorial debut. the gatekeepers

Ami Ayalon is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He was previously head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, and commander- in-chief of the Navy. arnold brown introduces...

Miriam Margolyes OBE: is a British born multi -talented character actress. Her earliest roles were in theatre and she has a long list of awards and nominations including a BAFTA Award. She went on to play the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series. Arnold Brown - the greatest laconic Scottish comedian of his generation. He started life in Glasgow’s tenements on the wrong side of the tracks. He rose to the giddy heights of chartered accountancy before carving a niche for himself in the Comedy Hall of Fame with his laconic delivery, and surreal one liners. Jes Benstock - Born in Glasgow - he has a background in theatre and comedy. He started making films in Edinburgh while writing and performing with the award winning satirical comedy troupe, the Merry Mac Fun Show, in the mid 1980s. He has directed internationally recognised documentaries including last year’s The British Guide to Showing Off which had a UK theatrical release and played many international film festivals.Award winning films include The Box with Tilda Swinton.

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Chris Branch Producer of The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life. Nir Cohen is Assistant Director of Jewish Book Week. He is the author of Soldiers, Rebels, and Drifters: Gay Representation in Israeli Cinema and co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal. Robbie Collin is the Telegraph’s chief film critic. He is also a regular contributor to BBC Film 2013, the Film Programme on Radio 4, the Radio 2 Arts Show, Sky News and Sky Movies. Jez Freedman won the International Emmy Sir Peter Ustinov Award for his television drama The Storyteller. Viva Films subsequently optioned Dough, his first feature film screenplay and later hired him as Story Editor on Terminal. In 2013 Jez was appointed the company’s Head of Development. Robin Harris and Laura Anstee met while playing in She’koyokh Klezmer Ensemble, reviewed the ‘UK’s best Klezmer Band’ by Songlines Magazine. During this time with She’koyokh, a shared passion of Klezmer was developed and became adopted into their instrumental techniques, many of which are drawn on for their score to Der Golem. Judi Herman is a writer and broadcaster specialising in the arts and religious affairs for BBC Radio, magazines and online, including especially Jewish Renaissance. Glenn Holberton is a BAFTA nominated film-maker. He has produced short films for the BBC, Channel Four, Nickelodeon & S4C, as well as producing visual effect sequences for feature films. Rehana Rose Khan directed eight short films, including Days of Awe (UKJFF 2013). Rehana is currently working on her first feature film script. Michael Kuhn joined Polygram N.V. in 1975 and in 1991 set up Polygram Filmed Entertainment, which made and distributed over 100 feature films including Dead Man Walking, Elizabeth, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Trainspotting. He set up Qwerty Films in 1999, producing I Heart Huckabees, Kinsey, Severance and The Duchess. Assaf Machnes directed Auschwitz on my Mind (UKJFF 2013). Assaf completed his studies at the Met film school in London, earning a BA with first class honours in practical filmmaking, specializing in cinematography. Rabbi Julia Neuberger DBE is Senior Rabbi at West London Synagogue, and was the second woman rabbi in the UK, the first to have a congregation of her own worldwide. She is a cross bench peer and social commentator, writing and broadcasting on a variety of social and religious issues. Sophia Ramcharan has been working in production and project management for the BBC for more than 8 years. Teaming up with director Simon Dymond on FilmWorks, Sophia produced Happy New Year, awarded the Pears Short Film Fund 2013. Glyn Robbins combines occasional film production with his day job as a housing worker. He is also a political activist and campagner and has played a leading role in opposing the English Defence League’s attempts to march through Tower Hamlets. David Schneider is probably best-known for his work with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, David Schneider is an actor, writer, comedian and Yiddishist. Isabelle Seddon is a Blue Badge tourist guide with a passion for London, its history and the influence that different cultures have brought to the city. She runs Unique London Tours. For further information: [email protected] Zahavit Shalev is Rabbi’s Assistant at New North London Synagogue. She will start studying to become a rabbi in September 2014. Zahavit is married to David Boyd and is the mother of Rosa, Asher, and Elon. Jason Solomons is one of the UK’s best-known film critics and presenters. He writes for the Observer and is host of the interview series In Conversation on Sky Arts. He is Chairman of the London Film Critics’ Circle. Peter Speyer is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. You Are Me is Peter’s first film as a Writer/Director. Jonathan Walton founded Tonguesten, the revolutionary literacy software; co-runs Lemez and Fridel, where he writes songs for people like Universal and Sony, and gave birth to Oi Va Voi, Shtetl Superstars and the vintage mambo calypso rock sensation, the Yiddish Twist Orchestra. Jason Williams is the multiple Emmy Award-winning president and co-founder of JWM Productions. Jason is the Producer of Besa: The Promise. Tanya Winston a freelance documentary Producer/Director working mainly for Channel 4 and the BBC. Her films include 16 Kids & Counting, The Hospital, Keeping Britain Alive, Rock N’ Roll Hotel and River Police. She also has a long history of DJ-ing. From East End warehouse parties to seminal clubs such as Turnmills and Egg she brings her own brand of dancefloor energy, as well as producing her own Jewish influenced tunes as one half of GhettoPlotz.

88 EDUCATION

Hackney Roots The UKJF’s Hackney Roots project is an innovative, intergenerational programme designed to promote knowledge, understanding and interest among young people in Jewish life in Hackney.

Through the medium of film, the project will educate hundreds of Jewish school children in North and East London suburbs about the significance of Hackney in contemporary Jewish identity and Anglo-Jewish cultural heritage. Participating schools include JCoSS and King Solomon High School as well as young people from a range of Jewish youth groups. The project will take place from October 2013 through to April 2014.

