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4 Schedule 20 Made in Canada 43 Short Films 9 Tickets 21 Oy Canada: Short Film Programme 47 Patron Circle 10 Governor General's Letter 21 Family Friendly Screenings 48 Rising Star 11 Prime Minister's Letter 21 New Israeli Cinema: Short 48 Friends and Fans 12 Mayor's Letter Film Programme 49 Special Thanks 13 Chair’s Message 21 ASL Interpreters @ TJFF 49 Nosh Donors 14 Artistic Director’s Welcome 22 TJFF Online 50 Sponsors 15 Programme Director’s Note 22 FilmMatters 51 Co-Presenters 16 Programmers’ Notes 22 Next Gen (NXTGN) Series 52 Volunteers 18 David A. Stein Memorial Award 22 25th TJFF Wrap Party 53 TJFF Board Members, Advisory 18 The Micki Moore Award 24 Opening / Closing Night Films Council and Staff 19 Richler On-Screen 25 Dramas 54 Advertisers 19 The Personal Cinema 30 Comedies 71 Films By Language of Dan Wolman: A Tribute 32 Documentaries 72 Films By Theme / Topic 19 Free Ticketed Screenings 38 Archival Films 74 Film Index

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2 Free Ticketed Programmes Mordecai Richler Series NextGen Programmes MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 3 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY MAY 4 SUNDAY MAY 7

VC AF EW6 EW9 ITH 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | 1945 12:00 PM | Q for Quest: It’s (91 min, p.24) (77 min, p.42,38) 12:30 PM | No Pay, Nudity w/ Harder… 8:00 PM 1:00 PM • 1:00 PM | Like A Lotus Flower Spring Chicken (102 min, p.27) w/ Joe’s Violin 1:30 PM | Operation Wedding 2:00 PM (84 min, p.34) w/ Siberia • •• (75 min, p.35) •

FRIDAY MAY 5 3:00 PM 3:00 PM | Heaven in Auschwitz 3:00 PM | Dearth of a Salesman AF EW6 EW9 VC w/ Yehudit w/ Insomnia… (53 min, p.39) 12:00 PM 3:30 PM | Taam, a Taste 12:00 PM | Once Upon 12:00 PM | Meyer’s Law 4:00 PM (82 min, p.33) of Rue des Rosiers w/ El Hara 4:00 PM | • a Time… The Mad Adventures (200 min, p.27) Ben-Gurion, (71 min, p.37) • (70 min, p.32) 1:00 PM of Rabbi Jacob w/ The Mad Epilogue 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM • Operation Wedding Stefan Zweig: Adventures of Rabbi Jacob w/ Siberia (75 min, p.35) Farewell To Europe (148 min, p.35,40) 2:00 PM • (106 min, p.29) 5:30 PM | Shir w/ Facing 5:30 PM | A Bag of Marbles 5:30 PM | 30 Years • 6:00 PM • the Wall (63 min, p.29) (110 min, p.25) of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story 3:00 PM 7:00 PM (115 min, p.32) 7:00 PM | The Women's Balcony 7:15 PM | Once Upon 4:00 PM (96 min, p.31) 4:00 PM | Praise the Lard w/ 8:00 PM a Time… The Mad Adventures • The Last Blintz of Rabbi Jacob w/ The Mad 5:00 PM (90 min, p.36) Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 8:30 PM | Cloudy Sunday 8:30 PM | Moos w/ Jewish 9:00 PM (148 min, p.35,40) • (114 min, p.26) Blind Date • (108 min, p.30) 10:00 PM • • SATURDAY MAY 6 11:00 PM AF CS2 CS3 ITH RC 11:00 AM

11:30 PM | Jacob Two Two MONDAY MAY 8 12:00 PM Meets the Hooded Fang AF EW6 EW9 HD ITH (81 min, p.40) 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM | Black to the Promised Land 1:00 PM 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM (90 min, p.38) Keep Quiet Measures of Merit w/ (97 min, p.34) Gravedigger’s … (67 min, p.34) • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM •

: 3:00 PM 3 30 PM | Bambinger … w/ 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM The Essential Link The Street… (58 min, p.38) 3:30 PM | Praise the Lard w/ w/ 116 Cameras 3:30 PM | Body and Soul: An 3:30 PM | The Children 4:00 PM (100 min, p.33) The Last Blintz American Bridge w/ Mr. of Chance (90 min, p.25) 5:00 PM (90 min, p.36) • Bernstein (71 min, p.32) • • • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM | General Motors 5:30 PM | The 90 Minute War Presents: The Apprenticeship 6:00 PM w/ 5 Minutes of Your Time : : : 6 00 PM | The Origin 6 00 PM | One Week 7 00 PM of Duddy Kravitz w/ The (95 min, p.30) 6:15 PM | of Violence The Pickle Recipe and a Day w/ Against Acrobats (120 min, p.40) • 7:00 PM (111 min, p.28) w/ Bagels in the Blood the Reinheitsgebot 8:00 PM (102 min, p.31) (107 min, p.28) • • • 8:00 PM 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM A.K.A. Nadia 9:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:00 PM | (115 min, p.25) Body and Soul: An A Quiet Heart w/ The Last Band in 8:30 PM | Subte: Polska 8:30 | Oy Canada!: Short Film : American Bridge w/ Mr. Wig Shop (108 min, p.28) 9:30 PM | Lebanon w/ Fresh Meat (117 9 00 PM (115 min, p.29) (75 min, p.21) Love is Thicker 9:00 PM | Our Father Programme 10:00 PM ernstein (71 min, p.32) • min, p.30) Than Water (115 min, p.27) (105 min, p.28) • • 10:00 PM 11:00 PM • • • 11:00 PM

• Indicates film has additional screening(s).Please Note: Running times do not include guest speakers where applicable.

AF Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. CS Famous Players Canada Square Cinemas, 2200 Yonge St. EW Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, 5095 Yonge St. Dramas Comedies Documentaries Archival Films Short Films HD Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W ITH Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. (at St. George) RC Royal Cinema, 608 College St. (at Clinton) 4 VC Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas, Manulife Ctre., 55 Bloor St. W. Note: Running times do not include guest speakers where applicable. All films shown 5 in their original language. Films not in English are shown with subtitles. TUESDAY MAY 9 THURSDAY MAY 11

AF EW6 EW9 HD ITH AF EW6 EW9 HD ITH 12:00 PM 12:00 PM

1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM | Austerlitz 1:00 PM | No Pay, Nudity 1:00 PM | Scandal in Ivansk (94 min, p.32) (92 min, p.27) (79 min, p.36) 2:00 PM 2:00 PM • •

3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM | Taam, a Taste 3:00 PM | Shimon Peres, 3:00 PM | Joshua Then 3:30 PM | Heaven in Auschwitz of Rue des Rosiers w/ El Hara 3:30 PM | Winding w/ One for 3:30 PM | Ben-Gurion, 3:30 PM | Monsieur Self Portrait 3:30 PM | Keep Quiet and Now 4:00 PM (71min, p.37) 4:00 PM (100 min, p.37) (119 min, p.40) w/ Yehudit (82min, p.33) • the Road (73 min, p.37) Epilogue (70 min, p.32) Mayonnaise w/ A Wolf's Mind (97 min, p.34) • (113 min, p.34) • • • 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM | Dark Diamond (115 min, p.26) 5:30 PM | The Heir w/ : : 6 00 PM 6 00 PM (74 min, p.34) 6:00 PM | Scandal in Ivansk 6:00 PM | The Heir w/ Billsville 6:00 PM | One Week 6:00 PM | Dark Diamond 6:15 PM | The Women's Balcony • (79 min, p.36) Billsville (74 min, p.34) and a Day w/ Against : (115 min, p.26) • (96 min, p.31) 6 15 PM | An Israeli 7:00 PM 7:00 PM the Reinheitsgebot • • Love Story (107 min, p.28) • • (96 min, p.26) • • 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM | Riphagen 8:00 PM | Moos w/ (131 min, p.29) 8:30 PM | New Israeli Cinema: 8:30 PM | Stefan Zweig: Jewish Blind Date 8:30 PM | Harmonia 8:30 PM | New Israeli Cinema: 9:00 PM 9:00 PM (108 min, p.30) Short Film Programme Farewell To Europe (98 min, p.26) 9:00 PM | Let Yourself Go 9:00 PM | Love is Thicker Short Film Programme (98 min, p.21) (106 min, p.29) (98 min, p.21) (98 min, p.30) • Than Water (101 min, p.27) • • 10:00 PM • 10:00 PM • • • • 11:00 PM 11:00 PM

WEDNESDAY MAY 10 FRIDAY MAY 12

AF EW6 EW9 HD ITH EW6 EW9 HD ITH 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM | Forever Pure 12:00 PM | A Quiet Heart (85 min, p.33) (108 min, p.28) w/ Wig Shop 12:30 PM | No Love for : : 1 00 PM 1 00 PM (110 min, p.41) 1:00 PM | Murder in Polna Johnnie (170 min, p.27) • 2:00 PM 2:00 PM

2:30 PM | Riphagen : : 3 00 PM 3 00 PM (131 min, p.29) 3:00 PM | Measures of Merit w/ 3:00 PM | The Essential 3:00 PM | My Michael …(67 min, p.34) (95 min, p.41) 3:30 PM | The Ruins of Lifta Gravedigger’s • 3:30 PM | Like A Lotus Flower Link w/ 116 Cameras 3:30 PM | The Patriarch's 4:00 PM (100min, p.33) 4:00 PM (77 min, p.36) w/ Joe’s Violin • Room (86 min, p.35) (84 min, p.34) • • • 5:00 PM 5:00 PM

5:30 PM | Beyond The 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Mountains and Hills 6:00 PM | 1945 6:00 PM | Heather Booth: (90 min, p.25) 6:15 PM | The 90 Minute War • (91 min, p.24) Changing… (61 min, p.33) 7:00 PM w/ 5 Minutes of Your Time 7:00 PM • (95 min, p.30) • 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM | Our Father (105 min, p.28) 8:30 PM | The Pickle Recipe 8:30 PM | A.K.A. Nadia : : 9 00 PM (115 min, p.25) 9 00 PM w/ Bagels in the Blood 9:00 PM | Cloudy Sunday • (102 min, p.31) (114 min, p.26) 10:00 PM • 10:00 PM • • 11:00 PM 11:00 PM

• Indicates film has additional screening(s).Please Note: Running times do not include guest speakers where applicable.

