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2018 Westchester Jewish Film Festival JBFC MEMBERS PRE-SALE OPENS FEB. 13 AT NOON! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Feb. 16 at noon. MARCH 13–29 Let Yourself Go A LEtTER FROM Nonprofit. Film. Education. Community. THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER This year we feature WESTCHESTER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2018 41 engaging, March 13–29 thought-provoking, and entertaining ALL FESTIVAL TICKETS: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers) unless otherwise noted films—a robust mix of documentaries and narratives, along with all 10 episodes of The Writer, one of the latest in Israel’s brilliant streak of dramas made for TV. The festival kicks off with Itzhak, a cinematic, joyful documentary portrait of the extraordinary artist and man Itzhak Perlman. Among the films from Israel this year, we have Eitan Anner’s emotionally complex A Quiet Heart and Amichai Greenberg’s The Testament, a provocative drama based on a true story. And, Fauda fans, take note: We’re hosting a sneak preview of the first three episodes of Season 2 before it hits Netflix! OPENING NIGHT WITH Q&A AND RECEPTION Continuing to feature wonderful new films from around the globe, we’re showing, from Hungary, Ferenc Török’s 1945, a highly lauded portrait ITZHAK of a society trying to come to terms with the March 13, 7:00* horrors they’ve experienced; and Nabil Ayouch’s Filmmaker Alison Chernick (Matthew Barney: No Restraint) takes us on an (Horses of God) timely, engrossing Razzia, which intimate cinematic journey through the life of Itzhak Perlman, widely considered explores the fragile dreams of five Moroccans to be one of the greatest living violinists. With privileged access to Perlman himself, we learn how his passion for music allowed him to find a platform for living in Casablanca today. The festival personal expression and how his profound talent and wry humor have helped centerpiece is GI Jews: Jewish Americans in him overcome numerous obstacles (including being wheelchair-bound since World War II, the remarkable story of 550,000 childhood). We witness his remarkable generosity with students and fellow servicemen and -women. And this year we’ve musicians, as he maintains his devotion to his family and a determination to live scheduled more screenings of films that are a modern Jewish life that honors tradition in a world of changing expectations. certain to be popular, such as the fabulous new • Alison Chernick. 2017. 80 m. NR. US/Israel. English/Hebrew with subtitles. documentary Bombshell, about the surprising *Q&A filmmaker Alison Chernick andRECEPTION life of Hedy Lamar. Tickets: $20 (members), $25 (nonmembers) All this, plus a very special showcase of the Also showing: March 17, 12:30; March 28, 3:00 work of iconic actor Alan Arkin! Please plan to join us—and our wonderful slate of guests—throughout the festival. THE TESTAMENT —Bruni Burres March 14, 2:00; March 15, 7:45; March 18, 12:30; March 19, 2:50; March 28, 12:30 In present day Austria, Yoel (Ori Pfeffer, USA Network’s Dig), a renowned Holocaust For over 20 years, Bruni Burres has worked at the researcher, is in the middle of a legal battle concerning a brutal massacre of Jews intersection of arts, culture, and human rights as a that took place toward the end of World War II. His fight is with the government, festival director and curator, media educator, but the murder took place on land now owned by an influential family planning to build a multimillion dollar project on the site. Yoel suspects that their aim is to bury creative producer, and social media strategist. the affair for good, but he lacks the evidence he needs to prove his case. When Burres is the cowriter and associate producer of his own mother’s shocking testimony is unearthed, Yoel’s commitment to the Beyond My Grandfather Allende, which won Best truth remains unwavering, but will he be able to tolerate the price he has to pay? Documentary at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. • Amichai Greenberg. 2017. 96 m. NR. Israel. Hebrew/German with subtitles. From 1991 to 2008, she was the director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. BYE BYE GERMANY March 14, 3:00; March 19, 5:15; March 23, 7:40; March 26, 2:45; March 27, 4:45 Frankfurt, 1946. Jewish merchant David Bermann (Moritz Bleibtreu, Run Lola Run) and some friends—who, like him, narrowly escaped the horrors of the Nazi regime—all JBFC MEMBERS PRE-SALE dream of immigrating to America. But to do that, they need money. Concluding that OPENS FEB. 13 AT NOON! the best and fastest way to raise some cash is to revive David’s family’s linen business, inflate the prices, and turn on the charm, the men go door-to-door dazzling housewives Tickets go on sale to the general public with flashy chutzpah. Business flourishes, and a bright new future can be seen on the on Friday, Feb. 16 at noon. horizon. However, secrets from David’s past suddenly loom large when an American investigator turns up to ask questions. • Sam Garbarski. 