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From the Director, Olivia Antsis 1 PJFF37 Sponsors 2 PJFF37 Supporters and Donors 3 Calendar-at-a-Glance 4 Film Guide 7 Tickets and Passes 48 Seating Information 49 Film Venues and Receptions 52 Who We Are 53 PJFF37 Supporter Levels and Benefits 65 PJFF37 Supporter Form 66 PJFF on Social Media 67

Cover Image: BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY THE CAKEMAKER FROM THE DIRECTOR | Olivia Antsis

Dear Friends,

Two months short of my ten-year anniversary serving as Director of The Gershman YÕs Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, I could not be more elated to be a part of what I consider to be one of PJFFÕs most important seasons to date! With our fabulous new Chair, Francine Tabas, at the helm, PJFF37 arrives on the heels of two extraordinary seasons Ñ our celebratory (and record-breaking) 35th Anniversary and PJFF36, our ÒDouble ChaiÓ Festival that took place amidst one of the most controversial American presidential races of our time. We realize we have some tough acts to follow, but we are ready to present our community of film lovers an impressive new lineup of 35 films (29 events) from 20 different countries that will linger in hearts and minds for months to come.

We also have some exciting changes to our festival structure that I would like to bring to your attention. We listened to your pleas to offer more screenings in the surrounding suburbs of Philadelphia. In response, for the first time in PJFF history, we are offering a select number of simultaneous screenings that will make it possible for patrons who do not travel into the city to still participate in the Festival. These simultaneous screenings will take place on Sunday afternoons at 2 pm and Sunday evenings at 7 pm, as well as Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. If these screenings sell out, we will offer even more simultaneous showings in the future. This brings me to your next most noted request: repeat films. PJFF would love to show its fabulous films more than once and with your increased participation, we can! Invite your family, friends, and co-workers to the Festival this November to see the best new Jewish independent cinema from across the globe. With more sell-out crowds, PJFF will be incentivized to show multiple screenings of your favorite films in future seasons. YEARS

In addition to increasing the number of films shown in the suburbs, we are excited to announce two new film categories: ÒYoung & IndependentÓ and ÒTikkun Olam.Ó While all of our films have broad appeal, PJFFÕs Young & Independent films (featured in grey on our calendar on pages 4 and 5) are especially recommended for patrons in their 20s and 30s. 37 If interested in attending all four ÒYoung & IndependentÓ screenings, please see page 49 for more information. Our ÒTikkun OlamÓ film category (featured in blue on our calendar on page 5) recognizes films that raise awareness about injustice and other important human rights issues around the world.

In the past decade, thanks to your enthusiasm, patronage, and support, PJFF has come to be regarded as one of the top Jewish film festivals in the nation. We take this honor very seriously and strive to offer you, our filmmakers, and notable guests the best Festival experience possible. In addition to Francine Tabas, I must thank Phyllis Fischer and Iris THE 37TH PHILADELPHIA Drechsler; our fabulous PJFF Committee and Screening Committee; Maxine Gaiber, Kristen JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Dougherty, and Matt Bussy; my wonderful Gershman Y colleagues; our talented PJFF interns NOVEMBER 4Ð19, 2017 and volunteers; and our amazing sponsors, supporters, advertisers, and community partners for helping to make the Festival what it is today.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, please think of PJFF as your Jewish film festival. You do not need to be affiliated with any group or ideology to be a part of the PJFF community. You do not need to be Jewish. You just need to show up (preferably early) with an open heart. In anticipation of PhiladelphiaÕs Israel 70 Fondly, celebration in 2018, PJFF begins the festival Olivia Antsis with four days of Israeli independent cinema. Director, PJFF

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PJFF37 SPONSORS PJFF37 SUPPORTERS & DONORS

THE GERSHMAN Y BENEFACTOR FILM SPONSORS PRODUCERS Jay Leistner and Marcia Halpern Elaine Levitt Susanna Lachs Adler Harold Berger Ruthie Levikoff and Dean Adler Iris and Shlomo Drechsler Debra Malinics CHAI FESTIVAL SPONSORS Barbara and Mickey Black Debbie and Bob Fleischman Glenda C. Marshall The Lindy Family Louis D. Brandeis Law Sarita and Morris Gocial Rachel and Moshe Porat Margie and Jeffrey Honickman Dr. Eva Ray Nadine Liez-Weiner and Bart Weiner Society Foundation Julie and Richard Jaffe Bruce Robins and Lynn Norton Robins Nancy and David Colman LEAD SPONSORS Carole Landis Foundation for Sue and Hal Rosenthal Harris and Debra Devor Betsy and Steve Filton Social Action Dr. Bernard Rothman Libby S. Harwitz, Dr. Burton Blender, Phyllis and Howard Fischer Susan and Jim Meyer and Mrs. Toby Meyer and Judith S. Finkel, Ph.D. Steve and Sally Gendler Lyn M. Ross Patricia Saddier Lynne and Harold Honickman Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Sherrie R. Savett Mimi Schneirov Dan and Cathy Kaufman and Joseph Neubauer Ed and Rebecca Schulman Rita Siegle Susan and Leonard Klehr Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel SaraKay and Stanton Smullens Seed The Dream Foundation Ellyn and Seth Lehr Francine Tabas Sharon and Kenn Spinrad Connie Smukler Julie P. Meyers, Schnader Harrison Joan Tishgart DIRECTORS PREMIER SPONSORS Segal & Lewis LLP Bob and Marlyn Vogel Marvin Black Janet and Howard Pack Ned M. Weiss, M.D. Djerassi Foundation Fran Freedman Blum Joseph and Marie Field Ruth Perlmutter Stacey Spector and Ira Brind MAJOR DONORS TO THE David Haas PJFF Committee and Screening Jacob Cohen and Sarah Waxman GERSHMAN Y AND PJFF37 Kristin and Michael Karp Committee in Honor of Phyllis Fischer Michael and Ellen Singer Coleman Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Lisa D. Kabnick and John H. McFadden David and Helen Pudlin Deutsch Family Foundation Annabel F. Lindy Fund National Museum of American Larry and Cindy Rappoport Sally and Stewart Eisenberg Philip Lindy Endowment Fund Jewish History Pam and Tony Schneider Arlene Fickler Linda and Laddie Montague Amy and Richard Oller Jordan and Helen Schwartz Judy and Joel Golden Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Harriet and Larry Weiss / CRW Graphics University of Pennsylvania Susan and Edward Hoffman The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Cinema Studies Bebe and Jay Kivitz Sandra Bush Kuby PJFF37 EDUCATION FUND DONORS Debra Felman and David Warshal Caryn Feuer Liss Djerassi Foundation Nancy and Stuart Weiss Lynn and Joe Manko Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Joseph and Rene Zuritsky Dr. Fran Martin Susan Tabas Tepper Clare and Sandy Mozes Laurie Wagman OFFICIAL HOTEL SPONSOR Rittenhouse Foundation Dr. Bettyruth Walter DoubleTree by Hilton Renee H. Rollin PJFF37 DONORS Eric Salmansohn and Cozen OÕConnor Marcia Bronstein Bernard Faigenbaum Brinker Simpson & Co., LLC - Farber Family Foundation Cathy Seiler, Partner Robert Freedman and Lisa Kasser Dr. Bettyruth Walter Marcia and Ronald Rubin ACTORS Andrea Gail Snyder Anonymous Linda and Jonathan Tabas Julie Curson Lee Tabas Dr. Ernest and Jane Dellheim Robert R. Tabas Art and Lynne Ellis Jan L. Weinstock Rosa Esquenazi Shelly Kessler and John Farrar Terri N. Gelberg Jane Greenspan Jane and Howard Jacobs Andrea Hoffman Jelin Mary and Stuart Kahn Joanne and Alex Klein Robin H. Lebow