AF Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. CS Famous Players Canada Square Cinemas, 2200 Yonge St. EW Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, 5095 Yonge St. HD Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W ITH Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. (at St. George) RC Royal Cinema, 608 College St. (at Clinton) Dramas Comedies Documentaries Archival Films Short Films 6 VC Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas, Manulife Ctre., 55 Bloor St. W. Note: Running times do not include guest speakers where applicable. All films shown 7 in their original language. Films not in English are shown with subtitles. TICKETS SATURDAY MAY 13

CS2 CS3 HD ITH TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE Famous Players Canada Pass Information 1:00 PM 1:00 PM | Mordecai Richler: AT TJFF.COM Square Cinemas* With a pass you must still obtain The Last of… (52 min, p.35) April 20 – May 14 2200 Yonge Street a ticket for each screening. 2:00 PM (Eglinton subway station) N.B. Passholders join ticket-holder line *Cash and will-call pick-up only for entry into theatre. 3:00 PM IN-PERSON ADVANCE BOX OFFICES at this location. 3:30 PM | The Frisco Kid 4:00 PM SINGLE TICKETS w/ Eternal Light: Home Toronto Jewish Film Festival Innis Town Hall for Passover (150 min, p.39) Downtown Advance Box Office* 2 Sussex Avenue Opening Night: $20 5:00 PM 19 Madison Avenue (one block east (St. George subway station) General Admission: $14 of Spadina, ½ block north of Bloor) Seniors/Students: $10 (ID required) 6:00 PM The Royal Cinema Archival Screenings: $9 April 21 – May 14 608 College St. Weekday Matinees: $9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM | The Play's Noon–6:00 pm Daily (at Clinton St, west of Bathurst) (Mon–Fri, screenings before 5:00 pm) the Thing… (60 min, p.41) *Cash and will-call pick-up only * No wheelchair access. Please call 8:00 PM at this location. 416-324-9121 for assistance by phone. FREE STUDENT ADMISSION

9:00 PM Venue box offices open 1 hour before Five minutes prior to each screening, 9:00 PM | An Israeli 9:00 PM | Beyond the 9:00 PM | The Origin NEW - Yorkville Village (96 min, p.26) (111 min, p.28) Love Story 9:30 PM | Let Yourself Go Mountains and Hills of Violence the first scheduled screening of the students with valid ID will be admitted : (formerly Hazelton Lanes) 10 00 PM (98 min, p.30) (90 min, p.25) day and close 30 minutes after the for free from the RUSH LINE. Subject • • 55 Avenue Rd. (lower level food hall) • start of the last screening of the day. to availability. • 11:00 PM April 21 – May 3 Noon – 6:00pm Daily PURCHASE TICKETS FREE EVENTS

Order tickets online at TJFF.COM All free events are ticketed. Free SUNDAY MAY 14 Location sponsored by: Or by phone at 416-324-9121 programmes can be booked in advance, EW6 EW9 HD ITH 12:00 PM (phone lines monitored Noon – 6:00pm) at any TJFF box office or at the door, 12:00 PM | Subte: Polska subject to availability. 12:30 PM | Monsieur w/ Under The Tree 1:00 PM (115 min, p.29) Mayonnaise w/ A Wolf's Mind PASSES (113 min, p.34) • 1:30 PM | Apprenticeship Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk TICKETING POLICIES 2:00 PM • The Flexible Pass: $180 2:00 PM | of Duddy Kravitz w/ Richler 5095 Yonge Street (131 min, p.38) Valid for 20 films/events (excluding All sales are final. No refunds. The Patriarch's Room St. Urbain… (North York Centre subway station) 3:00 PM (86 min, p.35) 2:45 PM | Harmonia Opening Night). Any combination No reprinting of tickets. Seating is • (98 min, p.26) of tickets. Subject to availability. guaranteed until 15 minutes before the 3:30 PM | Hide and Seek April 28 – May 4 : Pass tickets may be redeemed online screening. Latecomers will be admitted 4 00 PM (90 min, p.40) • 2:00pm – 6:00pm Daily or at any TJFF Box Office. Passes at the discretion of TJFF staff. 4:30 PM | Uncle Howard : may be redeemed beginning April 5 00 PM (96 min, p.37) 5:00 PM | The Children FESTIVAL BOX OFFICES 20, 2017. Charitable Registration No. of Chance w/ Chika, The Dog 5:30 PM | Menashe : May 4 – 14 13522 6793 RR0001 6 00 PM in the Ghetto (82 min, p.27) (106 min, p.25) NEW - NextGen Series Pass • Spadina Theatre at Alliance Française – for those 18 - 35 (NXTGN) 7:00 PM 24 Spadina Rd. at Lowther Ave. For the next generation of TJFF film (Spadina subway station) 8:00 PM lovers. A taste of what the Festival has to offer. 8:30 PM | Mandala Beats Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk 9:00 PM Pass: $50 w/ I'm Your… (49 min, p.24) 5095 Yonge Street Individual tickets: $8 (North York Centre subway station) 10:00 PM Passes and tickets for eligible films 10:00 PM | (see p.22) available in-person only from TJFF 25th Wrap Party Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP any TJFF Box Office, i.d. required for Lee's Palace (p.22) 55 Bloor St. W. purchase and theatre entry. (Manulife Building) • Indicates film has additional screening(s).Please Note: Running times do not include guest speakers where applicable.

Dramas Comedies Documentaries Archival Films Short Films 8 MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 9 A LETTER FROM A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR GENERAL THE PRIME MINISTER

May 4–14, 2017

I am pleased to send greetings to all those in attendance at the Dear Friends: Toronto Jewish Film Festival. I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone The images on the screen pass by our eyes, one after the other. attending the 25th Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF). We see actors and sets, locations of the imagination and of the real world. We see stories unfold, tales of the long ago and tales of the far future, true This popular festival gives audiences of all ages a chance to enjoy a unique line-up of films by both seasoned and emerging Jewish filmmakers from over 20 countries. stories and stories that say true things. Most of all, we see the vision of the TJFF also offers everyone in attendance a chance to learn more about Jewish life and filmmakers, particularly Jewish artists who have a unique view to share culture, and to celebrate the many facets of Jewish diversity. with their community and with all Canadians. This year’s films will be shown to enthusiastic audiences, and will no doubt provoke thoughtful I applaud those presenting works this year for sharing their talent and heritage discussions and perhaps even inspire others to tell their own stories. through the medium of cinema. I would also like to commend the organizers, volunteers and sponsors for making this festival such a resounding success, year after I am grateful to all the organizers for giving artists a way to exhibit year. their works. On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish you an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Sincerely,

David Johnston

March 2017 The Rt. Hon. Justin P. J. Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

Photo: Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall © Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada represented by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2016) / © Sa Majesté la Reine du Chef du Canada représentée par la Bureau du secrétaire du gouverneur général (2016)

10 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 11 CHAIR'S MESSAGE

RALPH GOLDSILVER, Director - As a child of survivors, A LETTER FROM I think it is important to keep the Jewish culture alive and pass it on to our children and grandchildren. While THE MAYOR our synagogues and Jewish charities do their part, the films are more easily relatable for our next generations. CAROL LAVINE, Director - I have been involved with TJFF since the very beginning – from volunteer, to nosh coordinator, to silent auction co-chair and Board member. After 25 years I am so proud of what has been accomplished by the staff and volunteers and the prominent status that TJFF has in our city. The films have moved me; the yearly re-acquainting with fellow filmgoers is always special. What PHYLLIS ANGEL GREENBERG an experience and education! KAREN LEITNER, Director - I am so pleased to be a CHAIR new member of the Board. I love films that tell stories with A quarter of a century of Jewish film! What a wonderful Jewish and Israeli themes that showcase our unique history past to celebrate, a present to enjoy, and a future and culture. I am very excited to be part of an organization to anticipate! For 25 years, the Toronto Jewish Film that is celebrating 25 years of bringing film with Jewish Foundation has been bringing the Jewish and wider themes to Toronto. community together to share in the magic of films of Jewish SYLVIA PECK, Director - TJFF has contributed to the import from around the world. The spring Festival has lives of so many of us in the Toronto community. We have touched so many – eliciting smiles, laughter, tears and, had the opportunity to see films made by Jewish/Israeli to no surprise, discussion. This was always, and still is, the writers, actors, and producers from throughout the world. goal of the organizers, programmers and Board members. Through TJFF, I have met so many people who reflect I am so proud to be associated with the dedicated staff various values and different ideas within our common and volunteers who make the plans a reality. culture. Serving on the Board has been a privilege. To mark this milestone year, our devoted Board BARBARA PELTZ, Past Co-Chair - The films give of Directors joins me in reflecting and celebrating. me a powerful sense of Jewish peoplehood. Seeing them On behalf of all of us, I wish you another engaging, at the Festival gives me a wonderful reminder of our thought-provoking, informative and entertaining Festival. vibrant Jewish community. Happy 25th! Thank you for continuing to share and enjoy DAYLE RAKOWSKY, Past Co-Chair - I am a visual this artistic journey, and may we all continue to go from learner. I have always learnt so much about our international strength to strength. communities, our culture and our history from our films. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to witness the excitement BARBARA E. BERNSTEIN, Secretary - To me TJFF and support the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation has received means springtime, opening night festivities, patron from the community over the last 25 years. As a past co-chair events, hidden gems from around the world, meeting the of the Board, I am very proud to have played a role in the filmmakers and a great community of other crazy film development of this organization. buffs. Thank you to my dear friend Vicki Campbell (z"l) SHARON WEINTRAUB, Director - It has been my great who schlepped me to my first film over 12 years ago. She pleasure to be involved with the Festival since the very opened up a whole new world for me. beginning. With the fabulous films and the people who DAVID BEUTEL, Treasurer - I have enjoyed attending make it all happen, it just keeps getting better. TJFF for many years as it has a unique way of bringing ALLISON WEISS, Vice-Chair - I am particularly proud together many communities of film lovers (not just Jews) to be part of TJFF for many reasons, but the main one of all ages. I am always enlightened and entertained after is simple: the films. The variety of films that we screen a showing. I joined the TJFF Board to play a small part is not only relevant to Jewish people but to people in every in helping to continue to deliver this quality programming community. It is an honour to work with such a talented to as many people as possible. Happy 25th, TJFF! group of people who manage to put on an amazing Festival year after year.