2017. 102 m. NR. Germany. German with subtitles. IN THE LAND OF POMEGRANATES March 15, 5:10; March 26, 7:30* The pomegranate is a symbol of rejuvenation and rebirth—and also a euphemism for a hand grenade. From Academy Award-nominated 85-year-old director Hava Kohav Beller (The Restless Conscience), this suspenseful, multi-layered documentary centers on a group of young people born into an ongoing war. We meet young Palestinians and Israelis who go to a retreat in Germany where they come together under one roof and discuss what’s happening back home. In highly charged encounters, they confront the grievances that each side has about the other. Beller interweaves these The Invisibles encounters with stories of other embattled lives in the Occupied Territories and Israel, painting THE INVISIBLES BOBBI JENE a portrait of people caught in the duality of the pomegranate: Will they embrace each other’s March 14, 4:45; March 17, 2:45; March 22, 3:10; March 14, 7:40; March 25, 2:30; March 27, 2:30; humanity, or will they pull the pin on the grenade? March 23, 5:15; March 25, 5:00; March 27, 2:45; March 29, 3:00 Hava Kohav Beller. 2017. 125 m. NR. Israel/US. March 29, 5:15 • A star with Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, Arabic/Hebrew with subtitles. Claus Räfle’s emotionally gripping The Invisibles Bobbi Jene Smith has decided it’s time to break tells the true stories of four young Jews who ties with the ensemble and create her own * March 26, 7:30: Q&A with filmmaker survived the war in Berlin after the Nazi regime original work. After 10 years, she leaves behind Hava Kohav Beller declared the Reich’s capital free of Jews. One her mentors to return to the States. But back led an adventurous life that included becoming a home, she’s just another choreographer in a field AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY passport forger (enabling him to save the lives of crowded with artists trying to make a name for March 15, 7:30*; March 17, 9:10; March 22, 7:30; other Jews). Another joined the resistance. One themselves. A hit at our Dance on Film series March 28, 2:30 woman served black-market gourmet foods in last year, Bobbi Jene includes nudity and frank the apartment of a German officer. Another dyed sexuality. • Elvira Lind. 2017. 95 m. NR. Denmark/ An Israeli Love Story is based on the actual love her hair blonde and infiltrated groups where a Sweden/Israel/US. English. affair between Palestinian actress/director Pnina Jew would never have been accepted. Dramatic Gary and Eli Ben-Zvi, son of author Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israel’s second president. reenactments are interwoven with interviews with SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: the people whose lives inspired this captivating During the turbulent period of pre-state Israel, the feature. • Claus Räfle. 2017. 110 m. NR. Germany. I’VE GOTTA BE ME two young people meet on a bus. Distracted by German with subtitles. March 15, 2:30; March 16, 12:10; March 17, 9:20; work, Eli fails to ask for a date. Eventually history March 19, 7:40; March 23, 9:30; March 28, 8:30 moves on, true love flowers, and the couple set a date for their wedding—but Israel’s harsh reality With a star-studded roster of interviewees— RESTORING TOMORROW intervenes. Dan Wolman. 2017. 93 m. NR. Israel. including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, and • March 14, 5:30; March 17, 12:15; March 20, 2:30; Hebrew with subtitles. Billy Crystal—acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard March 29, 7:35 (Slavery by Another Name) creates a magnificent * March 15, 7:30: Q&A with AJC Director of Director Aaron Wolf’s personal journey of portrait of the dancer, singer, impressionist, and Contemporary Jewish Life Steve Bayme and rediscovery dovetails with real life when he learns actor of unparalleled charisma, Sammy Davis Jr. JBFC founder Steve Apkon with RECEPTION about the run-down Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Davis defied societal norms, courting controversy once a Los Angeles treasure. Through steadfast but with consistent grace and honesty. He SPONSORED BY AJC determination and powerhouse fundraising inspired African-Americans with his showbiz Tickets: $12 (members), $17 (nonmembers) efforts, Wolf’s community does the impossible: successes and his alignment with Martin Luther raising millions of dollars to return the decrepit King, and baffled progressive admirers by temple to its original majesty. These dedicated campaigning for Nixon and going to Vietnam. congregation members also restore the future Ultimately, Davis was a performer and a patriot, as of the local Jewish community at a time when devoted to Judaism as he was to entertainment.
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