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March 18-25 2018 www.katzjcc.org/film FilmFest 2018 B.indd 1 2/2/18 10:45 AM Welcome to the Festival! As festival organizers we are always searching for new ways to satisfy your movie going experience. Our 13th Annual Cherry Hill Volvo Cars Jewish Film Festival is the most ideal way to share our passion for Judaic movies. The big-screen experience provides an irreplaceable pleasure and opportunity to view these films. Submissions to the Festival are often viewed by our committee members on laptop computers, so we can’t wait for everyone to see the stunning visuals of a film such asAcross the Waters as well as the breathtaking scenery in The Milk Trial and the pleasure of seeing Hedy Lamarr once again, all on the big screen. We are very proud of the 19 films that we have chosen to highlight in this year’s festival. We are fortunate that several guest speakers will be joining us to provide additional insight into the films. They include writers, directors, producers, film stars, film subjects, and local Rabbis. You will get a chance to meet Fleming Meeks who conducted the interview with Hedy Lamarr in Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Samantha Elisofon and Brandon Polansky, actors starring in Keep the Change, and Daniel Sorochkin, the writer/director of the short Check Please. Other speakers are listed in the brochure. Of course, a festival like ours can only thrive with community support. We are fortunate to live in a community that enjoys the arts and passionately supports Jewish culture. Special thanks to Cherry Hill Volvo Cars and our other generous sponsors who enable the entire community to laugh, reflect, discover, and learn through enriching entertainment. Join us for this wonderful celebration of Jewish films! Jodi Kaufman Cooper & Melinda Kane Film Festival Co-Chairs 2 FilmFest 2018 B.indd 2 2/2/18 10:45 AM Festival Highlights! Better Together “Names, Not Numbers”© Monday, March 19 • 7:00 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 Join the 7th and 8th grade students from Kellman Brown Academy for a screening of the World Premiere of their 2018 interactive, multi-media Holocaust project, where they interviewed four local survivors. On the Map Tuesday, March 20 • 7:00 pm at Temple Beth Sholom On the Map tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Championship. Through the lens of sports, this film presents a much broader story of how one basketball team captured the heart of a nation amid domestic turmoil and the global machinations of the Cold War. Keep the Change Wednesday, March 21 • 7:00 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group. Presented in collaboration with ACHaD and the Jewish Abilities Alliance. Executive Committee Jodi Kaufman Cooper & Melinda Kane Jeffrey H. Gottlieb Film Festival Co-Chairs JCC President Michele Susson & Jill Cogan Les Cohen Film Festival Co-Coordinators JCC Executive Director Sheila Bader & Dave Wynne Mitchell Medoff Editorial Co-Chairs Chief Financial Officer Toby Winter Beth Segal Marketing Chair JCC Assistant Director Jennifer Dollinger-Woods Brian M. Adler & Barbara Flacker Development Director Sponsorship Co-Chairs Marcy Weiner Lahav Roz Wynne Adult, Cultural & Judaic Food and Beverage Chair Department Director Helene Lees Suzanne Gili Post Logistics and Volunteer Chair Program Associate Committee Phyllis Aaranson Miriam (Mimi) Faktorow * Judith Krupnick Cindy Silvert Roberta Abramowitz Shelly Faktorow * Bert Lipitz Becky Siman Jeff Adelman Barbara Fineblum Roberta Lipitz Gary Sternberg Sharon Adelman Steven Fineblum Paula Luborsky Nelly Toll Janet Berson Mark Goldstein Suzanne Magaziner * Randi Tonof Yvonne Brand Roz Goldstein Larry Natelson Gail Trachtenberg Irene Buchman Lyn Harley Phyllis Novick Ina Warren Martin Conrad Steve Harley Scott Rosen Joan Wechter Molly Lou Conrad Beverly Hersh Dr. Mort Rubinstein Larry Whitson* Ruth Dickerman Estherose Heyman Shirley Rubinstein Stephanie Whitson* Debbie Elisha Carolyn Jacobs Shelley Sax Abby Ettore Linda Jacobs Sue Shumas * Past Festival Chair FilmFest 2018 B.indd 3 2/2/18 10:45 AM THURSDAY, MARCH 15 • PATRON PREVIEW CUBA’S Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels is based on the true story of Marion Kreith. Marion escaped war torn FORGOTTEN Europe as a young girl with her family, evading JEWELS Nazi capture and crossing the Atlantic to a tropical 7:00 PM paradise. In this film, her story mingles with the personal accounts of other refugees who recall Documentary their escape to Havana and the challenges they Directors Robin Truesdale face in an exotic and unfamiliar land. and Judy Kreith With a stunning musical score of Jewish melodies United States • 2017 and the pulsating music of Havana, the film English • 46 Minutes merges the realities of two vastly different, yet Sponsored by intermingled cultures, bringing this colorful and