12 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 13 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S WELCOME PROGRAMME DIRECTOR’S NOTE

HELEN ZUKERMAN STUART HANDS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

Look at us now! down memory lane. We hope you will enjoy these films. As TJFF celebrates its 25th anniversary, I am honoured to (e.g. the CBC productions of Duddy Kravitz and The Bells New logo, new website, new look! Our challenge remains to engage the next generation be part of this Toronto institution, and to have been accepted of Hell), and films in which Richler’s participation remains When we applied to Revenue Canada to do a film festival, of filmgoers. Once they attend a screening, they get into its warm family of staff, volunteers and filmgoers. little known (No Love for Johnnie, the early Peter Sellers we were advised to incorporate the name as the Toronto what we are doing, and their concept of a Jewish film The past few years have brought new challenges in shorts, Dearth of a Salesman and Insomnia is Good for You). Jewish Film Foundation, with the Festival being a project festival changes. putting together one of the world’s largest Jewish film The CBC productions of Duddy Kravitz, The Acrobats, It’s of that Foundation and allowing us to do other projects So, here is a project for us all. festivals. Perhaps the greatest is defining the role of a Harder to be Anybody and The Bells of Hell in particular as well. How wise was that advice! For our 25th Festival, choose a film and invite people who film festival when there are so many other opportunities offer fascinating pieces of Canadian television history, as Here we are, twenty four years later, and along with our have never come—children, grandchildren, friends, anyone for viewing movies. However, there is still an irreplaceable Richler pushed the envelope when it came to representing new look, we have an exciting new plan. who loves film. Our first commitment is to fine film—high pleasure in the big-screen experience. Submissions to the the Jewish community on television. The screenings in the Over the years, we have collected about two thousand quality Jewish-content films. Festival are often viewed by our programming team on laptop Richler series will be accompanied by special guests who screeners of the films we have shown at our festivals. We hope you encourage them to go to our website and computers, so I can’t wait to see, for example, the stunning will help contextualize the productions as well as discuss They languish on the shelves of our conference room. explore the possibilities, by genre or title, documentary and complex visuals of Eliya Swarttz’s Like a Lotus Flower Richler’s work. Filmmakers commit their time, max out their credit cards, or fiction. on the big screen, as well as the breathtaking restoration It is my pleasure to honour filmmaker Dan Wolman beg and grovel to raise funds to make these films, which is The reality of TJFF is different from what non attendees job done to the archival footage in Ben-Gurion, Epilogue. at this year’s Festival. He was part of a young generation their passion. Many of these films make the rounds of the think it is. In addition, Naomi Wise’s observant and smart portrait of Israeli filmmakers who first appeared in the late 60s over 100 Jewish film festivals around the world for a year or Let each of us commit ourselves to introducing a new of her mother and the dynamics of her parents’ marriage and 70s (along with Uri Zohar, Judd Ne’eman, Avram two and then fade into oblivion. person to TJFF as we take the Festival into the next 25 in Rhoda will have a ring of familiarity for some people. Heffner, and others) and rejected previous conventions We decided to do something about that by launching a years with a new and bold look. It is this kind of communal experience that makes events of Israeli film—the two-dimensional heroism, the broad live streaming platform with many of these films. You will Let’s make year 25 the most attended Festival. like the Festival invaluable. These are just a few of the ethnic comedies. Wolman is one of the first filmmakers to be able to screen them at your leisure for free. As we add What other festivals make the line-ups snack friendly? screenings and discussion opportunities that I look depict male sensitivity in the country’s cinema, as he offers titles, some will be available for a modest fee, but we are forward to. portraits of male gentleness. As a filmmaker, he exhibits committed to keeping as many as possible free of charge. Over the past few years, I have been most excited about great empathy for the feelings of children, women and the We are giving new life to filmmakers’ works and they curating the archival screenings. This year we have two elderly— people on the margins of patriarchy. So, in addition are delighted to be part of this exciting project. We special sidebar series of which I am very proud. to his new feature An Israeli Love Story, we are also screening are beginning with 5 films and adding titles as we get As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, TJFF honours his 1974 work, My Michael, based on Amos Oz’s first novel, permission from the rights holders. one of the country’s most famous Jewish icons, writer as well as Hide and Seek (1980), which was honoured Searching for the rights holders for some of these older Mordecai Richler. Our series, Richler On-Screen offers at last year’s Berlinale Festival. All three films are set films is a challenge in itself, but this project offers us a trip the most comprehensive collection to date of film and during the last days of the British Mandate and the early TV adaptations of his stories as well as pieces on which years of the State of Israel, and allow us to revisit these he worked as a screenwriter-for-hire. What made this series times from a unique perspective. Wolman will be so much fun for me to put together is that we are not only in attendance at our screenings of all three films. screening the classic films that make up the Richler film cannon (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Joshua Then and Now), but also long-forgotten adaptations of his work

14 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 15 PROGRAMMERS’ NOTES

JÉRÉMIE ABESSIRA ALLEN BRAUDE MAOR OZ RANI SANDERSON MARK SELBY SUSAN STARKMAN

I’ve been lucky to be part of the The Shoah is among the most We are proud to stay true to form and This year, I was inspired by the beauty The dedication of the TJFF staff If there is a silver lining in Hillary welcoming family of the Toronto frequent subjects explored in Jewish offer you provocative, challenging, of filmmaking, films where form and in bringing Toronto audiences the very Clinton’s failed presidential bid, it is Jewish Film Festival for several years. cinema. Each year, the Festival and intimate windows into Jewish life content seamlessly work together best Jewish-themed cinema from the way that it galvanised women to This experience has opened my eyes receives numerous films about the from around the world… and around to create something special. around the world is remarkable. unite across race and class differences to some excellent work by student Shoah to consider; the best of these the corner. I am a Stefan Zweig fan. Right I’m honoured to be a part of the 2017 to assert their rights in mass demon- filmmakers. While Israeli Cinema has uncover new information or tell Joshua Z. Weinstein’s critically from the opening scene in Stefan team, after joining TJFF as a juror and strations. Women taking charge been flourishing over the years, the underrepresented stories. Here are acclaimed Menashe sensitively Zweig: Farewell to Europe, I was panel moderator last year, and this of their destinies is a theme in three country’s student film scene has grown three such films in this year’s festival. brings us into the Brooklyn home immediately drawn into the exquisite- anniversary season has produced of our Israeli films year, but what as well. This year, through amazing Based on real events, Cloudy of struggling single father Menashe. ness of this film. The cinematography an outstanding line-up. is unique about these films is that student short films, we’ve been granted Sunday is a sweeping drama set in Against an entire community that was gorgeous, capturing the lush In the “short and sweet” category, they all deal with women in Haredi a window to activism in a Palestinian Nazi-occupied Thessaloniki, Greece. seeks to employ their age-old surroundings of each location the story TJFF audiences will love some of the communities that have not exactly school with The Fifth Season, as well In telling the story of a forbidden traditions to help him, Menashe brought us to, while the performances short documentaries. The “sweetest” embraced the concept of modern as a beautifully crafted slice of Israeli romance between Estrea, a young remains constantly magnetised were strong, bringing a truth and of these, The Last Blintz, is a must-see, feminism. The documentary Measures life with Inside Shells. Jewish woman, and Giorgos, a member towards a shifting hope that he can humanity to the real life characters. poignant look at the final days of the of Merit follows Ruth Collan in her bid Students aren’t the only ones who of the Greek resistance, the film looks take care of his son on his own. Sergei Loznitsa’s Austerlitz is one famous Café Edison in the heart to be the first Haredi woman elected want to delve into the reality of Israeli at the tragedy that befell Thessaloniki’s Across the world in Israel, through of the most unique documentaries I’ve of Times Square by New York-based to the Knesset. Undaunted by the society. Two of my favorite films this large Jewish community, which has Alamork Davidian’s Facing the Wall, ever seen. With a camera mounted documentarian Dori Berinstein. hostility she encounters from both year, A Quiet Heart and Beyond the rarely been depicted in cinema. we meet Ethiopian Jewish women in various locations of a concentration Arts lovers interested, as I am, men and women in her community, Mountain and Hills depict the daily life With a title that seems an oxymoron, in an absorption centre where so camp, the film simply captures visitors in the connection between Jewish Ruth remains steadfast in her resolve of ordinary people who are affected by the documentary Heaven In Auschwitz much of Israeli street culture is born. as they come and go and wander music and jazz will be intrigued by to represent Haredi women’s interests unexpected turns of events. reveals survivors who have what seems In this beautiful short film (playing around the sites. I found myself Body and Soul: An American Bridge, in Parliament. I was also delighted to discover the impossible: happy memories from their with Michael Aloni’s Shir), Davidian completely mesmerized by how people which uses one of the most famous The Women’s Balcony is an Orthodox documentary on the making of The time in the concentration camp. But draws out the pain of leaving loved were passing through these spaces; who standards from the Great American take on Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. When Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, which this is the case for some Jewish youth ones behind in a tense meditation on was (and wasn’t) there; and how people Songbook to investigate the inherent the women’s balcony collapses in their explores the historical context of a film who were part of a children’s barrack in transition, and how all the love and were reacting (or not) to their surround- Jewishness of 20th-century music. synagogue, a tightly knit Orthodox I grew up with. Even though the film the family camp at Auschwitz, and who hope in the world is often right before ings. At points moving and at other There are also very different types community goes into crisis. A charismatic was made over 40 years ago, it still credit their pleasant experiences to an our eyes. points shocking, to me, Austerlitz was of comedy represented in this year’s young rabbi steps in to take control, but resonates with today’s political and unsung hero – Freddy Hirsch. This Once again, Montreal-based a fascinating social commentary and selections: the hilarious and fast-paced his fundamentalist leanings are social climate in France, especially unexpected documentary wonderfully Danae Elon delivers another hard-hitting a truly thought-provoking work. The Last Band in Lebanon; the beautiful an anathema to the women who refuse with the elections and the ongoing brings Freddy Hirsch’s story to light. documentary on the Israeli/Palestinian In Winding, it was not only how indie dramedy Love is Thicker Than to be relegated to the sidelines. debates around religion, immigration Why do many Poles reject the term conflict withThe Patriarch’s Room. people move through space, but also Water; or the charming, haymishe The Uniting in protest, these cheerfully and racism. ‘collaborator’ to describe those who Unknown to most, the Greek Orthodox how a river passes through a people. Pickle Recipe. determined women demonstrate that And finally, as someone who can’t aided the Nazis in destroying Poland’s Church is massively influential in the The filmmaker in me was captivated Finally, to help commemorate the being pious has more to do with building live without traveling, I’ve particularly Jewish community? This important sale and transfer of land in the region. by the beauty and serenity of how this 150th anniversary of Confederation, loving homes and a cohesive community enjoyed exploring the streets of the question is explored in the fascinating Elon breaks down the history and film was shot, and how the director the Festival celebrates this country’s than following inflexible rules imposed Jewish quarter of Tunis in El Hara and documentary Scandal in Ivansk, when context of their involvement, through interwove personal and family stories most famous Jewish writer, the from above. Finally, rabbinical authority the heart of Paris in Taam, a Taste the seemingly benign rededication of a sensitive story of one man. with the history of the river. The notorious and immensely talented is also challenged in The Gravedigger’s of Rue des rosiers, where Orthodox a small Polish town’s Jewish cemetery I welcome you to our 25th year environmentalist in me appreciated Mordecai Richler. The Richler archival Daughter, a powerful film that sees Jews and the gay community share ignites national controversy. and thank you for all of your support! the film’s cautionary tale about the series, featuring rare TV and film a woman fight for a most untraditional the same falafel. connection between society’s greed adaptations that were originally female role, that of gravedigger. and negligence and the destruction released decades ago, will introduce of nature. a new audience to his iconic stories.