If you would like your school to take part contact us at: [email protected]

Holocaust education UK Jewish Film uses the power and accessibility of film to teach new generations of young people about the Holocaust and its relevance to modern day issues of discrimination, racism and genocide.

In 2013-14 we will be working with city councils including Manchester, Glasgow and Liverpool to bring our events on or around Holocaust Memorial Day to hundreds of school children from across those cities, using not only the medium of film but also the live testimony of the few remaining survivors.

If you would like to take part in one of our Holocaust education events please contact us at: [email protected]

89 UK JEWISH FILM

Judy Ironside MBE, Founder and Executive Director of UK Jewish Film since its inception in 1997. During these 17 years Judy has concentrated on building a Festival that has taken its place amongst the major international Jewish film festivals, concentrating on promoting new young filmmakers, education through film and the promotion of unique films which would not otherwise be screened in the UK. She previously trained as a Drama Therapist and worked for many years with children and young people with special needs. The major theme in Judy’s professional life is to promote respect and communication through the sharing of personal and global stories and the sense that film is a significant art form in this process. Judy is a long-term Trustee and Ambassador of ‘The Forgiveness Project’ which works in conflict resolution, reconciliation and victim support.

Michael Etherton, Managing Director of UK Jewish Film, has worked on the strategic development of UK Jewish Film including its transformation from annual festival to a year-round, national organisation. With many years of commercial, creative and programming experience in film festivals, and in classical and world music, he has produced more than 450 film premieres. His responsibilities currently include the management, development and delivery of around 150 screenings and events annually at cinemas across the UK as well as the Geneva International Jewish Film Festival. Michael graduated in Jurisprudence from Balliol College, Oxford, before qualifying as a Barrister.

Keren Misgav Ristvedt joined UK Jewish Film in 2013 as Business Development Director. She has a law degree from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from INSEAD. Previously she worked as Head of Business for independent production companies, as a banker in HSBC and an investment manager in the Media, Telecom and Leisure sector for Andell Inc.

Daniela Boban is the Film Programmer of UK Jewish Film since 2009. Previously she was the Head of Programming at the Banjaluka International Film Festival and the Birds Eye View Film Festival. She has also worked as a programme manager on cross-cultural arts events in the UK and internationally, and in independent documentary film production. This is Nicola Christie’s second year as Film Programmer for UK Jewish Film. In addition to her work at the Festival, she writes and broadcasts on the arts for outlets including the BBC, The Financial Times, The Independent, The Telegraph and The Times. Her interviewees include Al Pacino, Woody Allen, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the late Harold Pinter. Maria Sikora is the Marketing Coordinator and Administrator of UK Jewish Film. After graduating in Politics and Cinema (MA), she has worked as a translator and freelance photographer in UK, France and Poland. This is her third UK Jewish Film Festival and she is looking forward to the fabulous line up of films and guests!

90 Education Manager Rachel Burns President Hilton Nathanson Education Assistant Sam Pallis THE BOARD The Pears Short Film Fund Asher Tlalim Chairman Stephen Margolis at UKJF Co-ordinator Linda Berkowitz, Luke Holland, Stella Joory, The Pears Short Film Fund Lana Citron, Judy Ironside, Jonathan Lewis, Michael Kuhn, Jonny Persey, at UKJF Panel Jonny Persey, Alan Reich, Errol Rudnick, Barry Skolnick, Danny Scheinmann, Lindsay Wittenberg Jason Solomons THE PATRONS Programming Consultants Robert D’Arcy Howard, Peter Eisenberg, Jane Carolyn and Harry Black, Alan Brill, Peter and Leanda Grabiner, Stella Joory, Englander, Stuart and Erica Peters, Paul and Keren Ristvedt, Patti Langton, Linda Daniel Robey, Isabelle and Ivor Seddon, Eric Senat, Andrew Majors, Stephanie Stone, Arthur Matyas & Edward Wojakovski Charitable Marcus, Jonathan Schey, Foundation, Stuart and Bianca Roden Dan Susman, Maya Zvigi Cohen Honorary Life Patron Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE Administrative Support Christina Wolf HONORARY PATRONS Audience Volunteers Gillian Keve, Tim Angel OBE, Helen Bamber OBE, Dame Hilary Blume, Coordinators Roslyn Rawson The Right Honourable the Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Simon Office Interns and Volunteers Suzi Crystal, Ghada Fanshawe OBE, Vanessa Feltz, Sir Martin Gilbert, Michael Habib, Zarra Khan, Grabiner, Romaine Hart OBE, Sir Terry Heiser, Stephen Mariana Viegas Bennett, Hermer, Lord Janner of Braunstone QC, Samir Joory, Lia Natalie Goto van Leer, Maureen Lipman CBE, David Kustow OBE, Paul Morrison, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate Poster Design All City Media CBE, Selwyn Remington, Ivor Richards, Daniel Robey, Jason Programme Design Coordinator Tiffany Pritchard Solomons, Chaim Topol, Lord and Lady Mitchell Print Design Nicola Christie UKJFF Manchester Coordination Committee: Website Yes We Work Chair: Judith Gordon www.yeswework.com Peter Bolchover, Lucille Cohen, Gita Conn, PR EmFoundation (Zoe Melissa Dorfman, Vicki Garson, Doreen Gerson, Flower, Keeley Naylor) Dov Hamburger, Robert Shields Lydia Drukarz UKJFF Leeds Coordination: Makor Helen Frais Digital PR Thinkjam (Daniel Robey, Philip Rose, Bola Akande, UKJFF Glasgow Coordination: Jewish Arts Adele Conn Charlotte Clark) Consultant Gail Cohen