Maggiano’s uplifting piece of history to light. Guest Speaker: Abe Ferdas, Former Cuban resident SCREENING TIME 7:00 pm at Maggiano’s Little Italy, Cherry Hill Mall 3000 Route 38 Cherry Hill, NJ Exclusively for Patrons 224 FilmFest 2018 B.indd 4 2/2/18 10:46 AM Bravo! NAI Mertz is proud to support the Cherry Hill Volvo Jewish Film Festival and the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center. Best Wishes for Another Successful Event, Barry, Faye & Scott Mertz Celebrating over 35 years serving the commercial real estate requirements of Southern New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area. 21 Roland Avenue, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 | 856.234.9600 naimertz.com FilmFest 2018 B.indd 5 2/2/18 10:46 AM SUNDAY, MARCHTuesday, 18 April • OPENING ??, 2012 MATINEE ACROSS THE Unsure of whom they can trust, a Jewish musician and his family make a frantic escape from Nazi- WATERS occupied Denmark, in Across the Waters, a gripping 2:30 PM story of survival and rescue. BASED ON Enjoying the nightlife of 1943 Copenhagen, jazz TRUE EVENTS guitarist Arne Itkin is seemingly immune to the hardships of war, as the Danish government opts Drama for a compliant relationship with Nazi Germany. Amidst lurking danger from the Gestapo and their Director Nicolo Donato collaborators, the family puts its fate in the hands of strangers whose allegiance and motives are not Denmark always clear. 2016 Danish and German with English subtitles 95 Minutes SCREENING TIME Sponsored by 2:30 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 The Rosen Swell JCC Members: $12 Family Guest: $15 Includes Home Movie HOME MOVIE A story of immigration, dislocation and family secrets told through home movies stored in a 2:30 PM wardrobe for over 50 years and found during a recent house move. Short Home Movie covers life in Czechoslovakia in the Director Caroline Pick 30s, all the way to Cardiff in the 60s. UK and Czech Republic 2013 English 18 Minutes This short precedes Across the Waters Begins at 2:30 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 6 FilmFest 2018 B.indd 6 2/2/18 10:46 AM THE MANSION ON MAIN STREET Experience the Magic The Mansion on Main Street is the perfect place to celebrate life’s special moments. BAR/BAT MITZVAHS | WEDDINGS | GRADUATION PARTIES REHEARSAL DINNERS | BRIDAL AND BABY SHOWERS Don’t forget to indulge in our award winning brunch available every Sunday! 3000 MAIN STREET | VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY 08043 856-751-1717 | MANSIONONMAINSTREET.COM #MANSIONMOMENTS Mazel Tov on another wonderful film festival! We are thrilled to help support this effort. The Rosen Swell Family Scott Rosen Risa Swell Lee Rosen-Swell Cassidy Rosen-Swell FilmFest 2018 B.indd 7 2/2/18 10:46 AM SUNDAY,Tuesday, MARCH April18 • OPENING ??, 2012 NIGHT HUMOR ME Once an acclaimed New York playwright, Nate (Jemaine Clement), can’t finish his new play. When 7:30 PM his wife leaves him, taking their son with her, he becomes desolate. Broke and unable to pay the STAR-STUDDED rent, Nate begrudgingly moves to New Jersey CAST to live with his father, Bob (Elliott Gould), in a retirement community. Comedy There, Nate’s misery is tested by his dad’s endless Director Sam Hoffman jokes. When he stumbles across the senior citizens’ community-theater troupe, he tries to give United States directing - and human interaction - another shot. 2017 English Star-studded cast includes Bebe Neuwirth, 93 Minutes Ingrid Michaelson and Annie Potts. Official Selection of 2017 Denver Film Festival and LA Film Festival SCREENING TIME Sponsored by 7:30 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 Cherry Hill JCC Members: $12 Volvo Cars Guest: $15 Includes Check Please CHECK PLEASE In a fancy restaurant, Ben plans to propose to his long time girlfriend, Laura, only to find out that his 7:00 PM ring was mistakenly sent to the wrong table. Comedic Short Check Please is a heart warming look at a proposal gone wrong. Director Daniel Sorochkin United States 2015 English 16 Minutes Guest Speaker: Daniel Sorochkin, Director This short precedes Humor Me Begins at 7:30 pm at AMC Voorhees 16 8 FilmFest 2018 B.indd 8 2/2/18 10:46 AM FilmFest 2018 B.indd 9 2/2/18 10:46 AM MONDAY, MARCH 19 MONSIEUR Monsieur Mayonnaise is an artist’s epic adventure into his family’s secret past. Australian artist and MAYONNAISE film-maker, Philippe Mora, investigates his father’s 1:00 PM clandestine role in the French Résistance in WWII and his mother’s miraculous escape enroute to INTERNATIONAL Auschwitz. Philippe, a Hollywood cult-horror movie FILM FESTIVAL director and pop-artist, adopts a Film Noir persona FAVORITE to tell his family’s story. Documentary Director Trevor Graham He also packs his paints and easel, as he embarks on a journey to create an audacious comic book Australia, Germany, France about his parents, their survival and the Holocaust.