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THE 2017 DAVID A. STEIN MEMORIAL AWARD

DAVID A. STEIN MEMORIAL AWARD THE MICKI MOORE AWARD RICHLER ON-SCREEN THE PERSONAL CINEMA OF DAN WOLMAN: (1970 - 2004) A TRIBUTE The Micki Moore Award is a $5,000 prize presented to the As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, TJFF honours This award is presented in memory of gifted Toronto Best Narrative Feature Film directed by a woman. one of the country’s most famous Jewish icons, writer “Dan Wolman is one of my favorite Israeli artistic filmmakers. filmmaker David A. Stein, who passed away in 2004 at age “I think film is the highest form of art, combining so many Mordecai Richler. Featuring film and TV classics as well His films portray human characters, a deep level of emotion 34. The “Tzimmie” – named after his production company, disciplines; words, music, pictures, sets, costumes, continuity. as newly-discovered cultural artifacts, this curated series and sensitivity, combined with a particularly Israeli sense Tzimmes Entertainment – is an annual $5,000 award given A great director needs to be master of all, working to bring is a comprehensive collection of both adaptations of aesthetics.” (Amy Kronish, author of World Cinema: Israel) to the Director of the Best Documentary making its Canadian out the best in her cast and crew. With this award, I want of Richler stories as well as films on which he worked With his critically acclaimed films such asHide and Seek Premiere at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. This award to acknowledge that creativity, talent and tenacity. I hope this as a screenwriter-for-hire. and My Michael, Dan Wolman is a huge influence on the supports documentary filmmakers in creating works that grant will help open one more door, remove one more obstacle, Israeli film scene of today. He is part of a generation of Screenings: would have interested David, and that carry on his passion so that the winner of the Micki Moore Award can flourish and filmmakers who, in the late sixties and early seventies, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (p.38) for storytelling. continue on her cinematic journey.” (Micki Moore) ushered in a more personal kind of Israeli Cinema. On the Assignment: Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! (p.38) occasion of the Canadian premiere of his beautiful new film, THIS YEAR’S JURY THIS YEAR’S JURY Bambinger (p.38) An Israeli Love Story, TJFF looks back on a couple of Malcolm Lester has been in the Canadian publishing industry Danae Elon is an award-winning documentary producer, CBC Television Theatre: The Acrobats (p.39) landmark films from his career. Like his new film, the other since 1964. He was Managing Editor of Holt, Rinehart and director and cinematographer. Her first featureAnother Dearth of a Salesman (p.39) two works being shown offer intimate stories set during the Winston, General Manager of Coles Publishing, and Presi- Road Home premiered at Tribeca 2004, and was theatrically General Motors Presents: final days of the British Mandate and the early years of the dent of Lester & Orpen Dennys. He is a past president of released in the US. Her second feature Partly Private won best The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (p.40) State of Israel. the Association of Canadian Publishers, and for many years NY film at Tribeca 2007. In 2009 Danae won the prestigious Insomnia is Good for You (p.39) taught Introduction to Book Publishing at Ryerson University. Guggenheim Fellowship in Film. In 2015 she completed P.S Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (p.40) Hide and Seek / Machboim (p.40) Currently, he is publisher of New Jewish Press, the publishing Jerusalem, which premiered internationally, and at TJFF 2016. Joshua Then and Now (p.40) An Israeli Love Story / Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli (p.26) arm of the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the Her new filmThe Patriarch's Room is the 2017 David A. Stein Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews (p.35) My Michael / Michael Sheli (p.41) University of Toronto. Memorial Award winner. Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky (p.41) No Love for Johnnie (p.41) Ellie Skrow has extensive programming and communications Kerry Kupecz is VP, Distribution & Marketing at Unobstructed FREE TICKETED SCREENINGS The Play’s The Thing: The Bells of Hell (p.41) experience in the areas of film, television, music and theatre. View, an independent film distributor in Toronto. She oversees Q for Quest: It’s Harder to be Anybody (p.42) She was Corporate & Media Relations Director for Vision sales, marketing and deliverables for multiple platforms for all Assignment: Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! (p.38) Richler on Rue Saint-Urbain (p.42) TV and the NFB, and did promotional work for Marlene of UV’s films. Previously she worked in marketing at Sony Bambinger (p.38) The Street (p.42) Smith and Company and CentreStage Music. Ellie initiated Pictures Home Entertainment. She has served as an Assistant Black to the Promised Land (p.38) a repertory cinema at the ROM, and was Programme Book to the Producers on the TV series Hair Wars and as an Associ- Co-presented with: Another Story Bookshop and Type Books CBC Television Theatre: The Acrobats (p.39) Editor and Publicist for TIFF. She is a former Managing ate Producer on the roller derby documentary Rolling Thunder. Series sponsored by: Shirley Granovsky Eternal Light: Home for Passover (p.39) Director and curator of special programmes at TJFF. The Frisco Kid (p.39) Sudz Sutherland works as a freelance writer and director for General Motors Presents: (p.40) Gabrielle Zilkha is an award-winning director and producer TV dramas and feature films. Sudz’s latest feature film,Home The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz with experience in scripted, documentary, multi-media Again, won the prestigious PAFF‐BAFTA Festival Choice Award Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (p.40) and interactive storytelling. Her work has been screened in Los Angeles. Home Again follows his multiple award-winning Mordecai Richler: The Last Of The Wild Jews (p.35) and exhibited around the world to critical acclaim. Most debut feature filmLove, Sex and Eating the Bones. Sudz’ next Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky (p.41) recently, she directed and co-produced the feature-length feature is called Operation Red Dog. His latest project was The Play’s The Thing: The Bells of Hell (p.41) documentary, Doing Jewish: A Story From Ghana which CBC’s Shoot the Messenger, co-created with writer/ Q for Quest: It’s Harder to be Anybody (p.42) premiered at TJFF 2016. producer Jennifer Holness that premiered fall 2016. The Street (p.42) 2017 David A. Stein Memorial Award Winner 2017 Micki Moore Winner All free events are ticketed. Free programmes can be booked The Patriarch’s Room (p.35) A.K.A Nadia (p.25) in advance at any TJFF Box Office or at the door, subject Previous winning films available at TJFF.COM Previous winning films available at TJFF.COM to availability.

18 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 19 Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (p.40) The classic 1978 production of Mordecai Richler’s beloved children’s book about the child who has to say everything twice because adults do not hear him the first time.

Joshua Then and Now (p.40) James Woods stars as Joshua Shapiro in this colourful adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s bestselling novel.