Sonya Strong; Lauren Acton, United Channels Movies; Yoram Allon; Iris Ambor, Embassy of Israel; Larry Anklewicz; Anat Arav Albalak, Norma Productions ; Elias Axume, Premiere Entertainment Group; Alan Aziz, Zionist THANKS TO Federation; Avner Azulay, The Marc Rich Foundation; Ori Bader, Cinephill; David Bauduin, The Match Factory; Tim Beddows, Network Distributing; Cedric Behrel, Trinity Filmed Entertainment; Lark Bieber, Embassy of Israel; Clare Binns, City Screen; Nick Bleiberg, Bleiberg Entertainment; Christopher Branch; Carol Bridges, Marriot Hotel Regents Park; Mekella Broomberg, JW3, Ruth Carruthers, Little White Lies; Ben Caruthers, Tricycle; Arianna Castoldi, Upside Television; Renata Clarkova, Czech Centre London; Gail Cohen; Holly Conneely, Tricycle; Steven Davidson, Brett Adams ; Anne De La Hamelinaye, UniFrance; Athena Demos, Moriah Films; Sharon Deutsch-Nadir, Rosemarie Nathanson Charitable Trust; Kate Devey, Tricycle; Ciska Dijk, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; John Dyer; Thomas Eagle; Mara Eggenweiler, Global Screen; Chloe Fellerman, Picturehouses Cinemas; Seth Fisher; Allison Gardner, GFT; Jake Garrlock, Artificial Eye; Dov Gil-Har, Israeli Films, Glasgow Jewish Film Club; Gali Gold, Barbican; Paul Goldin, Paul Goldin Films; Hedva Goldschmidt, Go2Films; Natalie Goto; Lord Michael Grade; Shane Griffin,7th Art Releasing; Susanne Groh, Atlas International; Roberta Grossman; Tim Hale; Hazuan Hashim; Maren Hobein, Goethe Institut, Tracie Holder; Kari Holtung, Pears Foundation; Victor Huang, Peccadillo Pictures; Haia Ironside; Marc Isaacs; Jennifer Jankel, JMI; David Jenkins, Little White Lies; Bernie Jezowski, What is Bobo; Youn Ji, Autlook Films; Bridget Kalloushi, Tricycle; Johannes Klein, The Festivals Agency; Elisabeth Koelger, Austrian Cultural Forum; Shane Koetsier, Bosbros; Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil; Robyn Larkin, What is Bobo; Anne Laurent, Austrian Film Commision; Mark Lawson; Michael Leventhal, Gefiltefest; Bertrand Lipworth; Sirenic Films & Media; Kahloon Loke, Peccadillo Pictures; Marlena Łukasiak, Polish Cultural Institute; Ben Luxford, Artificial Eye; Sanam Madjedi, Films Distribution; Sabina Maharjan, Working Distribution; Linda Majors; Mor Mayost, Bank Leumi (UK) plc; Dan Mazer; Claire McCollum, Cineworld; Bill Morgan, JWM Productions; John Morgan-Tamosunas, Tricycle; Valeska Neu, Films Boutique; Michael Newman, AJR; Ann Nilsen, Embassy of Sweden; Tom Nolan, Tricycle Sarig Peker; Yael Perlov; Laura Phillips, JMI; Tony Piantedosi, Premiere Entertainment Group; Deborah Piha, Israeli Films; Jody Pope, Universal; Charlotte Presland, Studio Canal; Tiffany Pritchard; Magdalena Puzmujzniak, Apple Film; Magda Raczynska, The Polish Institute; Neil Rebak, Phoenix; Nick Reed; Alan Reich; Gladys Reyes, Six Sales; Robert Rider, Barbican; Glyn Robbins; Jan Rofekamp, Films Transit; Michael Rose; Daniel Rosenberg; Jonathan Rosenfeld, Soho Travel; Indhu Rubasingham, Tricycle; Charlotte Saluard, Cine Lumiere; Penny Sanders, Seven Arts; Cara Saposnik, Ruth Diskin Films Ltd; Michael Schlagman; David Schneider; Laurence Schonberg, Other Angle Pictures; Jamie Schwarz, Weinstein Company; Ariel Schweitzer; Eric Senat, London Film Museum ; Rick Senat; London Film Museum; Stephen Shashoua, Three Faiths Forum; David Shear; Julie Siddiqi, Islamic Society of Britain; Adam Silver, TLA Releasing; Raymond Simonson, JW3; Sophie Solomon, Jewish Music Institute; Damian Spandley, Metrodome; Andrew Staffell; Hadar Taylor Schechter, Go2Films; Michael Treves, JMT Films; Judy Trotter; LJCC; Gyongyi Vegh, Hungarian Cultural Centre; Jezz Vernon, Metrodome Group; Laurène Voilliot, UpsideDown Television; Leslie Vuchot,The Festival Agency; Simon Wax. Buzzacott; Hannah Wesifeld, Yachad; Rachel Wexler, Michelle White, BFI; Jason Williams, JWM Productions; Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum, The London School of Jewish Studies; Stelios Ziannis, Atkis Film; Aviva Zimmernan; Matthias Angoulvant, Wide Management 91 MEMBERS

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92 UK Jewish Film@JW3 We are delighted to announce a year-round film partnership with JW3, the new Jewish community centre for London. Throughout the year UK Jewish Film will be presenting a packed programme of Jewish and Israeli screenings in the JW3’s perfectly formed 60-seater cinema. This is a chance to bring you fantastic cinematic gems from the last seventeen years of the UK Jewish Film Festival, special previews of outstanding new films, classics of Jewish and Israeli cinema, and cinema ‘plus’ - with discussions, freewheeling debate, filmmakers and filmmaking. Check the UKJF and JW3 websites this autumn for full programme details.