2 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. Donor list as of September 8, 2017 PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 3 FALL FEST WEEK 1 / NOV 4-11 FALL FEST WEEK 2 / NOV 12-19

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11:00 AM Body and Soul Let Yourself Go Love Is Thicker Documentary Narrative Than Water USA Italy Narrative @ Gershman Y @ Gershman Y UK, Netherlands page 20 Page 38 @ Gershman Y Page 46

2:00 PM Ben-Gurion, The Essential More Alive Cloudy Sunday Monsieur We'll Epilogue Link Than Dead Narrative Mayonnaise Always Have Documentary Documentary Documentary Greece Documentary Casablanca Various Israel Various @ Reel Cinemas Various Book Talk @ Gratz College @ Gershman Y @ NMAJH Narberth 2 @ Gershman Y @ NMAJH Page 8 Page 14 Page 17 Page 26 Page 32 Page 35

My Hero Brother Jewish Shorts Documentary Short Films Israel, India Various @ Gershman Y @ Gershman Y Page 9 Page 27

4:00PM The Bloom of Yesterday Narrative Various @ Gershman Y Page 47

7:00 PM Holy Air Dimona Twist Family Little Stones Across the Narrative Documentary Commitments Documentary Waters Israel Israel Narrative Various Narrative @ Ambler @ Temple Beth Germany @ Lightbox Film Denmark Theater Hillel-Beth El @ Gershman Y Center @ BMFI Page 10 Page 18 Page 28 Page 33 Page 36

The Testament The Field My Art A Bag of The Children Keep the Saving Neta* Narrative Documentary Narrative Marbles of Chance Change Narrative Austria, Israel Israel USA Narrative Narrative Narrative Israel @ Gershman Y @ Lightbox Film @ NMAJH Various France USA @ Ritz East Page 11 Center Page 19 @ Ritz East @ Hiway Theater @ NMAJH Page 39 Page 15 Page 21 Page 29 Page 37

7:30 PM The Cakemaker Bombshell Harmonia Narrative Documentary Narrative Germany, Israel USA Israel @ Gershman Y @ Gershman Y @ Kimmel Page 7 Page 25 Center Page 45

General Admission Big Night Film and Education Film and Food Spotlight Film Young and Independent Tikkun Olam *Post-Film Happy Hour

Two additional Film & Education Programs: NEW THIS YEAR: Young & Independent screenings Tue, Nov. 14 | 5 PM | Free Screening of MR. GAGA | U of Penn, 401 Fisher-Bennett Hall | Page 40 While all of our films have broad appeal, the films featured in our calendar in grey are Fri, Nov. 17 | 1-4 PM | THE ART OF THE DOC: A MASTER CLASS WITH BARAK HEYMANN especially recommended for patrons in their 20s and 30s. If interested in attending all U of Penn, 401 Fisher-Bennett Hall | Page 41 four Young & Independent screenings, please see page 49 for more information.

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FISCHER PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Tomas (Tim Kalhof), a talented pastry chef, leads a simple and solitary life running a small Berlin caf. His daily routine goes on uninterrupted until Oren (Roy Miller), an international for her dedicated service to businessman from Israel, begins frequenting his caf whenever heÕs waylaid in Berlin for The Gershman Y and Philadelphia Community work. The two strangers begin a casual romance that quickly morphs into a whirlwind affair, punctuated by OrenÕs frequent trips home to spend time with his wife and son. But after their latest tryst, Tomas finds himself unable to reach Oren. Growing more anxious, Tomas visits OrenÕs Berlin office, where he learns from his former secretary that Oren was killed in a car Chair of the Gershman Y crash. Unable to accept the loss of his lover, Tomas resolves to keep Oren in his life the only 2003-2005 way he can: by traveling to Israel and insinuating himself into the lives of OrenÕs widow, Anat (Sarah Adler), and her son, Itai (Tamir Ben Yehuda).

Chair of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Concealing his identity, Tomas begins to work for 2011-2017 Directed by Ofir Raul Graizer Anat, who reluctantly hires him to help out in her Narrative Feature caf. Gradually, Tomas earns AnatÕs trust through Germany, Israel | 2017 | 104 min a combination of his advanced pastry skills, which German and Hebrew with English quickly yields a lucrative surge in the cafÕs business. subtitles Privately, he proves himself to be a reliable confidant and buffer for Anat, who, as a non-religious With our respect and love, For Fans of: Dramas, foreign cinema, widowed mother, finds herself the subject of much German cinema, Israeli cinema, LGBT scrutiny from her Orthodox brother-in-law. Through cinema, romance, the films of Rainer Anat, Tomas glimpses a life he never could have Barbara and Mickey Werner Fassbinder imagined for himself, one filled with companionship, Rita and Bob love, and family. As the grieving pair continues Sponsored by: David and Helen to grow closer, the lines dividing longing and Sharon and Kenn Pudlin; Pam and Tony Schneider; PJFF loneliness, and of right and wrong, begin to blur. Committee and Screening Committee in Honor of Phyllis Fischer Complex, torrid, and expertly acted, THE CAKEMAKER is a suspenseful and emotionally charged rollercoaster ride from start to finish.