Mandala Beats (p.24) Known as the Jimi Hendrix of bass guitar, Israeli bassist MADE IN CANADA OY CANADA: SHORT FILM PROGRAMME NEW ISRAELI CINEMA: and producer Yossi Fine departs on a journey of rediscovery. SHORT FILM PROGRAMME The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (p.38) A lively and joyous musical journey. MONDAY MAY 8 · 8:30PM · ITH In this classic adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s beloved TUESDAY MAY 9 · 8:30PM · EW9 Mordecai Richler: The Last Of The Wild Jews (p.35) A wonderful collection of new Canadian Jewish narrative novel, Richard Dreyfuss stars as the irrepressible Jewish kid THURSDAY MAY 11 · 8:30 PM · ITH The life and work of author Mordecai Richler, from his and documentary short films offering stories about personal from St. Urbain Street, driven by an insatiable desire childhood on St. Urbain Street to his public stance against reflection and self-discovery: Sheila McCarthy’s film This collection of new short films produced at some of to be a somebody, and own a parcel of land. Canadian and Quebec nationalism. starring Bram Morrison as a zayde with romantic advice; Israel’s film schools allows us to discover emerging artistic Bagels in the Blood (p.43) Naomi Wise’s observant portrait of her parents’ marriage; voices reflecting various aspects of Israeli society. In this Mr. Bernstein (p.45) Irwin Shlafman, third-generation owner of the famous veteran animator Sheldon’s Cohen’s discovery of humour programme of short comedy, drama, documentary and Years after her father's life-changing musical experience Montreal bagel shop Fairmount Bagel, shows us how in personal trauma; and Michael Kissinger’s portrait animation, we meet a family on the economic fringes of hearing Leonard Bernstein perform at a refugee camp, it all started. of an artist confronting family history in unexpected ways society, a teacher inspiring students in Ramallah, a Debbie tracks down the famous conductor. through painting. mild-mannered professor about to have an embarrassing Bambinger & Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky (p.38) My Heart Attack (p.45) confrontation, two female soldiers who get lost in the desert, Two wonderful, critically-acclaimed adaptations of Mordecai Hinda and Her Sisterrrz (p.44) Montreal animator Sheldon Cohen finds humour in a heart and a young filmmaker returning to his childhood home. Richler short stories, produced by Atlantis Films and the My Heart Attack (p.45) attack, as he documents his own experience undergoing National Film Board. Rhoda (p.46) Films: open-heart surgery. Russet Season (p.46) Deserted / Nivut Golem (p.43) Billsville (p.43) The Patriarch's Room (p.35) The Fifth Season / Hayam Haze (p.44) Meet Bill Anhang, an idiosyncratic Montreal Jewish artist, Jerusalem-born filmmaker Danae Elon explores the place of Hayarkon Street (p.44) who at age 85 is preparing for his first major gallery show the Greek Orthodox Church in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Inside Shells / Betoch Klipot (p.45) at the prestigious American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan. The Little Dictator / HaDiktator Hakatan (p.45) Q for Quest: It’s Harder to be Anybody (p.42) CBC Television Theatre: The Acrobats (p.39) In this CBC production from 1961, writer Mordecai Richler A rare screening of the 1957 CBC live TV production Deserted Co-presented with: reflects on the evolution of his views on the relationship of Mordecai Richler’s first novel. Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University between Jew and Gentile, and his role as provocateur within

General Motors Presents: The Apprenticeship the Jewish community. Guest travel and accommodation sponsored by: of Duddy Kravitz (p.40) Rhoda (p.46) A fascinating cultural artifact, this CBC live TV production Filmmaker Naomi Wise interviews her mother about love, of Duddy Kravitz was produced a year after the novel was FAMILY FRIENDLY SCREENINGS marriage, motherhood and how the Feminist movement of first published in 1959. the 1970’s affected her personally. A Bag of Marbles (p.25) The Heir (p.34) Recommended for ages 10 and up Richler on Rue Saint-Urbain (p.42) A beautifully-realized documentary about a woman who As The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is being filmed, Sol The Children of Chance (p.25) ASL INTERPRETERS @ TJFF learns of her grandfather’s incredible history as they travel Littman visits St. Urbain Street, where Mordecai Richler Recommended for ages 14 and up to Europe to reclaim family paintings that were stolen TJFF is pleased to offer ASL Interpreters at the following guides him through the neighbourhood. by the Nazis. Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (p.40) subtitled screenings to facilitate the film introductions and Russet Season (p.46) Recommended for ages 6 and up post-film Q & A’s. Hinda and Her Sisterrrz (p.44) When Hannah needs to re-evaluate her love life, she turns Hinda begins painting the women in her family as a way Films: to her beloved Zayde's rambling memories of a day at the to connect with her history. Her paintings evolve into giant, 1945 (p.24) fruit market. An enchanting short film directed by Sheila colourful works, depicting heroic wonder-women taking An Israeli Love Story (p.26) McCarthy and starring Bram Morrison. on the Nazis. The Women’s Balcony (p.31) The Street (p.42) I'm Your Man (p.44) In this award-winning adaptation of the short story by Mordecai An irreverent animated film based on the Leonard Cohen Richler, animator Carol Leaf uses watercolor and ink to song of the same name, screening in loving memory of the interpret a Jewish family’s reactions to their dying grandmother. late troubadour. 20 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 21 TJFF ONLINE NEXTGEN SERIES (FOR THOSE 18 - 35)

In honour of our 25th anniversary, TJFF has launched an For the next generation of TJFF film lovers. A taste of what online archive, allowing Canadian viewers to stream directly the Festival has to offer. from their computers some of the best films from TJFF’s past For pass and ticket information see p.9 twenty-five years. A selection of free titles are now available, with new acquisitions to be added regularly. Featuring an NXTGN Films: PRESENTER OF THE TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL assortment of dramas, comedies, documentaries and short 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (p.32) films, this streaming platform offers a unique opportunity to Heather Booth: Changing the World (p.33) enjoy a rich heritage of Jewish film. The Last Band in Lebanon (p.30) Like a Lotus Flower (p.34) Love is Thicker than Water (p.27) Moos (p.30) Mandala Beats (p.24) New Israeli Cinema: Short Film Programme (p.21) One Week and a Day (p.28) Our Father (p.28) Shir (p.29) Uncle Howard (p.37)

FILMMATTERS 25TH TJFF WRAP PARTY In addition to TJFF celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, THANK YOU FOR 25 YEARS OF SUPPORT. FilmMatters, the Festival’s educational programme, is proudly entering its tenth year. Offering films free of charge to schools across the GTA, FilmMatters gives teachers a unique opportunity to utilize film as a powerful teaching tool and to engage students in the study of important and As we move on to the next 25, we invite you to relevant issues such as racism, diversity and citizenship. Whether encouraging them to learn from history or visit the newly-designed TJFF.COM for information introducing them to inspirational figures who are making a Featuring Yossi Fine & Ben Aylon on year-round programming, the annual spring difference in today’s world, FilmMatters seeks to motivate Music from the Blue Dessert Festival, TJFF Online and other projects. students to become active participants in “tikkun olam,” making the world a better place. The films used in the Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St W FilmMatters programme are accompanied with resource Doors open at 10pm See you at the movies. packages that teachers can utilise in the classroom both before and after the screening. These guides provide both Tickets: $15 context for the film and lesson plans for exploring the issues $25 Closing Night Film Mandala Beats raised in the film. and Wrap Party

More information and advance tickets available at tjff.com This event is 19 and over

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thathas film notCanadian classic Now is your chance to see yourNow chance is the new Guest: the film is both funny and deeply deeply and both is funny film the With: herself schemes. be to used his in OF KRAVITZ DUDDY Winner of various international Dreyfuss stars as irrepressible the is charmed by Duddy and allows charmed Duddy by is allows and including the Golden Bear Golden the at the including Bold and stunning Micheline Lanctôt Micheline stunning and Bold Berlin International Film Festival, Festival, Film International Berlin mitzvah scene worth is alone the (11 MIN, p.42)(11 digital restorationdigital of the beloved plays Yvette, the French waitress Yvette, French plays the who poignant… and the hilarious bar bar hilarious the and poignant… price of admission. of Mordecai Richler’s novel, Richard Richard novel, Mordecaiof Richler’s a somebody own and a parcel land. of aged forty in adaptation years. this In awards upon release, its initial driven by an insatiable desire be to insatiable an by driven

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Guest: funny… sparkled by Alan Arkin and and Arkin sparkled Alan by funny… father, who quotes the Bible with with who quotes Bible the father, WASP family. Alan Arkin is exceptional exceptional is Arkin Alan family. WASP OF RABBI JACOB / LES in love with the upper-class Pauline upper-class the Pauline with love in her of tribulations the in involved Linda Sorensen.Linda supporting Crist) Woodscast.” (Judith stars this in as Joshua Shapiro ofCanadian a “Wise, gem. witty and (Gabrielle Lazure),(Gabrielle and becomes Sarrazin and Michael Trotter, Kate JOSHUA THEN AND NOW politically and socially prominent and socially politically of Mordecai Richler’s bestselling novel. bestselling novel. Mordecaiof Richler’s a small time bootlegger, Joshua falls bootlegger, Joshua falls time a small ambitious and colourful adaptation adaptation colourful and ambitious as Reuben Shapiro, Joshua’s gangster Joshua’s Shapiro, as Reuben earthiness.a hilarious Also starring AVENTURES DE RABBI JACOB FRENCH

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television director and producer), that includes Alfie Scopp and and includes Ben that HIDE AND SEEK / MACHBOIM With: OF KRAVITZ DUDDY future filmmaker Martin Lavut filmmaker as Duddy, future GENERAL MOTORS PRESENTS: Perry be to a successful Rosemond (later Sylvia Lennick, as well as array an as well of Lennick, Sylvia rare films – like Truffaut's 400 The like – rare films rarely-screened CBC television Mordecai Richler himself, this hour-long hour-long this himself, Mordecai Richler production of Duddy Kravitz of production produced a year after was novel the first written by a teleplay With published. up-and-coming Canadian talent as such as at a resort a waiter Laurentians, the in a privileged conned by being his and Acrobats (60 MIN, p.39) Acrobats MIN, (60 Al Waxman and Louis Negin. Al Waxman Louis and A fascinating cultural artifact, this artifact, this cultural A fascinating drama focuses days on working Duddy’s HEBREW

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the neighbourhood. They visit Wilensky's neighbourhood.the They visit to play as a kid. While filming in Ste.in filming While as kid. a play to With: With: have on French Canadians. on French have School, and the alleys in which he used which in alleys the and School, viewed, while Micheline Lanctôt Micheline while viewed, reactions to their dying grandmother. dying reactions their to Lunch Counter, Baron Byng High Counter, Lunch Littman visits St. Urbain Street, where through him guides Mordecai Richler Mortimer GriffinShalinsky and short story Mordecai by Richler, Kravitz (120 MIN, p.38) MIN, Kravitz (120 (24 MIN, p.41) MIN, (24 In this award-winning adaptation of the of adaptation award-winning this In animator Carol Leafanimator uses watercolour family’s a Jewish interpret to ink and Agathe, Richard DreyfussAgathe, Richard inter is The Apprenticeship Apprenticeship As The of movie the discusses the impact that the film may discusses film the that impact the