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93 BOOKING LONDON

TRICYCLE CINEMA Online Booking www.tricycle.co.uk Box Office 020 7328 1000 Tickets Standard feature drama £14/ £12 students Standard documentary £12/ £8 students UKJF Members receive £1.50 discount on full price of any standard film Doc Days (Sunday 10th and Sunday 17th November) Entry to any two documentaries for the price of one • Galas: £20 (No concessions) Address 269 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JR Nearest Tube Kilburn (Jubilee Line) and Brondesbury (London Overground)

Odeon Swiss Cottage Online Booking www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/swiss_cottage/132/ Box Office 0871 22 44 007 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras) Tickets Feature films: £14 / £12 UKJF Members and concessions Documentary films: £12 / £10 UKJF Members and concessions Imax Gala (Sunday 10th November) £20 (No concessions) Address 96 Finchley Road London NW3 5EL Nearest Tube Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line) BARBICAN Online Booking www.barbican.org.uk/film Box Office 020 7638 8891 (10.00am-8.00pm Mon-Sat, 11.00am- 8.00pm Sun) Tickets £10.50 online/£11.50 full price Concessions: £9.50 online/ £10.50 full price Under 18s £6 Address Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS Nearest Tube Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith & Citey and Metropolitan Line)

BFI SOUTHBANK [tickets sold directly by UK Jewish Film] Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £45 Address Belvedere Road The South Bank Centre London SE1 8XT Nearest Tube Waterloo (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City Lines) and Embankment (Bakerloo, Circle, District and northern Lines) Ciné Lumière Online Booking www.institut-francais.org.uk Box Office 020 7871 3515 Tickets £15 / £12 concessions The Great Dictator only: £12/£10 concessions Address 17 Queensbury Place London SW7 2DT Nearest Tube South Kensington (Circle, District and Piccadilly Lines) EVERYMAN CINEMA HAMPSTEAD Online Booking www.everymancinema.com/cinemas/hampstead Box Office 0871 906 9060 Tickets £14 standard, £16.50 premiere (screen 1 only), £33 club suite (screen 1 only) Address 5 Holly Bush Vale Hampstead London NW3 6TX Nearest Tube Hampstead (Northern Line/ Edgware Branch)

94 JW3 Online Booking www.jw3.org.uk Box Office 020 7433 8988 Tickets £14/£10 concessions Let’s Dance! only: £10 (No concessions) UKJF Members: 10% discount Address 341-351 Finchley Road London NW3 6ET Nearest Tube Finchley Road (Jubilee and Metropolitan Lines) and Finchley Road & Frognal (Overground).

LONDON FILM MUSEUM [tickets sold directly by UK Jewish Film] Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £25 / £20 UKJF Members and concessions Individual sessions: £10 / £8 UKJF Members and concessions Address 45 Wellington Street London WC2E 7BN Nearest Tube Covent Garden

ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD Online Booking www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/south_woodford/126 Box Office 0871 22 44 007 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras) Tickets £12 / £8 students only Address 60/64 High Road South Woodford London E18 2QL Nearest Tube South Woodford (Central Line)

PHOENIX CINEMA Online Booking www.phoenixcinema.co.uk Box Office 020 8444 6789 Tickets £14/£12 concessions UKJF Members receive £1.50 discount on full price of any standard film Address 52 High Road East Finchley London N2 9PJ Nearest Tube East Finchley (Northern Line/ High Barnet Branch)

SOHO THEATRE Online Booking http://www.sohotheatre.com/ Box Office 020 7478 0100 Tickets £15 / £12.50 UKJF Members and concessions Address 21 Dean Street London W1D 3NE Nearest Tube Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines)

95 BOOKING REGIONAL

MANCHESTER CORNERHOUSE Online Booking www.cornerhouse.org Box Office 0161 200 1500 Tickets Matinees (before 17.00) £5.50/ £4 concessions Evenings (after 17.00) £7.50/ £5.50 concessions Address 70 Oxford Street Manchester M1 5NH Nearest Train Station Manchester Oxford Road Station CINEWORLD DIDSBURY Online Booking www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/18 Box Office 0871 200 2000 Tickets Standard films: £10/ £6.50 students Opening Night Gala: £15 (No concessions) Address Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Wimslow road, East Didsbury Manchester M20 5PG Nearest Train Station East Didsbury Railway Station MENORAH Online Booking www.menorah.org.uk Box Office 0161 428 0937 Tickets £7.50 Non-Menorah Film Club Members £5.00 Guests of Menorah Film Club Members Address 198 Altrincham Road Manchester M22 4RZ Nearest Train Station Gatley Railway Station Glasgow CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS Online Booking www.cca-glasgow.com Box Office 0141 352 4900 Tickets £8 (no concessions) Address 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD Nearest Train Station Charing Cross Rail Station GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Online Booking www.glasgowfilm.org Box Office 0141 332 6536 Tickets £8 /£6.50 concessions Address 12 Rose Street Glasgow G3 6RB Subway Cocaddens Nearest Train Station Central and Queen Street Stations Leeds MAZCC [tickets sold directly by UK Jewish Film] Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £7 (no concessions) Address 311 Stonegate Road Leeds LS17 6AZ SEVEN ARTS CENTRE [tickets sold directly by UK Jewish Film] Online Booking www.ukjewishfilm.org Tickets £9 / £7.50 concessions Address 31a Harrogate Road Chapel Allerton Leeds LS7 3PD Nearest Train Station Burley Park Rail station