Official Selection: Jerusalem Film Festival and ...A TENDER, TACTILE AND JUST-SWEET- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ENOUGH STORY OF HIDDEN LOVE, CHALLENGED FAITH AND UNWITTINGLY Awards: Haggiag Award for Best Editing and The “SHARED GRIEF.” Lia Van Leer Award at Jerusalem Film Festival – GUY LODGE, VARIETY 6 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 7 BEN-GURION, EPILOGUE MY HERO BROTHER Sunday, November 5 | 2 PM | Gratz College Sunday, November 5 | 2 PM | The Gershman Y

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE MY HERO BROTHER, which took two years to organize, originated with the Israeli entrepreneur and filmmaker Enosh Cassel. In 2011, upon returning from a three-week backpacking adventure through the Himalayas with Hannan, his Down syndrome brother, Enosh received correspondence from siblings all over Israel expressing a desire to bond with their own ÒWhat is normal life? The normal life was special needs brother or sister on a similar journey. Moved by the overwhelming response to abnormal life.Ó These are the words of IsraelÕs first Directed by Yariv Mozer his trip, Enosh resolved to make his life-changing experience possible for other families. Documentary Feature prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, a man whose political career shook the world stage and forever Israel, France, Germany | 2016 | 61 min Two years later, eleven remarkable young people English and Hebrew with English changed the course of Jewish history. BEN- Directed by Yonatan Nir with Down syndrome and their siblings flew to subtitles GURION, EPILOGUE offers an in-depth, unfiltered Documentary Feature New Delhi, India, to begin an arduous two-month look at the incredible man behind the myth. Israel, India | 2016 | 78 min journey through the Indian Himalayas. In climbing For Fans of: David Ben-Gurion, 25,000 feet to the top of the mountain, some Director Yariv Mozer seamlessly blends never- Hebrew with English subtitles documentaries, Israeli history, Israeli participants are pushed to their physical and politics, Jewish history, Jewish life, before-seen footage from a 1968 interview emotional limits. Learning to lean on each other for Steven Spielberg conducted with the former prime minister in his For Fans of: Adventure films, family strength, the brothers and sisters confront deeply desert home. Photographs, newsreels, and other documentaries, foreign cinema, India, buried truths about their relationships and share archival materials reveal Ben-Gurion as the young, Israeli cinema, uplifting films with the camera some of the hardships theyÕve burgeoning Zionist he once was and chart the Atlanta Jewish Film faced along the way. Official Selection: unassuming elder statesmanÕs ascent. Compiled Sponsored by: Ellyn and Seth Lehr Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, San from six hours of detailed conversations with the Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Santa Set in the visually stunning Indian Himalayas, this then 82-year-old founder of Israel, the film reels Barbara International Film Festival, tender and inspirational documentary deepens our languished for decades in the Steven Spielberg Toronto Jewish Film Festival, and understanding of the special needs community, Jewish Film Archive in Jerusalem before they Washington Jewish Film Festival while avowing our vast potential for personal were synced with their corresponding audio transformation and resilience. tracks later found in the Ben-Gurion Archives in the Negev by the director. Official Selection: Boston Jewish Film Festival, In this beautifully executed and revelatory Jerusalem Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film documentary, Ben-Gurion expresses his great love Festival, Miami Jewish Film Festival, Palm Beach WATCHING EPILOGUE, YOU THINK: for the state of Israel, his frustrations over IsraelÕs International Film Festival, Rochester Jewish Film shortcomings, and his hopes for what the country Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, WHAT A DIFFERENCE might one day become. In addition to providing a and Washington Jewish Film Festival HALF A CENTURY MAKES.” compelling commentary on Israeli politics, MozerÕs Awards: Audience Choice Award and Jury Award “– OWEN GLEIBERMAN, VARIETY film leads viewers to contemplate not only what for Best Documentary Film at Santa Barbara the existence of Israel means to Jews, but what it International Film Festival means to be a Jew today.

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With its rich biblical history, the 3,000-year-old city of Nazareth is considered one of the holiest cities in all of Israel. Recognized for being the birthplace of Jesus Christ and the site where the Archangel Gabriel announced the Immaculate Conception to the Virgin Mary, Nazareth is known today as the ÒArab capital of Israel.Ó With thousands of people making the pilgrimage to PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE this ancient spiritual mecca each year, faith has become big business for many who live here, a Directed by Amichai Greenberg Having spent over fifteen years studying the budding industry predicated on the mantra: if itÕs holy, they will buy it. Narrative Feature Nazi methods of annihilating Jews in Austria and Austria, Israel | 2017 | 96 min Hungary, Yoel (Ori Pfeffer) is regarded as one of the Adam (Shady Srour) has a lot on his mind. He hates Hebrew with English subtitles leading international experts in Holocaust research. Directed by Shady Srour his job, his father is ill, and his wife, Lamia (Latitia A self-proclaimed seeker of truth, he is troubled by Narrative Feature Edo), just announced she is pregnant. A Christian For Fans of: Dramas, foreign cinema, his latest project Ñ to locate a mass grave of Jewish Israel | 2017 | 81 min Arab living in Nazareth his entire life, Adam has Holocaust cinema, Israeli cinema, victims of mob brutality in Lensdorf during WWII. Arabic and Hebrew with English long witnessed swarms of vendors profiting off of mysteries, religion, thrillers, WWII ItÕs a race against the clock as a land development subtitles peopleÕs faith every day. With a little bit of ingenuity cinema deal is set to go through and potentially cover and hustling, it may be a viable way to make a the alleged gravesite forever. His efforts seem to For Fans of: Comedies, foreign living. After overhearing a priest lead a tour on Sponsored by: Dan and Cathy Kaufman be frustrated on all sides as witnesses, survivors, cinema, Israeli cinema, religion, the Mount Precipice, the answer to AdamÕs predicament and collaborators all prove unreliable, excusing films of Larry David, the films of Wes becomes clear. He envisions the most perfect their reluctance to share information for fear of Anderson, the films of Woody Allen souvenir to peddle around Nazareth Ñ little bottles retribution. of holy air! Using the small glass-blown bottles left over from his fatherÕs shop, Adam climbs Mount Later, upon perusing some classified documents, Precipice each day, bottles the air, and sells it to Yoel stumbles upon a testimony submitted by his eager tourists. own mother. In researching the documents further, BE HAPPY TONIGHT Yoel is shocked to learn that his mother has been Screening with Holy Air HOLY AIRÕs deadpan, highly affecting comedy living under an assumed identity his entire life. reminds us that when the world throws us a Directed by Leah Tonic | Narrative Short Acknowledging that he may have built his whole life curveball, sometimes the best solution is to laugh Israel | 2016 | 18 min upon a lie, he hides behind his work to uncover the it off and carry on. truth and claim justice for the victims and survivors Hebrew with English subtitles of the Lensdorf massacre. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Official Selection: Jerusalem Film Festival, Sydney A young attractive couple decides to Film Festival, and Tribeca Film Festival A taut and suspenseful thriller, THE TESTAMENT pins you to your seat from start to finish. change their identities and party in the Awards: FIPRESCI Prize: Israeli First Film at city for one night, not anticipating the Jerusalem Film Festival; nominated for Best repercussions that will affect their strict International Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Official Selection: Venice International Film Festival Orthodox lifestyle the following morning. Festival