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Mordecai Series Richler Director Morag Itay The Last Lebanon Band in Measures of Merit (50 MIN, p.34) p.34) Measures MIN, (50 Merit of ISRAEL 3 MIN 2016, ALEX KLEXBERDIRECTOR: ISRAEL MIN 17 2016, SHIRA GABAY DIRECTOR: ISRAEL MIN 18 2015, DIRECTOR: MORAG ITAY FRESH MEAT Guest: where he grew up, in order recreate to in where he grew up, to carryto on legacy her father’s over the HAYARKON STREET HAYARKON With: his childhood memories. With: filmmaker returns to the neighbourhoodto returns filmmaker On an isolated military base,On military isolated an a young junior position in his company. company. his in position junior soldier wants besoldier to hazed his out of (99 MIN, p.30) MIN, (99 objections of her family and community. and her of family objections In this imaginative short a film, imaginative this In A stylish edgy and comedy. black A daughter embarksA daughter on a struggle

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After moving from Brazil to New York, The mayor of a small orthodox town in TJFF GRATEFULLY Nancy Pencer Sandra Gertner & Millard Roth DRAMAS filmmaker Fernanda Faya reflects on Israel decides to build a new mikvah ACKNOWLEDGES THE Silver + Goren, Chartered Accountants Anne Glickman, in memory her grandma's migration from Romania. in a Russian immigrant neighborhood, OUTSTANDING SUPPORT The Howard and Carole Tanenbaum of Fay Wolfish, Leibish Wolfish With: Winding (61 MIN, p.37) leading to much misunderstanding. OF OUR PATRON CIRCLE Family Charitable Foundation and Morris Wolfish With: Operation Wedding MEMBERS. THANK YOU Elizabeth Wolfe Marlene & Henry Goldbach (62 MIN, p.35) Bernard & Carole Zucker Murray & Sheila Goldman (as of March 28, 2017)

COMEDIES Ralph & Pam Goldsilver WIG SHOP Cinematographer Executive Producer Beverley Gordon & Family $1,000 - $2,499 UNITED STATES 2016, 16 MIN $10,000+ Stanley & Rhonda Gordon Anonymous (4) DIRECTOR: KAT COIRO Anonymous (1) Harry & Sara Gorman Herbert Abramson Renette and David Berman Lee & Cecil Graff Emily Mortimer portrays a Los Ameis Family Marsha Bronfman Irving & Barbara Green RHODA Angeles Orthodox woman who Phyllis Angel & Joel Greenberg

DOCUMENTARIES Shirley Granovsky Lyndia & Alan Green uncovers a life-changing secret. Apotex Foundation - CANADA 2016, 24 MIN Mel & Renee Stein & Family Molline & David Green With: A Quiet Heart (92 MIN, p.28) Barry & Honey Sherman DIRECTOR: NAOMI WISE Zukerman Family Foundation Carole & Sam Greenspan Barry & Eleanor Appleby Riva & Menashe Grinshpan Wise interviews her mother about love, SPRING CHICKEN Producer Ronnie & Bunnie Appleby Ellen & Jack Gryfe marriage, motherhood and how the $7,500 - $9,999 Avenue Investment Management UNITED STATES / ISRAEL / MEXICO 2016, Steve & Andrea Halperin Feminist movement affected her. Nathan & Lily Silver Family Foundation Allan & Gila Badner 10 MIN Cynthia & Brian Hands Guest: Director Naomi Wise Leonard Wolinsky Foundation Aubey & Marilyn Banack DIRECTOR: TAMIR ELTERMAN Irving Himel Part of Oy Canada: A Short Film Director Sylvia Bashevkin Three-time champion of her Israeli Mel & Marlyn Horowitz ARCHIVAL FILMS Programme (p.21) $5,000 - $7,499 Brent & Lynn Belzberg retirement home's annual Purim Imperial Coffee & Services Inc. Nora & Jacob Dehan Helen and Hy Bergel costume contest, 95-year-old Anny A WOLF'S MIND Arlene & Al Israel Dover Family Barbara E. & Lorne Bernstein Junek hatches a plan for a fourth win. Ron Jourard Professional Corp. FRANCE / GERMANY / SWITZERLAND 2016, Ganz Family Foundation Paul & Barbara Bernstein With: No Pay, Nudity (92 MIN, p.27) Miriam Kagan 18 MIN Honourable Jerry, Carole David Beutel & Karen Golden (May 7 only) Geoffrey & Lois Kalchman DIRECTOR: KATIA SCARTON-KIM & Michael Grafstein Gary & Harriet Bomza Sandy & David Kaminker Al & Malka Green Foundation Tiana Koffler Boyman & Marc Boyman In April 1933, Joseph Goebbels, Sharon & Allen Karp Ronnen Harary Phyllis & Herb Brodkin Hitler’s Propaganda Minister, invites Estelle & Marvin Kates The Izzy & Betty Morland Brown filmmaker Fritz Lang to his apartment. Carole, Harvey & Tammy Kerbel SHORT FILMS SHORT FILMS RUSSET SEASON Kirshenbaum Foundation Marla Buck, Susan Hennick The object of the visit: to convince Debbie & Warren Kimel Micki Moore & Leonard Simpson Estelle, Alan & Diane Budish CANADA 2016, 9 MIN Lang to work for the Nazis. Eric Kirzner & Bonnie Arbus Joel & Jill Reitman Arnold & Penny Cader DIRECTOR: SHEILA MCCARTHY With: Monsieur Mayonnaise David & Sarena Koschitzky Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Henry M. Campbell & Family When Hannah needs to re-evaluate (95 MIN, p.34) Henry & Julia Koschitzky Joan Sohn Sharon Clavir, Robin Mirsky & Family her love life, she turns to her beloved UNDER THE TREE Albert (Ubby) & Evelyn Krakauer Sharon Weintraub Bayla & Leo Chaikof Fred & Sharon Kroft Zayde. Starring Bram Morrison. ISRAEL 2015, 18 MIN Adrienne & Paul Cohen Screenwriter Alan & Carol Lavine Guest: Director Sheila McCarthy DIRECTOR: DEMIAN TZATZKIN Collin & Marian Craig $2,500 - $4,999 Mariam Leitman & Craig Perkins Part of Oy Canada: A Short Film Marilyn & Jerry Cukier For two years after losing his wife, Nani & Austin Beutel Karen & Fred Leitner Programme (p.21) Richard & Joanne Cummings Anton has shut himself inside his Brettler/Mintz Foundation Nathan & Glennie Lindenberg Leslie & Anna Dan apartment, until fate gives him an Sydney & Florence Cooper Foundation Elaine & Michael Lipton Moishe & Roz Davidson opportunity for companionship. Stan & Gail Debow Nancy & Irving Lipton Elli Davis & Paul Wise With: Subte: Polska (96 MIN, p.29) YEHUDIT Irving & Toddy Granovsky - Atlantic Betty & Aubrey Lowenstein Louis & Sue Devor Packaging Products Ltd. Zoe Margolis & Julian Piper ISRAEL 2015, 8 MIN Morty Eisen & Lesley Hornik Guild Electric Jonathan & Beverley Matthews Family DIRECTOR: DANIEL GERON Wendy & Elliott Eisen IATSE Local 58 Philanthropic Fund at the Jewish El Al Israel Airlines When a teenage girl is deported to Manitou Investment Management Ltd. Foundation of Greater Toronto Pearl & David Elman Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Nazi officer Gilda & Harold Niman, Paula Marilyn & Saul Merrick SIBERIA Emerald Foundation asks her to dance for him. & Henry Zeitman Eleanor & Earl Miller The Mike & Sandra Florence ISRAEL 2016, 13 MIN With: Heaven in Auschwitz Perlis Family UJA Federation Lesley & Ron Miller Family Foundation DIRECTOR: NAFTALI ALTER (74 MIN, p.33) Legacy Fund Faye Minuk Allan Fox & Suanne Kelman

46 Free Ticketed Programmes Mordecai Richler Series NextGen Programmes MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 47 RISING STAR AND FRIENDS AND FANS THANKS/NOSH DONORS