Liverpool FACT Online Booking www.fact.co.uk/whats-on Box Office 0871 902 5737 Tickets £9.10 / £7.60 concessions Address 88 Wood Street Liverpool L14DQ Nearest Train Station Liverpool Central

96 INDEX LONDON

AFTERMATH 27 IT IS NO DREAM - THE LIFE OF THEODOR HERZL 14 AFTERNOON DELIGHT 46 THE JEWISH CARDINAL 5 ALL WHITE IN BARKING 43 JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS 15 ARNOLD BROWN INTRODUCES... “AND WHY NOT?” 47 THE KING OF NERAC 19 ART/ VIOLENCE 58 KOSHER 25 AUSCHWITZ ON MY MIND 13 LADY IN NUMBER 6 20 THE BALLAD OF THE WEEPING SPRING 70 THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT 61 BASKETBALL GAME 61 LET’S DANCE! 75 BESA: THE PROMISE 36 LIFT 43 BIG BAD WOLVES 28 LIKE CHILDREN 7 BLUMENTHAL 48 THE MANOR 62 BORAT 54 MELODY OF THE STREET 24 BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY 71 MY GERMAN FRIEND 79 BUREAU 06 59 NO PLACE ON EARTH 41 CALAIS: The Last border 43 NYOSHA 41 CLOSED SEASON 29 ORCHESTRA OF EXILES 21 THE CONGRESS 8 OUT IN THE DARK 80 CUPCAKES 10 PHOTONOVELA 44 DANCING IN JAFFA 72 REAL LIFE BY TANYA WINSTON 16 DAYS OF AWE 63 REFLECTIONS 52 THE DEAD AND THE LIVING 30 REGINA 24 EAGLES 31 RITA 76 EMERGING FILMMAKERS DAY 12 THE ROAD 42 FILL THE VOID 7 ROCK THE CASBAH 32 FROM CABLE STREET TO BRICK LANE 37 ROOM 514 33 THE FUNERAL 22 SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S 81 THE GATEKEEPERS 60 SCHEHEREZADE AND THE KOSHER DELIGHT 39 THE GREAT DICTATOR 55 A SERIOUS MAN 56 HAPPY NEW YEAR 22 SHTISEL 82 HARBOUR OF HOPE 38 SNAILS IN THE RAIN 63 HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE) 73 STATE 194 64 HELLO I MUST BE GOING 49 STITCHES 72 HINT 75 WAKOLDa 34 HOW I KILLED RABIN 44 WALTZ WITH BASHIR 65 HUNGRY HEARTS 74 WHEN DAY BREAKS 68 IGOR AND THE CRANES’ JOURNEY 13 WHERE WE GREW UP 52 IN THE SHADOW 6 YOU ARE ME 36 INHERITANCE 39 THE ZIGZAG KID 25 IT HAPPENED IN SAINT-TROPEZ 78