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We are proud to support the PHILADELPHIA JEWISH In loving memory of their parents FILM Annabel and Phil Lindy FESTIVAL in its year Elaine, Alan, and Frank Lindy 37th are proud to be a Chai Festival Sponsor of the

Thank you for bringing PHILADELPHIA these stories of Jewish interest to our community through JEWISH the magic of film.

FILM Nadine Liez-Weiner FESTIVAL and Bart Weiner

12 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 13 THE ESSENTIAL LINK: THE FIELD THE STORY OF WILFRID ISRAEL Monday, November 6 | 7 PM | Lightbox Film Center Monday, November 6 | 2 PM | The Gershman Y

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE THE ESSENTIAL LINK: THE STORY OF WILFRID ISRAEL sheds light on the extraordinary story of one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century. Wilfrid Israel was born into the Israel family, owners and operators of one of the largest and most successful department stores in Berlin. As the plight of the Jewish people in Germany continued to worsen, Wilfrid used his wealth and connections to arrange the emigration of over 10,000 Jews from Nazi-occupied Berlin.

Unraveling the elusive mystery behind the Jewish businessman, art collector, and unsung hero is award-winning director Yonatan Nir (My Hero Brother), who first comes across his subject when visiting his grandparentsÕ home on Kibbutz HazoreÕa. Puzzled by the Wilfrid House, the museum built at the center of the kibbutz, Nir wonders how the foundation filled with exotic art came to be. Determined to unravel the reasons why PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE hardly anyone at the kibbutz was willing to share In Gush Etzion Junction, a small city in the West Bank between Jerusalem and Hebron, Ali the history of the museum, Nir creates a website Abu Awwad dedicates his familyÕs field as a Palestinian center for nonviolence. Directed by Yonatan Nir urging those with connections to Wilfrid Israel to Documentary Feature come forward. In no time, the responses pour in Ñ AliÕs life has not been easy. His brother was killed by an Israeli soldier during the Second Israel | 2016 | 71 min relatives, historians, and the survivors Wilfrid saved Intifada, and he, like his activist mother, has served substantial time in an Israeli prison. At first, Hebrew and German with English come forth with incredible anecdotes that help Ali fantasized about revenge and imagined the number of dead Israelis it would take to heal subtitles piece the puzzle together. his pain and anguish. Despite the complexity of his feelings, Ali, with the assistance of a local Israeli settler named Shaul Judelman, repurposes his anger over the conflict to create ''Roots,'' THE ESSENTIAL LINK: THE STORY OF WILFRID For Fans of: Documentaries, a grassroots effort dedicated to advancing co-existence and political reconciliation between ISRAEL serves as a fascinating and fitting epithet to Holocaust cinema, Israeli history, Israelis and Palestinians. a man of whom Albert Einstein once wrote, ÒNever memoirs, NickyÕs Family, SchindlerÕs Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, the director of THE FIELD, List, Wilfrid Israel, WWII cinema in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was Ñ in very Directed by Mordechai Vardi is an Orthodox Jew who also lives in Gush Etzion. truth a living work of art.Ó Documentary Feature Following the Roots initiative since late 2014, Sponsored by: Janet and Howard Pack Israel | 2017 | 72 min Rabbi Vardi captures hours and hours of dialogue Hebrew and Arabic with English Official Selection: Berlin Jewish Film Festival, between Palestinians and Israelis residing in subtitles Docaviv International Film Festival, Houston Jewish Gush Etzion. His fly-on-the-wall documentation Film Festival, Israel Film Festival, San Diego Jewish offers viewers an opportunity to observe these Film Festival, and Toronto Jewish Film Festival For Fans of: Documentaries, foreign conversations intimately, yet with enough distance cinema, Israeli-Palestinian relations, to objectively comprehend the challenges, Israeli cinema, religion, world peace strengths, and limitations of the troubled regionÕs unique and ambitious peace initiative. In 2015, as Gush Etzion Junction suffers a wave of amplified violence and Roots activists are confronted by a reality where their own relatives are being attacked, it is unclear if continuing to share one anotherÕs narratives is enough to quell participantsÕ upsurge of resentment and fear.

Official Selection: Docaviv International Film Festival and Other Israel Film Festival

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We are thrilled to support the PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Tzachi Schiff Whether your last encounter with Sigmund Freud Documentary Feature was a slip of the tongue at the dinner table, a Israel, Argentina, France, USA, UK passing reference in a Hollywood movie, or last MAZEL TOV 2017 | 67 min weekÕs session with your shrink, there is no doubt Hebrew, Spanish and French with that the father of psychoanalysis is alive and English subtitles on presenting years of great films! kicking. 37 For Fans of: Documentaries, pop MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD is a clever examination culture, psychoanalysis, psychology, of the ÒFreud Wars,Ó an ongoing debate about the sexuality, Sigmund Freud, world veracity and effectiveness of FreudÕs theories and history claims. While no one would dare challenge the assertion that FreudÕs influence on art, culture, and Sponsored by: National Museum of language is deeply ingrained into our collective Steve and Betsy Filton American Jewish History zeitgeist, there is much contention when it comes to proving that Dr. Freud passed muster as a verifiable medical scientist. Many see Freud as an original thinker, but there are naysayers that believe he appropriated the ideas of others. Although societyÕs views of Freudian psychoanalysis have waned over recent decades, some scholars contend that a Freudian resurgence is on the horizon.

Accompanied by surreal animation sequences and absorbing interview segments, this light and playful documentary is a fun way to learn about one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.