Florence Minz Berny & Belle Weinstein Philanthropic Close Friends Sheila Katz THE TORONTO JEWISH FILM Jane Klain (The Paley Center) Michael & Lynne Mitchell Fund at the Jewish Foundation $250 - $499 Helen Lyon FESTIVAL WOULD LIKE TO Joanne Korten Victor & Sharon Moncarz of Greater Toronto Rose & Albert Alon Ilse Matheus EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS Ryan Kraft New Wave Travel Fran Weisberg Bertha & Gordon Murray Grace Olds TO THE FOLLOWING: Lynn Lafontaine (Library and Archives Canada) Margaret Nightingale Brian & Valerie Whitefield Hannah Rosen Esther Rosenfeld Tom Alexander, Hussain Amarshi Robert Lantos Adrienne Manes Offman Dr. Rhonda Wilansky and Mr. Israel Noel & Heather Rosen Shirley Rubenzahl (Mongrel Media) Malcolm Lester Issac & Sylvia Peck Ben-Ishai Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto Robert L. Ruderman Esther Arbeid (Miles Nadal JCC) Michael Levine Barbara & David Peltz Nan & Jack Wiseman Susan & Ken Schelberg Friends Monica Berger and Daniel Stern (The Keren Levy (UJA) Judy Pencer & Gerald Litowitz Harold & Carole Wolfe Ben Schlesinger $100 - $249 Jerusalem Foundation of Canada) Eyan Logan and Staff (Innis Town Hall) Pivnick Family Charles Wrock, Barrister & Solicitor Esther Shilling Alan Black, Sarafina DiFelice, Matthew Lyons (Pattison ONESTOP) Anonymous (3) Podemski/Katz Families Paul 'Pinky' Wynn & Jeff Wynn Mary Spring Brett Hendrie, Erin Lau, Noah Richler Claire Benezra Esterita Chananie Rajsky & Family Elaine & Gerald Yaffe Barbara Tamir Chris MacDonald, Isaac Meyer Odell, Jean-Sébastien Matte and Ana Berman Dayle & Allan Rakowsky Rochelle Zabitsky Joan Tator Gabor Pertic, Shane Smith, (Hot Docs) Derek Nesteruk (ZoneFestival) Phyllis Chisvin The Reuben Family Dov & Caroline Zevy Howard H. Warner Kelly Bokowksi (RBC) Yigal Nizri, Sol Goldberg and Helen Daniels Hessie & Lee Rimon David Zitzerman & Karen Friedman Lorraine Weygman Collin Bradley Anna Shternshis (Anne Tanenbaum Celia Denov (The Jewish Theological Seminary) Center for Jewish Studies, Brenlee Robinson Alisa Weyman The Patron Programme is generously Marilyn Feldman Allie Caldwell, Ron Koperdraad and Staff University of Toronto) Dorothy & Robert Ross Mark Winter sponsored by: The Frankel Family Foundation (Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema) Christopher Randall J. Lipa Roth & Ruth Grunzweig Roth Kenny Wise Martin Geffen & Cathy Mallove Cherri Campbell, Annaliese Heissler, (The New Classical 96.3) Larry & Shelley Rotman Gloria Wunder Stanley Goldfarb Wendy Saffer (Serendipity Point Films) Teresa Raposa and Dave Letros Sonia & Gerry Rowan Ronald Granofsky Nir Cohen (UK Jewish Film Festival) (The Toronto Star) Bruce & Susan Rubin We have made every effort to prepare David Collins, Tara Fainstein, Jay Rosenblatt and Joshua Moore Rising Star (as of March 28, 2017) Doreen Gryfe Stephen & Cookie Sandler our donor list accurately. Please accept Yoni Goldstein, Noah Leibtag (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival) $395 Happy Iscove Michael & Julia Sax our sincere apologies for any errors (The CJN) Meir Russo and Daniella Tourgeman Jo-anne Cole Marsha Joseph Linda & Ricky Schwartz or omissions. Jonathan Culp (Jerusalem Cinematheque) Cherie Daitchman Michael Kerbel Isadore & Rosalie Sharp Kelly Cutler,Heather Bollinger, James Shearing Shim & Vivian Felsen Faith Lederer Bonnie & Mel Shear Angela Peters (Kona Company) Brock Silversides (Media Commons, Aaron Glassman & Tobgy Lavine Harold & Ruth Margles Louise Dennys (Penguin Random University of Toronto) Stanely & Donna Shenkman Anne & Ron Golden Honey Mitchell House Canada) Ellie Skrow Carole & Marvin Sherkin Susan Greenbloom Gail Posen Nicole Durrant, Brendan Moore, Irit Stopper (Consulate General of Israel) Howard & Louise Shogilev Karen & Mark Haar Gary Posen Darren Yearsley (CBC) Sudz Sutherland Michael & Deenna Sigel Merrijo Hershoran Barbara Saipe Danae Elon Harold Troper Skip & Lynn Sigel Ruth Leneman & Harvey Savage Bella & Stanley Sanderson Famous Players Canada Square Staff Victor Valle, Melanie Slepchik and Staff Hinda & Allan Silber Charles Foran (Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP) Elaine Lesniak Nancy Sternberg Sheldon & Vivian Silverberg Karen Freedman Aviva Weintraub and Jaron Gandelman Robyn & Berry Meyerowitz Etta Sugarman Herb & Rhoda Singer - Discount Car Lisa Freid, Erika Theis (Prime Media) (New York Jewish Film Festival) Carrie & Rob Wortzman Renee Topper & Truck Rentals Graham Fulton (Park Circus) Isaac Zablocki (JCC Manhattan) Karen Truster John Stanley & Helmut Reichenbacher Robin Gofine, Jill Reitman (UJA Arts Gabrielle Zilkha THANK YOU TO OUR Madeleine Volak and Culture Committee) The David Alexander Stein A special thank you to the projectionists FRIENDS AND FANS FOR Keith Goldberg, Betsy Holbrook, Memorial Fund of IATSE Local 58. YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT. FANS Jesse Schmohl (Vendini) Carole & Jay Sterling (as of March 28, 2017) $18 - $99 Jonathan Gross and Kerry Kupecz Carol Strom & John Migicovsky NOSH DONORS Bruria Cooperman Patricia Guerin, Camille Viault and Staff Susan & Sheldon Taerk (Alliance Française) Best Friends Ralph Burke By the Way Café Lawrence & Judith Tanenbaum Harry Gulkin $500-$1199 Sarah Faerman Cobs Bead Family Foundation Jane Gutteridge (National Film Board) Anonymous (2) Rochelle Florence Crêpes à GoGo Jay & Sandra Taradash Gabriel Hanna and Brenda Carroll Dr. Philip Anisman Linda & Richard Fruchtman Feature Foods Beverley Tarshis (Image Research Library, CBC) Jerry Balistsky Ralph & Eileen Garber Ghazale Restaurant (Bloor) Judith Teller Foundation Mark Haslam (Ontario Arts Council) Limonana Dorys Bernbaum Reva & David Garber Stacey Helpert Kitty & Paul Tepperman Loblaws (Empress Walk) Heather & Ron Hoffman Sharon Gladstone Laurent How Kit and Staff Rubin & Elaine Todres Metro Supermarkets Norma & Ernie Kirsh Freda Gottesman-Brender (Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk) Tom's Place Metropolitan Ice Cream Myra Merkur Carole Greenberg Ellis Jacob, Mert Inal, Louise Robillard Joe & Freema Trager Pusateri’s Fine Foods (Avenue Road) Elaine & Joseph Steiner Sandra Haberman (Cineplex Entertainment) Sol & Goldie Wassermuhl Tiara Events Allison Weiss Peter Kingstone (Toronto Arts Council)

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OUR VOLUNTEERS—THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTORS TJFF ADVISORY COUNCIL DEDICATION—WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU Phyllis Angel Greenberg –Chair Ralph Goldsilver Marsha Bronfman Allison Weiss – Vice Chair Carol Lavine Mel Stein Opening Night VIP Sylvia Charles Amanda Kistindey Mariana Seiler Barbara E. Bernstein – Secretary Karen Leitner Daniel Tanenbaum Reception Coordinator Kayla Chaterji Elena Kleyman Lesley Sevitt David Beutel – Treasurer Sylvia Peck Beverley Tarshis Barbara E. Bernstein Gloria Clamen Allen Mark Kraus Mona Sherman Barbara Peltz – Past-Chair Sharon Weintraub Elizabeth Wolfe Felicia Cukier Evelyn Kruger David Shipley Dayle Rakowsky – Past-Chair Patron Circle Beverly Deutsch Mel Kruger Cindy Shore Brunch Coordinator Esther Deutsch Sandi Laine Marilynn Siegel Lesley Hornik Debbi Eisenberg Susan Laufer Elaine Silver Special Events Evy Eisenberg Millie Lax Marvin Silver TJFF STAFF Photographer Sandra Finkelman Hymie Lebowitz Evelyn Sinukoff Artistic Director Rani Sanderson doug&partners Lance Gitter Dinah Finklestein Helen Lepek Rita Slapack Helen Zukerman Mark Selby Daniel Bogdanic Bill Fisch Liora Levy Miriam Smith TJFF Volunteer Coordinator Susan Starkman Matt Camara Helen Fisch Bonnie Lilien Peter Somerville Helen Fisch Executive Director Helen Zukerman Agnes Jeglinska Paul Fisch Helen Lipson-Fox Mary Spring Debbie Werner Jonathan King Festival Venue Tova Fisch Barbara Lipton Hope Springman Public Relations Brian Murray Volunteer Supervisors Susan Freedman Joan London Shula Strassfeld Administrative Assistant Daniela Ponce Nicole Raines Tova Fisch Cindy Fruitman Fanny Lui Nika Teper Ginger Mittleman Jesse Cumming Doug Robinson Esther Deutsch Atara Christine Gabison Tahiat Mahboob Ellen Thompson Tracey Thibault Elaine Lester Syndie Geller Terry Maiden Joseph Train Programme Director Technical Directors Jorge Velis Anita Gertie Ruthie Mann Tally Tsukinovsky Opening Night/Patron Stuart Hands Laura Brown Adam White Diana Ginpil Anne Marks Karla Veites Circle Brunch Rolla Tahir Fern Gitter Eudoro Merowitz Goldie Wallensky Goldberg Volunteer Coordinator Programming / Operations Manager Overdrive Design Limited Lance Gitter Stephanie Milgram Paul Wallensky Elaine Lester Jérémie Abessira Technical Consultant Marc Alcide Ron Goldberg Zuleyka Mora Melanie Wasserman Yuval Sagiv Katrina Densmore Chai Tea Film Series Nancy Golden Marlene Moscoe Judy Weinberg Development Director Jason Gerard Volunteer Coordinator/ Sid Golden Phyllis Mostyn Rebecca Ruth Weiss Rachel Haar Technical/ Projection Leslie Jennings Festival Nosh Coordinator Rochelle 'Ricky' Goldman Surie Nagel Alanna Wener Rob MacPherson Rob Krete Claire Benezra Celie Goldstein David Najgoldberg Brian Whitefield Development Consultant Bryn Wilson Fran Goodman Emma Najgoldberg Valerie Whitefield Volunteers Roz Davidson Theatre FOH Managers James Wilson Millie Gotlib Pamela Neblett Judy Wineberg (as of February 2017) Tova Fisch (The Spadina Theatre, Linda Gottlieb Nancy Nezon Susan Yankoo Rosalind Adler Process / Box Office Manager Alliance Française) Festival Flyer Design Jack Greenberg Rhoda Nussbaum Susan Yankton Liat Algranti Laura Colosimo Jeff Hannah and Dave Broeckel Margaret Tilling (The Graphic Mill) Tolsa Greenberg Stephen Owens Taupe Zeitman Stan Applebaum (Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema) Julie Griesdorf Maor Oz Katherine Zhu Jerry Austin FilmMatters Coordinator Maor Oz (Royal Cinema, Innis Town Hall) Catalogue Printing Rosa Gurovich Talia Pearl Nathaniel Baker Susan Starkman Kris Prue (Cineplex Cinemas Varsity Sam Gonshor (Spirit Graphics) Sandra Hayward Menachem Tzvi Perlow Anne Balaban The Volunteer Programme and VIP, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Kathleen Hill Miriam Pinchuk Sharon Basman is generously sponsored by: Production Assistant / Walk, Famous Players Canada Square) Festival Flyer Printing & Distribution Sharron Holesh Audrey Pollock Samantha Benezra Co-Presentations In conjunction with The Toronto Star Claire Horowitz Nancy Pruskin Harriet Blackstein Maor Oz Box Office Assistant Manager Newspaper Ltd. Debra Hubner Milo Puerta Martin Blackstein Bran Ramsey Anne Huss Hana Riczker Trudy Bleier Festival Interns Macintosh Consulting & Support Irving Huss Brona Rosen Barbara Borenstein Jordana Plotnick Special Events Coordinator Henry Rose (MacWizard) Norma Jacobson Danielle Rovinski Judy Borodin Nina Aynedjian Karen Freedman Fred Jin Sheila Ruth Claire Braseliten Festival Mobile App courtesy Ester Kagan Justin Saks Lori Campbell TJFF Programmers Festival Videographer of Kona Productions Etienne Kaplan Marianne Samuel Corey Caplan Jérémie Abessira Yann Yap Faye Kates Ben Schlesinger Janice Carolin Allen Braude Julie-Rae King Rachel Schlesinger Regina Chait Stuart Hands Social Media Consultant Sylvia Kirshner Samantha Scoler Maor Oz Imanol Arias