97 CALENDAR LONDON Wednesday 30th October BARBICAN, LONDON CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON BFI, London 16.00 HUNGRY HEARTS UK PREMIERE PAGE 74 SWING 18.30 WHERE WE GREW UP UK PREMIERE Hungry Hearts is the bittersweet story of PAGE 52 LAUGH 19.30 Reception / 20.30 Film the Levin family, who escaped Tsarist Rus- Sibling rivalries, squabbles and kvetching sia in search of a better life in America. around a family dinner table in Paris. THE JEWISH CARDINAL Accompanied by live music. PAGE 5 GALAS ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Gripping, star-studded historical drama JW3, LONDON which tells the story of Jean-Marie Lustiger. Introduced by film director Ilan Duran Cohen 19.30 OUT IN THE DARK 14.30 LET’S DANCE PAGE 80 SWOON Thursday 31st October PAGE 75 SWING Fast-paced and tender love story turns Exhilarating window on Israel’s world- action thriller in this gripping debut feature. leading choreographers and the national ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON urge to dance. PHOENIX, LONDON Followed by a giant Hora. UK PREMIERE 18.45 THE GATEKEEPERS 19.00 BLUMENTHAL WORLD PREMIERE PAGE 60 REVEAL PAGE 48 LAUGH 20.30 PEARS SHORTS 6 former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s Sparkling and sassy New York comedy PAGE 22 DREAM secret service agency, agree to share from young director tipped as the next World Premieres of 2013 Pears Short their insights. Woody Allen. Film Fund at UK Jewish Film winners. Followed by discussion with Ami Ayalon. Followed by New York Jazz Party ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Wednesday 6th November Saturday 2nd November 17.00 WALTZ WITH BASHIR TRICYCLE, LONDON TRICYCLE, LONDON PAGE 65 REVEAL A chance to see Folman’s highly acclaimed UK PREMIERE UK PREMIERE debut animation on the big screen. 18.30 REGINA 18.15 Reception / 19.00 Film PAGE 24 DREAM IN THE SHADOW ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON Intimate portrait of the first ordained PAGE 6 GALAS woman rabbi in the world. Stylish film noir set in the dark Stalinist UK PREMIERE Followed by discussion. days of early 1950’s Prague. 16.00 THE ZIGZAG KID Followed by discussion with film director PAGE 25 DREAM UK PREMIERE David Ondrˇícˇek. An action-packed family friendly 21.00 CLOSED SEASON ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON adaptation of the beloved book by PAGE 29 GRIP renowned Israeli writer David Grossman. Fleeing from the Nazis, Albert finds refuge with a childless farmer and his wife UK PREMIERE PHOENIX, LONDON 21.00 HELLO I MUST BE GOING on one condition, he gives them an heir… PAGE 49 LAUGH 16.00 IGOR AND THE CRANES’ JOURNEY EVERYMAN HAMPSTEAD, LONDON Sundance comedy with sensational PAGE 13 DREAM performance by Blythe Danner as over- A charming fable about migration and the UK PREMIERE bearing Jewish mother. meaning of home. 18.30 ART/VIOLENCE Sunday 3rd November 19.00 IT HAPPENED IN Saint-TROPEZ PAGE 58 REVEAL PAGE 78 SWOON A powerful documentary that portrays TRICYCLE, LONDON the efforts of young Palestinian artists to Daniele Thompson’s latest ensemble use performance, specifically theatre, to comedy stars Monica Bellucci, Kad explore deeply affecting themes. Merad and Eric Elmosnino. 16.30 THE LADY IN NUMBER 6 Followed by discussion with director Udi PAGE 20 DREAM Aloni. The world’s oldest pianist and Holocaust Tuesday 5th November survivor, 109 year-old Alice Herz Som- mer, shares her views on how to live a TRICYCLE, LONDON ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON long and happy life. Introduced by film producer Chris Branch UK PREMIERE UK PREMIERE 18.30 harbour of hope 19.30 HAVA NAGILA THE MOVIE 18.00 ORCHESTRA OF EXILES PAGE 38 HOME PAGE 73 SWING Documentary romp through the history, PAGE 21 DREAM A powerful, character-driven documentary mystery and meaning of the great Jewish Inspiring tale of one man’s dream to build that charts the arrival in 1945 of a ship standard, Hava Nagila. an orchestra... which is now the Israel full of camp survivors at the peaceful Philharmonic. harbour town of Mälmo, Sweden. Followed by afterparty. Preceded by 10 mins Recital Followed by discussion with Magnus Gertten PHOENIX, LONDON 20.30 ROOM 514 PAGE 33 GRIP UK PREMIERE 20.45 BLUMENTHAL Tribeca hit that brims with raw energy, 21.00 WAKOLDA PAGE 48 LAUGH memorable performances and sharp, cut- PAGE 34 GRIP Sparkling and sassy New York comedy from and-thrust dialogue. A psychological drama about an Argen- young director tipped as the next Woody Allen. tine family who unwittingly shelter Nazi Followed by discussion with Seth Fisher and 98 Doctor, Josef Mengele. Brian Cox CBE Thursday 7th November ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON PHOENIX, LONDON TRICYCLE, LONDON 18.30 SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S UK PREMIERE PAGE 81 SWOON 19.00 THE DEAD AND THE LIVING 20.00 the ballad of the weeping spring A love letter to the fashion world, starring PAGE 30 GRIP PAGE 70 SWING Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Manolo Blah- Stylish contemporary drama set in A stylized homage to Spaghetti West- nik and Giorgio Armani… and Joan Rivers! Berlin, about the intricacies of life at the erns and samurai epics. crossroads between old and new Europe. Sunday 10th November Followed by discussion with Barbara CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON Albert. TRICYCLE, LONDON UK PREMIERE Monday 11th November 18.45 INHERITANCE UK PREMIERE PAGE 39 HOME DOCDAY TRICYCLE, LONDON Much-awaited directorial debut by 15.00 STATE 194 acclaimed Israeli-Palestinian actress Hiam PAGE 64 REVEAL 18.30 ALL WHITE IN BARKING Abbass. The intricacies of achieving a two-state PAGes 42-43 HOME solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict A compassionate and illuminating docu- everyman hampstead, LONDON are brilliantly explored here. mentary probing the attitudes of Barking’s residents toward their new immigrant UK PREMIERE UK PREMIERE neighbours. 20.45 IT HAPPENED IN Saint-TROPEZ DOCDAY Followed by discussion with Marc Isaacs. PAGE 78 SWOON 17.30 THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT 20.45 CALAIS: THE LAST BORDER Daniele Thompson’s latest ensemble PAGE 61 REVEAL PAGEs 42-43 HOME Decades after a violent run-in with the comedy stars Monica Bellucci, Kad Merad A deeply moving documentary that KKK, a Jewish civil rights activist returns to and Eric Elmosnino. weaves together character driven stories Mississippi to understand his assailant. of refugees, migrants and English expatri- JW3, LONDON ates living, and dreaming, in the desolate, UK PREMIERE transient French port of Calais. UK PREMIERE DOCDAY Followed by discussion with Marc Isaacs. 19.00 PHOTONOVELA 20.00 THE MANOR PAGE 44 HOME PAGE 62 REVEAL odeon swiss cottage, LONDON Life on the kibbutz unfolds in soap-opera A humorous and compelling portrait of an style, exposing the hidden personal dramas unconventional Jewish family, who run a 20.30 ROOM 514 seedy strip club in suburban Canada. PAGE 33 GRIP 20.30 a serious man Tribeca hit that brims with raw energy, PAGE 56 re-view LONDON FILM MUSEUM, COVENT GARDEN memorable performances and sharp, cut- The Coen Brothers’ masterpiece. and-thrust dialogue. Followed by a discussion. 