Official Selection: Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival and San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

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PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Michal Aviad In DIMONA TWIST, we meet seven young women New York City artist Ellie (Laurie Simmons) is convinced her career is in a rut. Although sheÕs Documentary Feature who immigrated from Casablanca and other vibrant a well-respected professor in a prestigious art college, she has not produced any work of Israel | 2016 | 71 min cities in the Middle East and Eastern Europe to her own in years. She plans to spend the summer housesitting a wealthy friendÕs sprawling Hebrew with English subtitles the still nascent Israel of the late 1950s and 60s. upstate mansion while reinventing herself with an ambitious new project. Accompanied by her Obliged to settle in Dimona, they were surprised to adorable handicapped pup, Bing, Ellie cannot wait to immerse herself in her new surroundings. For Fans of: Dimona, documentaries, find that the Òburgeoning frontier cityÓ they were foreign cinema, Israeli cinema, Israeli told of was no more than a desolate desert in the Unlike back home, no one in this small, idyllic history, memoirs, Michal Aviad, Negev. Directed by Laurie Simmons town questions EllieÕs credentials as an artist. womenÕs rights Narrative Feature If anything, itÕs here that being an artist earns Through intimate interviews and archival imagery, USA | 2016 | 86 min celebrity status. Finding confidence in a more this enchanting and insightful documentary by English supportive environment, Ellie dives into making her award-winning filmmaker Michal Aviad (Director art. Restaging elaborate scenes from iconic films of PJFF alumnus Invisible) creates space for these For Fans of: Art, arthouse cinema, like Some Like It Hot and A Clockwork Orange, women to share their unique experiences as some Blair Brown, comedies, film history, she substitutes legendary film stars with ordinary of the fledgling stateÕs earliest citizens. Recounting Hollywood classics, Laurie Simmons, people to play the leading roles. memories of their childhood, adolescence, and the Lena Dunham, New York art scene, Parker Posey, photography, surreal better part of their adult lives, the women speak Frank (Robert Clohessy), a widowed actor-turned- cinema candidly on a wide variety of subjects Ñ from their gardener who never rid himself of the acting bug, MARVELOUS MOVIE… first impressions of the homeland to feminism and and John (John Rothman), a practicing lawyer French cuisine. We observe these womenÕs sorrow Sponsored by: National Museum of whose failed marriages have him questioning his DIMONA TWIST IS TRULY A UNIQUE American Jewish History life choices, have embraced their roles as EllieÕs ESTHETIC EXPERIENCE.” and sense of humor as they describe the difficulties “ they experienced in leaving their homes and love interests. As the project begins to take off, – PROFESSOR YOSSI DAHAN, THE JEWISH PLURALIST adjusting to a new reality, all while attempting to Ellie, Frank, and John find that they have grown build rich and meaningful lives for themselves and less concerned with their own problems and more their families. ALL THESE VOICES willing to consciously lose themselves in the illusory world of cinema. Screening with My Art Official Selection: Jerusalem Film Festival and Directed by David Henry Gerson In MY ART, Simmons (a notable graduate of Temple New York Jewish Film Festival Narrative Short | USA | 2015 | 15 min UniversityÕs Tyler School of Art) runs the show Awards: Van Leer Group Foundation Award for Polish and German with English subtitles as writer and director, crafting a rom-com about Best Israeli Documentary at Jerusalem Film Festival self-realization and its limits and contradictions. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Featuring great cameos by Lena Dunham, Parker An SS officer hides out in an abandoned Posey, and Broadway legend Blair Brown. theater and comes across a group of actors celebrating the end of the war in this surreal tale of grief and forgiveness. Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival and Venice Winner of the 2016 Student Academy International Film Festival Award.

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Penn Annenberg Professor Josh Kun asserts in the award-winning documentary BODY AND Directed by Christian Duguay Screening in remembrance of Kristallnacht SOUL: AN AMERICAN BRIDGE that Òevery musical encounter is a cross-cultural encounter.Ó Narrative Feature Based on the acclaimed memoir of Joseph Joffo, If these words ring true, then the song ÒBody and SoulÓ may well be the definitive musical France, Canada, Czech Republic Christian DuguayÕs A BAG OF MARBLES is a bridge linking African American and American Jewish music together in perpetuity. 2017 | 110 min riveting remake of a 1975 film by Jacques Doillon. French and German with English Like last seasonÕs Audience Award winner, FannyÕs One of the most celebrated jazz standards of the subtitles Journey, the story of the Joffo familyÕs astonishing Directed by Robert Philipson early twentieth century, ÒBody and SoulÓ was escape from Nazi-occupied France is mainly told Documentary Feature written by the Jewish composer Johnny Green For Fans of: Adventure films, coming- from the point of view of its young heroes, Joe USA | 2016 | 58 min in 1929. While introduced to the Broadway stage of-age films, foreign cinema, French (impeccably played by Dorian Le Clech), and his English by way of a Jewish torch singer named Libby cinema, Patrick Bruel, Un sac de billes older brother, Maurice (Batyste Fleurial). Convinced Holman, it was not until Louis Armstrong sang it in (original film and book), WWII cinema that dividing up the family to escape an imminent For Fans of: African American his signature playful style that the song was truly round-up would increase their chance of survival, history, jazz, jazz history, Jewish ushered into the jazz canon. With later renditions Sponsored by: Lynne and Harold Anna (Elsa Zylberstein) and Roman (Patrick Bruel) American history, memoirs, music performed by the color barrier-breaking Benny Honickman send their youngest sons out into the Paris night, documentaries Goodman Trio, the song came to illustrate the alone, to make the difficult journey to the ÒFree complex musical interplay between American ZoneÓ in Southern France. Caught in the whirlwind Sponsored by: Barbara and Mickey Jewish and African American cultures. of war with only each other to depend on, the Black; the Djerassi Foundation in young brothers make their way toward freedom. loving memory of Izi; Amy and In tying together the loose strings which helped to Richard Oller establish the songÕs enduring cultural resonance, In DuguayÕs retelling of the story, the audience is filmmaker Robert Philipson reveals a rich confluence not spared from witnessing the humiliation and of musical ingenuity and collaboration between the ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES brutality that these youngsters experienced in great Black and Jewish musicians of yesteryear. TOLD ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST FROM A order to survive. Although you may need to bring Winner of Best Music Documentary at the San MR. BERNSTEIN CHILD’S POINT OF VIEW.” along some tissues for this one, with its fair share Francisco Black Film Festival, BODY AND SOUL: “ Screening with Body and Soul: – HANNAH BROWN, of levity and humor, A BAG OF MARBLES is hands THE JERUSALEM POST AN AMERICAN BRIDGE is a testament to the An American Bridge down one of the most powerful, unforgettable timeless power of music to bring people together. stories youÕll see depicted on screen this year. Directed by Francine Zuckerman Narrative Short | Canada This film will be followed by a live jazz Official Selection: Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2016 | 12 min | English performance and soul food brunch. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Official Selection: American Documentary Film A girl sets off to find Leonard Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Pan African Bernstein, the famed music conductor Film Festival, San Diego Jewish Film Festival, San whose performance at a displaced Francisco Black Film Festival, and Washington persons camp after the war changed Jewish Film Festival her fatherÕs life forever.