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70 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM MAY 4 – 14 2017 TJFF.COM 25TH ANNUAL TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 71 PORTUGUESE No Pay, Nudity Operation Wedding Riphagen The 90 Minute War / Milhemet 90 Hadakot The Pickle Recipe The Origin of Violence / L'origine de la violence A Quiet Heart / Lev shaket meod One for the Road / O que se Leva The Play’s The Thing: The Bells of Hell The Pickle Recipe Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe / Vor der Morgenröte Q for Quest: It’s Harder to be Anybody Rhoda WOMEN - FRONT AND CENTER 116 Cameras - Stefan Zweig in Amerika Rhoda Russet Season Richler on Rue Saint-Urbain Shir A.K.A. Nadia RUSSIAN The Ruins of Lifta Uncle Howard Deserted / Nivut Golem 1945 Russet Season Facing the Wall / Im HaPanim LaKir Forever Pure The Street FOOD The Gravedigger’s Daughter / Habat Shel Hakavran Little Dictator / HaDiktator HaKatan Uncle Howard Bagels in the Blood Heather Booth: Changing the World Operation Wedding The Last Blintz Hinda and Her Sisterrrz Siberia The Pickle Recipe An Israeli Love Story / Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli Wig Shop FILMS BY Praise the Lard Like A Lotus Flower / Like A Lotus Flower Measures of Merit SPANISH LGBT Moos Austerlitz THEME/TOPIC The Essential Link Mr. Bernstein Heaven in Auschwitz Heaven in Auschwitz My Michael / Michael Sheli ACTIVISM Spring Chicken Hide and Seek / Machboim A Quiet Heart / Lev shaket meod The Fifth Season / Hayam Haze Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe Taam, a Taste of Rue des Rosiers Rhoda Heather Booth: Changing the World Subte: Polska Uncle Howard Shir Measures of Merit Spring Chicken YIDDISH Operation Wedding MIDDLE EAST RELATIONS POLITICS Wig Shop The Frisco Kid The Ruins of Lifta The 90 Minute War / Milhemet 90 Hadakot The Women's Balcony / Ismach Hatani Menashe Winding / Petaltel A.K.A. Nadia Ben-Gurion, Epilogue WW2 ENGLISH ONLY (NO SUBTITLES) BIOGRAPHY Beyond The Mountains and Hills / 116 Cameras 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story Ben-Gurion, Epilogue Me'Ever Laharim Vehagvaot 1945 116 Cameras Billsville Deserted / Nivut Golem Austerlitz The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Essential Link The Fifth Season / Hayam Haze A Bag of Marbles / Un sac de billes Bagels in the Blood Heather Booth: Changing the World Forever Pure Chika, The Dog in the Ghetto / Chika, Die Hündin Im Bambinger Monsieur Mayonnaise Harmonia Ghetto Body and Soul: An American Bridge Mordecai Richler: The Last Of The Wild Jews Hide and Seek / Machboim The Children of Chance / Les enfants de la chance CBC Television Theatre: The Acrobats Shimon Peres, Self Portrait An Israeli Love Story / Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli Cloudy Sunday / Ouzeri Tsitsanis Dearth of a Salesman Uncle Howard The Last Band in Lebanon / Halahaka haahrona belevanon The Essential Link Eternal Light: Home for Passover Once Upon a Time...The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob / Heaven in Auschwitz General Motors Presents: The Apprenticeship FAMILIES AND FAMILY STORIES Il était une fois: Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob The Heir / L'héritier of Duddy Kravitz Against the Reinheitsgebot / Benigud LeReinheitsgebot The Patriarch's Room Hinda and Her Sisterrrz Heather Booth: Changing the World A Bag of Marbles / Un sac de billes The Ruins of Lifta Keep Quiet Hinda and Her Sisterrrz Beyond The Mountains and Hills / Shimon Peres, Self Portrait Meyer’s Law / De Maatschap I'm Your Man Me'Ever Laharim Vehagvaot Monsieur Mayonnaise Insomnia Is Good For you Dark Diamond / Diamant Noir ROMANCE The Origin of Violence / L'origine de la violence Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang Facing the Wall / Im HaPanim LaKir 5 Minutes of Your Time / 5 Dakot Mizmanech Riphagen Joe’s Violin The Heir / L'héritier An Israeli Love Story / Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli The Ruins of Lifta Joshua Then and Now Inside Shells Jewish Blind Date / Blind date à la Juive Scandal in Ivansk The Last Blintz Joshua Then and Now Let Yourself Go / Lasciati andare Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe / Vor der Morgenröte Love is Thicker than Water Like A Lotus Flower / Like A Lotus Flower Love is Thicker than Water - Stefan Zweig in Amerika Mandala Beats Love is Thicker than Water Moos A Wolf's Mind / L'Esprit du Loup Mordecai Richler: The Last Of The Wild Jews Menashe Under The Tree / Mitahat la etz Yehudit Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky Meyer’s Law / De Maatschap SUSPENSE / THRILLER Mr. Bernstein Moos YIDDISHKEIT Mr. Bernstein Dark Diamond / Diamant Noir My Heart Attack The Eternal Light: Home for Passover One for the Road / O que se Leva The Origin of Violence / L'origine de la violence No Love for Johnnie The Frisco Kid One Week and A Day / Shavua ve Yom Our Father / Avinu Menashe

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43 5 Minutes of Your Time 45 Last Blintz, The 32 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story 30 Let Yourself Go 30 90 Minute War, The 34 Like a Lotus Flower 43 116 Cameras 45 Little Dictator, The 24 1945 27 Love is Thicker than Water 25 A.K.A. Nadia 40 Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, The 43 Against the Reinheitsgebot 24 Mandala Beats 38 Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The 34 Measures of Merit 38 Assignment: Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! 27 Menashe 32 Austerlitz 27 Meyer’s Law 25 Bag of Marbles, A 34 Monsieur Mayonnaise 43 Bagels in the Blood 30 Moos 38 Bambinger 35 Mordecai Richler: The Last Of The Wild Jews 32 Ben-Gurion, Epilogue 41 Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky 25 Beyond the Mountains and Hills 45 Mr. Bernstein 43 Billsville 27 Murder in Polna 38 Black to the Promised Land 45 My Heart Attack 32 Body and Soul: An American Bridge 41 My Michael 39 CBC Television Theatre: The Acrobats 41 No Love for Johnnie 43 Chika, The Dog in the Ghetto 27 No Pay, Nudity 25 Children of Chance, The 35 Once Upon a Time...The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 26 Cloudy Sunday 45 One for the Road 26 Dark Diamond 28 One Week and A Day 39 Dearth of a Salesman 35 Operation Wedding 43 Deserted 28 Origin of Violence, The 43 El Hara 28 Our Father 33 Essential Link, The 35 Patriarch's Room, The 39 Eternal Light: Home for Passover 31 Pickle Recipe, The 44 Facing the Wall 41 Play’s The Thing: The Bells of Hell, The 44 Fifth Season, The 36 Praise the Lard 33 Forever Pure 42 Q for Quest: It’s Harder to be Anybody 44 Fresh Meat 28 Quiet Heart, A 39 Frisco Kid, The 46 Rhoda 40 General Motors Presents: The Apprenticeship 42 Richler on Rue Saint-Urbain of Duddy Kravitz 29 Riphagen 44 Gravedigger’s Daughter, The 36 Ruins of Lifta, The 26 Harmonia 46 Russet Season 44 Hayarkon Street 36 Scandal in Ivansk 33 Heather Booth: Changing the World 37 Shimon Peres, Self Portrait 33 Heaven in Auschwitz 29 Shir 34 Heir, The 46 Siberia 40 Hide and Seek 46 Spring Chicken 44 Hinda and Her Sisterrrz 29 Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe 44 I'm Your Man 42 Street, The 45 Inside Shells 29 Subte: Polska 39 Insomnia Is Good For you 37 Taam, a Taste of Rue des Rosiers 26 Israeli Love Story, An 37 Uncle Howard 40 Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang 46 Under The Tree 45 Jewish Blind Date 46 Wig Shop 45 Joe’s Violin 37 Winding 40 Joshua Then and Now 46 Wolf's Mind, A 34 Keep Quiet 31 Women's Balcony, The 30 Last Band in Lebanon, The 46 Yehudit

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