11.00-19.00 EMERGING FILMMAKERS DAY PAGE 12 DREAM Tuesday 12th November ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON A full day of professional workshops, train- ing and networking session. TRICYCLE, LONDON 19.30 WHEN DAY BREAKS PAGE 68 REVEAL ODEON SOUTH WOODFORD UK PREMIERE Serbia’s official entry for the Oscars - a 19.00 NO PLACE ON EARTH story of a retired music professor who 18.30 WHERE WE GREW UP PAGE 41 HOME discovers his true origins. PAGE 52 LAUGH The incredible story of the longest Sibling rivalries, squabbles and kvetching underground survival in recorded human 20.00 ROCK THE CASBAH around a family dinner table in Paris. history. PAGE 32 GRIP Depicts a harsh reality from a human ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON perspective, portraying the individuals literally caught in the crossfire of the UK PREMIERE UK PREMIERE Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 14.30 BUREAU 06 19.30 Water: Israeli-Palestinian Cinematic Followed by discussion with Yariv Horowitz. PAGE 59 REVEAL Project An account of the investigators who un- PAGE 66 REVEAL Saturday 9th November dertook the difficult challenge of preparing Israeli and Palestinian directors worked pre-trial charges against Eichmann. together to create short fiction and TRICYCLE, LONDON documentary films, inspired by water. 17.00 FROM CABLE STREET TO BRICK LANE Followed by discussion with the participants 18.00 Reception / 18.45 Film PAGE 37 HOME in the project FILL THE VOID A documentary celebration of the triumph PAGE 7 GALAS against intolerance in the East End. PHOENIX, LONDON Venice Film Festival-winning debut by Followed by discussion with Glyn Robbins Rama Burshtein. East End Walk starts at 12.00 19.30 AFTERNOON DELIGHT Followed by discussion. PAGE 46 LAUGH EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW Winner of Best Director at this year’s UK PREMIERE 21.00 THE CONGRESS Sundance Film Festival, Afternoon Delight 21.30 EAGLES PAGE 8 GALAS shocks in its comic-tragic portrait of PAGE 31 GRIP Featuring knock-out performances from relationships. Darkly comic, Tarantino-esque tale of Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel and Danny geriatric vigilantes out to get some respect Huston, the new film from Ari Folman is from an indifferent society. both marvelous and unforgettable. SOHO THEATRE, LONDON UK PREMIERE ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON 21.00 SHTISEL 20.00 ARNOLD BROWN INTRODUCES… AND PAGE 82 SWOON 18.30 EAGLES WHY NOT? Charming, romantic Israeli TV series about PAGE 31 GRIP PAGE 47 LAUGH a tightly knit, argumentative Ultra Orthodox Darkly comic, Tarantino-esque tale of Launch of new film about legendary family in Jerusalem offers a refreshing, geriatric vigilantes out to get some stand-up Arnold Brown; comedians per- gently humorous portrait of Haredi life. respect from an indifferent society. forming include Miriam Margoyles, David Schneider and Helen Lederer. BARBICAN, LONDON 21.00 MY GERMAN FRIEND PAGE 79 SWOON Wednesday 13th November UK PREMIERE The momentous sweep of post-war 18.15 JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS Argentinean history distilled into a tender TRICYCLE, LONDON PAGE 15 DREAM love story. Riveting portrait of a transformative figure UK PREMIERE in the New York theatre scene, Joe Papp. Sunday 17th November 18.30 IT IS NO DREAM – THE LIFE OF Followed by discussion with Zoë THEODOR HERZL Wanamaker CBE and Tracie Holder on A TRICYCLE, LONDON New Democratic Theatre For The UK PAGE 14 DREAM UK PREMIERE The film is a heady immersion into the life CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON DOCDAY and vision of Theodor Herzl. 14.30 BESA: THE PROMISE 20.30 AFTERMATH 20.30 THE GREAT DICTATOR PAGE 36 HOME PAGE 55 RE-VIEW Inspiring story of Albanians who risked PAGE 27 GRIP Charlie Chaplin’s first talkie, stands as A tense, psychological drama that has their lives sheltering Jews, for the ancient a brave and controversial piece of film- code of besa (promise). caused a political sensation in Poland. making. Followed by discussion Followed by discussion. DOCDAY BARBICAN, LONDON 16.15 DANCE/ 17.15 FILM ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON DANCING IN JAFFA 18.15 BROADWAY MUSICALS PAGE 72 SWING 19.30 SNAILS IN THE RAIN Palestinian and Israeli children are are PAGE 71 SWING PAGE 63 REVEAL Dazzling insight into the Jewish offered the chance to learn ballroom Compelling psychological thriller as a composers and lyricists who created The dancing, achieving magical and American Songbook. young Tel Aviv student, Boaz, receives transformative shifts on the streets of Jaffa. flood of anonymous, obsessive letters Followed by Lord Michael Grade in from another man. Conversation with Mark Lawson UK PREMIERE 19.00 RECEPTION / 19.45 FILM CINÉ LUMIÈRE, LONDON 21.00 BIG BAD WOLVES CUPCAKES PAGE 28 GRIP PAGE 10 GALA 18.30 IT HAPPENED IN SAINT-TROPEZ Lior Ashkenzi stars as a rough-edged Stylised, gossamer-light musical comedy PAGE 78 SWOON but likeable cop charged with securing from hit director Eytan Fox. Daniele Thompson’s latest ensemble evidence against a serial killer in this Followed by discussion with Eytan Fox. comedy stars Monica Bellucci, Kad Merad impressive black comedy, horror thrilller. and Eric Elmosnino. Followed by discussion. JW3, LONDON EVERYMAN HAMPSTEAD, LONDON PHOENIX, LONDON 18.00 THE DEAD AND THE LIVING 19.30 ROCK THE CASBAH PAGE 30 GRIP 20.30 the ballad of the weeping spring Stylish contemporary drama set in PAGE 70 SWING PAGE 32 GRIP Berlin, about the intricacies of life at the A stylized homage to Spaghetti Depicts a harsh reality from a human crossroads between old and new Europe. Westerns and samurai epics, shot perspective, portraying the individuals entirely in Israel. literally caught in the crossfire of the ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ODEON SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON 10.30 CLOSED SEASON Saturday 16th November PAGE 29 GRIP 19.30 BORAT TRICYCLE, LONDON Fleeing from the Nazis, Albert finds ref- PAGE 54 RE-VIEW uge with a childless farmer and his wife Master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen on one condition, he gives them an heir… hits the road to explore America. 18.30 HELLO I MUST BE GOING Followed by discussion. PAGE 49 LAUGH Sundance comedy with sensational 12.00 NO PLACE ON EARTH performance by Blythe Danner as over- PAGE 41 HOME Thursday 14th November bearing Jewish mother. The incredible story of the longest underground survival in recorded human TRICYCLE, LONDON UK PREMIERE history. 21.00 RITA PHOENIX, LONDON UK PREMIERE PAGE 76 SWING 18.45 THE KING OF NERAC An intimate portrait of Israel’s most PAGE 19 DREAM 16.30 THE ZIGZAG KID successful contemporary diva, Iranian- PAGE 25 DREAM Glorious and fascinating portrait of “one born Rita Jahan Foruz. of Britain’s most powerful and original An action-packed family friendly contemporary artists”, David Breuer-Weil. adaptation of the beloved book by Followed by discussion with David Breuer- renowned Israeli writer David Grossman. Weil, Annie Sulzberger and Guy Natanel Followed by discussion with Jon Gibert. CALENDAR MANCHESTER LEEDS LIVERPOOL GLASGOW

MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL Wednesday 30th October Thursday 14th November sunday 10th November CINEWORLD DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER CORNERHOUSE, MANCHESTER FACT, LIVERPOOL UK PREMIERE 18.30 REGINA 15.00 THE ZIGZAG KID 19.15 Reception / 20.00 Film PAGE 24 DREAM PAGE 25 DREAM THE JEWISH CARDINAL Intimate portrait of the first ordained An action-packed family friendly PAGE 5 GALAS woman rabbi in the world. adaptation of the beloved book by Gripping, star-studded historical drama renowned Israeli writer David Grossman. which tells the story of Jean-Marie Sunday 17th November Lustiger, the Jewish-born head of the thursday 14th November French Church and close confidant of CORNERHOUSE, MANCHESTER Pope John-Paul II. FACT, LIVERPOOL 16.00 IN THE SHADOW Sunday 3rd November PAGE 6 GALAS 18.30 blumenthal Stylish film noir and historical drama set PAGE 48 LAUGH CINEWORLD DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER in the dark Stalinist days of early 1950’s Sparkling and sassy New York comedy Prague. from young director tipped as the next 19.00 IT HAPPENED IN ST. TROPEZ Woody Allen, starring the inimitable Brian PAGE 78 SWOON LEEDS Cox CBE Daniele Thompson’s latest ensemble comedy stars Monica Bellucci, Kad sunday 3rd November GLASGOW Merad and Eric Elmosnino. SEVEN ARTS CENTRE, LEEDS Saturday 9th November Tuesday 5th November 18.30 BLUMENTHAL CCA, GLASGOW CORNERHOUSE, MANCHESTER PAGE 48 LAUGH Sparkling and sassy New York comedy reception 19.30 / film 20.00 20.30 ORCHESTRA OF EXILES from young director tipped as the next THE ZIGZAG KID PAGE 21 DREAM Woody Allen, starring the inimitable Brian PAGE 25 DREAM Inspiring tale of one man’s dream to build Cox CBE. an orchestra…. which is now the Israel An action-packed family friendly Philharmonic. adaptation of the beloved book by thursday 7th November renowned Israeli writer David Grossman. Thursday 7th November SEVEN ARTS CENTRE, LEEDS Tuesday 12th November CINEWORLD DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER 19.00 IGOR AND THE CRANES’ JOURNEY GLASGOW FILM THEATRE PAGE 13 DREAM 19.30 FILL THE VOID A charming fable about migration and the 18.00 the jEWISH CARDINAL PAGE 7 GALAS meaning of home. A devout 18-year-old is pressured to PAGE 5 GALAS marry the husband of her late sister; sunday 10th November Gripping, star-studded historical drama declaring her independence is not an which tells the story of Jean-Marie option in Tel Aviv’s ultra-Orthodox SEVEN ARTS CENTRE, LEEDS Lustiger, the Jewish-born head of the Hasidic community, but the fruits French Church and close confidant of of love still blossom. 19.30 THE ZIGZAG KID Pope John-Paul II. PAGE 25 DREAM Thursday 14th November Sunday 10th November An action-packed family friendly adaptation of the beloved book by GLASGOW FILM THEATRE CORNERHOUSE, MANCHESTER renowned Israeli writer David Grossman. 18.15 NO PLACE ON EARTH 16.00 BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY wednesday 20th November PAGE 71 SWING PAGE 41 HOME Dazzling insight into the Jewish MAZCC, LEEDS The incredible story of the longest composers and lyricists who created The underground survival in recorded human American Songbook. time TBC HAVA NAGILA THE MOVIE history. PAGE 73 SWING saturday 16th November Tuesday 12th November Documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of the great Jewish CCA, GLASGOW MENORAH, MANCHESTER standard, Hava Nagila. 20.00 when day breaks 19.45 MY GERMAN FRIEND PAGE 68 REVEAL PAGE 79 SWOON Serbia’s official entry for the Oscars The momentous sweep of post-war - a story of a retired music professor Argentinean history distilled into a tender who discovers his true origins - draws love story. eloquent parallels between present-day treatment of Gypsies in Serbia and its wartime Jewish population.