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ALL OUR BEST WISHES TO THE PJFF FOR A FABULOUS 37TH SEASON

Thank you for using film as a means of perpetuating Jewish values, culture, and community.

With love, Phyllis and Howard Fischer

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PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE CENTERPIECE FILM The name Hedy Lamarr cannot help but conjure images of 1930s Hollywood pin-up babes and silver screen icons. A scandal at 18 and an international movie star by 22, LamarrÕs stunningly beautiful face remains among the most recognized and immortalized of the twentieth century.

Lamarr, who achieved international notoriety for her salacious role in the Czech film, Ecstasy (1933), was never quite able to shake off the reputation she earned in what is considered to be the first instance of explicit nudity ever depicted in mainstream film. As her career and romantic life evolved, so too did the endless examination and dissection surrounding her fame. Little did anyone know or care that beneath LamarrÕs exquisite beauty was a refined and ingenious brain that had much more to offer the world.

In BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY, Director Alexandra Dean uses four ÒlostÓ interviews conducted with Lamarr in 1990 as the basis for a documentary whose mission is to offer voice to the woman Lamarr wanted the world to know. These rare recordings fulfill LamarrÕs desire to be recognized for her intellect and her inventions, the latter of which have arguably served as precursors to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

With compelling commentary by family, friends, film scholars, scientists, and technology experts, as well as additional observations by famed director Mel Brooks and actor Diane Kruger, this class-act documentary tells the truly unbelievable story behind the unbelievable bombshell we know as Hedy Lamarr.

Join us after the film for a vintage Hollywood-inspired reception.

Official Selection: Jerusalem Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and Tribeca Film Festival

Directed by Alexandra Dean Co-executive producers Michael Kantor and Susan Sarandon Documentary Feature USA | 2017 | 86 min English

For Fans of: Feminism, film history, Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood, inventors, science, Susan Sarandon, technology, womenÕs rights

Sponsored by: Libby S. Harwitz, Dr. Burton Blender, and Judith S. Finkel, Ph.D.; Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Foundation

Emily Mortimer in WIG SHOP

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE THE CHOP ANNA Directed by Manousos Manousakis Set in Thessaloniki, Greece, during the German Directed by Lewis Rose | Narrative Short | UK | Directed by Or Sinai | Narrative Short | Israel | Narrative Feature occupation, this engrossing historical melodrama 2015 | 16 min | English 2015 | 24 min | Hebrew with English subtitles Greece | 2015 | 118 min about forbidden love and the cruelty of war details PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Greek with English subtitles what happened to GreeceÕs Sephardic Jewish In this delightful British comedy (screened A lonely tailor explores the streets of her community during the Holocaust. at over 100 festivals across the globe), a small desert town one summer day, seeking For Fans of: Foreign cinema, Greece, Greek cinema, Greek history, Estrea (Christina Hilla Fameli) is a beautiful Jewish friendly Kosher butcher is fired and pretends someone who can touch her for just one Holocaust cinema, old-fashioned woman enlisted as a typist for Giorgio (Haris to be Muslim in order to work at a local Halal brief moment. Winner of the Cinfondation romance, Thessaloniki, WWII cinema Fragoulis), an underground Christian resistance meat market. Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. fighter, who needs help translating important communications from the Allies. In the midst of WIG SHOP A CHILDREN’S SONG violence and rumors of deportation, the two young Directed by Kat Coiro | Narrative Short | USA | Directed by Shayna Cohen | Narrative Short | people fall in love and find themselves unable to 2016 | 16 min | English USA | 2015 | 27 min | Chinese and English with Official Selection: Australia break free from their fervent devotion despite the English subtitles International Jewish Film Festival, PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE increasing odds against them. Boston Jewish Film Festival, Jerusalem Emily Mortimer (HBOÕs The Newsroom) stars PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE as a shy Orthodox Jewish woman living in Two music students, vying for a scholarship, Film Festival, Miami Jewish Film Meanwhile, the only local respite from the escalating Los Angeles who learns a shocking secret discover that their shared composition dates Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival, tension is a small music club where the famed Greek while getting her wig styled. back to an incredible true story of hope and UK Jewish Film Festival, Vienna Jewish composer, Vasilis Tsitsanis (Andreas Konstantinou), survival set in Shanghai, a sanctuary city Film Festival, and Washington Jewish calms the souls of his listeners with beautiful that took in over 20,000 Jews during World Film Festival Rebetika folk melodies. Inside the clubÕs four walls, NEAR NORMAL MAN War II. Awards: Best Costume Design, Best Tsitsanis uses music as a form of resistance, enabling Directed by Charlene Stern | Documentary Short Makeup, and Best Supporting Actress him to momentarily spare his guests from the | USA | 2017 | 28 min | English Jewish Shorts sponsored by: Jordan and (Vasiliki Troufakou) at Hellenic Film despair and gloom hovering over their city. As the PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Helen Schwartz Academy Awards Germans close in on Thessaloniki, Estrea is forced to Ben Stern, a survivor of two ghettos, nine choose between making a new life with Giorgio or concentration camps, and two death risking death at the hands of the Nazis. marches, recounts his perseverance at having to encounter Nazism again in Skokie, Illinois 30 years after the war. This remarkable true story of survival is made all the more relevant by the current rise in neo- Nazism today.

5-MINUTE INTERMISSION

26 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 27 FAMILY COMMITMENTS THE CHILDREN OF CHANCE Young & Independent | Sunday, November 12 | 7 PM | The Gershman Y Sunday, November 12 | 7 PM | Hiway Theater

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Hanno Olderdissen In this delightful German screwball comedy, absurd Directed by Malik Chibane THE CHILDREN OF CHANCE is a heartwarming Narrative Feature and improbable situations take center stage as two Narrative Feature coming-of-age film about friendship, honor, and the Germany | 2015 | 90 min star-crossed lovers of different faiths decide to France | 2016 | 95 min role providence plays in all of our lives. German and Arabic with English finally tie the knot. French with English subtitles subtitles Breaking his hip and being sent to the hospital David and Khaled are ready to get serious. It never For Fans of: A Bag of Marbles, may have saved Maurice GutmanÕs life. His doctor For Fans of: Family dramas, foreign mattered to either of them that David (Maximilian adventure films, Au Revoir Les tells him he is very lucky. After all, only minutes cinema, German cinema, interfaith von Pufendorf) comes from a Jewish family, and Enfants, FannyÕs Journey, foreign after being whisked away in an ambulance, French relationships, LGBT cinema, rom- Khaled (Omar El-Saeidi) an Arab one. When David cinema, French cinema, Holocaust police arrive to raid his Paris apartment and arrest coms, screwball comedies proposes, Khaled can no longer hide who he is from cinema, memoirs, musicals, his parents. With x-rays revealing tuberculosis in his homophobic father. Although David has come WWII cinema the bones of his leg, Maurice (Matteo Perez) is Sponsored by: Lisa D. Kabnick and out to family and friends, like Khaled, he has built a admitted to a long-term childrenÕs facility in the John H. McFadden house of cards based on lies. Unable to admit that suburb of Garches. Although the hospital appears his art gallery would be an unqualified failure if it to be a sanctuary for Maurice, the precariousness were not for his overbearing, manipulative mother Official Selection: Atlanta Jewish of his situation is not lost on him. In addition to the footing the bill to keep its doors open, David is in no Film Festival, Boca Raton Jewish Film severity of his diagnosis, his Jewish heritage puts Official Selection: Atlanta Jewish Film position to criticize Khaled for fear of confronting his Festival, Rochester Jewish Film Festival, him in constant danger, and that fact alone could Festival, Australia Jewish International family. Ironically, both David and KhaledÕs parents Seattle Jewish Film Festival, and have his life cut short at any moment. To pass the Film Festival, Boston LGBT Film want the same thing for their sons Ñ they wish Toronto Jewish Film Festival time and keep their heads up, Maurice and the Festival, UK Jewish Film Festival, and theyÕd settle down with a nice girl and start having Awards: Audience Choice Award for other boys in the ward share stories, play pranks, Washington Jewish Film Festival children. Their wish is curiously granted by way of Best Foreign Feature at Seattle Jewish and make up songs. Navigating their way through Awards: Audience Award at MiFo LGBT Sarah (Franziska Brandmeier), a young woman from Film Festival one of the most perilous periods of human history Fort Lauderdale DavidÕs past who shows up nine months pregnant with little more than each other and the good will with his child. Will SarahÕs news be the push this of their doctors and nurses, Maurice and his friends couple needs to come clean with their families? Or learn that survival often rides on a game of chance. is the idea of becoming a parent so troubling it will cause the coupleÕs house of cards to come tumbling Based on a true story, this recipient of the down? European ChildrenÕs Film Association award is a testament to the resilience of youth, as captured in With its quirky soundtrack, eye-catching set design, the enchanting and naturalistic performances of its and genuine insights into the highs and lows of young ensemble cast. interfaith romance, FAMILY COMMITMENTS is an endearing and outrageously fun take on family and love in a modern, multi-cultural city.

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Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer & Joe Neubauer

SALUTE THE Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Seed The Dream Foundation GERSHMAN YÕs are proud to support

PHILADELPHIA THE GERSHMAN Y'S 37TH JEWISH FILM PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

for 37 years of engaging films that celebrate the diversity of Jewish culture and experience

30 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 31 MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE LITTLE STONES Monday, November 13 | 2 PM | The Gershman Y Tikkun Olam | Monday, November 13 | 7 PM | Lightbox Film Center

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Trevor Graham Variety calls MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE an Òeye- Directed by Sophia Kruz In 1974, suffragette and activist Alice Paul said, ÒI Documentary Feature catching, engrossing romp,Ó and we could not Documentary Feature always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each Australia, Germany, France, USA agree more! Australian filmmaker-artist Philippe USA, Brazil, Germany, India, Kenya, of us puts in one little stone.Ó This quote served as 2016 | 95 min Mora traces his familyÕs incredible story of survival Senegal | 2017 | 87 min the inspiration for the title of Sophia KruzÕs award- English by taking viewers along on his flavor-rich, cross- English winning documentary, LITTLE STONES, a film she continental journey through time. worked on for two years before coming across For Fans of: Comedies, For Fans of: Art for social change, Alice PaulÕs moving statement. Believing that all of documentaries, family history, film In his eye-popping documentary, the French-born documentaries, human rights, justice, us need to hold ourselves accountable in the fight noir, graphic novels, Marcel Marceau, filmmaker storyboards his wildly colorful graphic music, womenÕs advocacy, womenÕs for equality, the sentiment perfectly captured the memoirs, Philippe Mora, quirky art, novel while recounting the remarkable feats of rights, world peace essence of the fearless women featured in KruzÕs film. WWII cinema his German-Jewish father during his stint working for the French Resistance. Meanwhile, between Sponsored by: Julie P. Meyers, Through the delicate direction of Sophia Kruz mixing colors and dabbing his paintbrush onto Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP and the striking cinematography of Meena canvas after canvas, Mora introduces his equally Singh (20 Feet from Stardom), viewers are impressive French-Jewish mother, whose own introduced to four phenomenal artists who are story of miraculously escaping the gas chambers is making a real difference in their communities. riveting. Structured as a tongue-in-cheek mystery in Official Selection: Greenwich Interweaving the stories of Panmela Castro, Sohini which Mora plays the role of film noir detective, the International Film Festival, Newport Chakraborty, Fatou Diatta a.k.a. Sister Fa, and director references the growing popularity of the Beach Film Festival, and San Francisco Anna Taylor, viewers quickly pick up on some of Holocaust mystery genre while adding on to it with Jewish Film Festival the commonalities existing between the women his own characteristic flair. Without giving away how and the larger mosaic the director envisioned when Awards: Best Documentary at Vail mayonnaise fits into MoraÕs fascinating narrative, it choosing her subjects. Panmela is a graffiti artist Film Festival; Award of Excellence at is safe to mention that the big reveal involves the speaking out against domestic violence in the Impact Docs Awards cooperation of the legendary Marcel Marceau. favelas of Brazil. Sohini is a dancer and sociologist rehabilitating survivors of sex-trafficking in India. Divulged through MoraÕs graphic novel, expert use Sister Fa is a Senegalese hip-hop star and activist of archival imagery, and his natural knack for telling sparking a dialogue about the health hazards of good stories, these immensely enjoyable scenes female genital mutilation in her home country. Anna are definitely worth the price of admission in eggs, Taylor is an American fashion designer training and lemon juice, Dijon mustard, vegetable oil, and a employing impoverished Kenyan women to sew pinch of salt! high-end fashion clothing.

Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival LITTLE STONES, at its core, is a deeply moving and Toronto Jewish Film Festival film that demonstrates the impact of empowering women and encouraging self-expression around issues of global gender-based violence.

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WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE CASABLANCA BOOK TALK & SIGNING Wednesday, November 15 | 2 PM | National Museum of American Jewish History מזל טוב

THE SMUKLER FAMILY congratulates PJFF Few films have inspired as much devotion in their viewers as Casablanca. With more revival screenings than any other film in the history of cinema and countless fans of all ages who have returned to it dozens Ñ or even hundreds Ñ of times, it is clear that, as time goes by, Casablanca remains as relevant as ever. Just in time for its 75th anniversary, join us years of Jewish Cinema for an unparalleled celebration of the film with an interactive talk by PJFF alumnus Noah 37 Isenberg, author of WeÕll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of HollywoodÕs Most Beloved Movie. This fascinating exploration of the Academy Award- Entertaining, inspiring, challenging... winning filmÕs resonance through popular Ñ and political Ñ culture over the decades will be available for purchase at the National Museum of American Jewish History after the talk or may be purchased in advance at PJFF.org.

The name Casablanca conjures up images of Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, romance, adventure, and old-school glamour. Just as deserving of our attention is the charged political current that courses through the film, giving us ÒLa MarseillaiseÓ and that iconic parting on the tarmac. Viewers may be shocked to find that the inspiration for Everybody Comes to RickÕs, the play that would soon become Casablanca, was playwright Murray BurnettÕs urgent desire to warn his contemporaries that good people would need to take a stand to stop the encroaching threat of fascism.

Professor Noah Isenberg, Director of Screen Studies at The New School in New York City, will thrill devotees of the film with anecdotes about the on-set hijinks, grudges, rewrites, and censorship that threatened to compromise the filmÕs iconic story and most memorable lines. Meanwhile, IsenbergÕs electrifying overview of the political context of the film and its reverberations throughout modern history will appeal to believers in the power of art to transform hearts and minds.

Professor Noah IsenbergÕs presentation will include film clips from Casablanca.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Noah Isenberg is author of Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins and editor of Weimar Cinema. He is the recipient of an NEH Public Scholar Award. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

34 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 35 ACROSS THE WATERS KEEP THE CHANGE Wednesday, November 15 | 7 PM | Bryn Mawr Film Institute Spotlight Film | Wednesday, November 15 | 7 PM | NMAJH

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Nicolo Donato Relative to most European countries occupied Of New York City, writer E.B. White once said ÒIt is a miracle that New York works at all. The Narrative Feature by German forces during WWII, Denmark was a whole thing is implausible.Ó Cross New York City with the goal of finding true love as a young Denmark | 2016 | 94 min refuge. Invaded by Germany in 1940, the country person on the autistic spectrum, and you have the makings of the unbelievably affecting and Danish and German with was declared a protectorate, bestowing its groundbreaking romantic comedy, KEEP THE CHANGE. English subtitles government and citizenry with freedom from direct David Cohen (Brandon Polansky) is not your German oversight. However, by August of 1943, For Fans of: Danish cinema, Danish average New Yorker. Coming from an exceptionally circumstances had changed and Denmark was no history, Denmark, foreign cinema, wealthy Jewish family with Long Island and Florida longer the safe haven it once was. With the German Holocaust cinema, Holocaust history, CHARMING ROMANTIC COMEDY... estates, he has never had to work a day in his life. Wehrmacht on the ground, it was evident that Jews WWII cinema AN ODE TO SELF-DISCOVERY With his dark sunglasses, off-color jokes, and well- had two options: leave for Sweden or risk being practiced cynicism, David believes he can hide rounded up by the Nazis. AND ACCEPTANCE THAT’S AS Sponsored by: Nancy and David “ his presence on the spectrum. When one of his FUNNY AS IT IS SWEET.” Colman ACROSS THE WATERS is told from the perspective inappropriate jokes gets him into trouble with the – NICK SCHAGER, VARIETY of Arne (David Dencik) and Miriam (Danica Curcic), police, he is mandated to attend a JCC support a young Jewish couple attempting to escape group for adults with autism. At first, David keeps Copenhagen with their son. This tense thriller also Directed by Rachel Israel the other participants at armÕs length, believing follows the stories of the local men and women Narrative Feature himself to be superior to the ÒweirdosÓ surrounding who risked their lives to aid their journey, shedding USA | 2017 | 94 min him. However, when Sarah (Samantha Elisofon), a light on one of the most daring rescue missions in English pretty and outspoken young woman from his group, WWII history. confesses an attraction to David, he surprisingly For Fans of: Atypical (Netflix series), discovers that the feeling is mutual. As he begins With beautifully haunting cinematography and Jessica Walter, New York City, to open up to Sarah, the possibility that one day he an assured and evocative score, this gripping ReelAbilities Film Festival, may be able to be himself without apology inspires period drama examines humanityÕs most sublime rom-coms, the films of Woody Allen his confidence and lifts his spirits. and bestial elements when confronted by its own mortality. Sponsored by: National Museum of Rachel IsraelÕs KEEP THE CHANGE (based on American Jewish History and Joseph her short film of the same name) is perhaps the Official Selection: Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and and Rene Zuritsky first full-length film to feature a cast of mostly Gteborg Film Festival unknown actors who almost all identify as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum. Although its

simple message of accepting ourselves completely Official Selection: Los Angeles Film before being able to truly accept others is hardly Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film a new one, this heartfelt and award-winning film Festival, and Tribeca Film Festival will undoubtedly be among the most genuine and Awards: Jury Award for Best U.S. memorable comedies youÕll see in the theater this year. Narrative Feature and Best New Narrative Director at Tribeca Film Festival 36 | For tickets and full lineup of speakers and special guests, please visit PJFF.ORG. PJFF.ORG | 215-545-4400 | 37 LET YOURSELF GO SAVING NETA Film + Zumba | Thursday, November 16 | The Gershman Y Thursday, November 16 | 7 PM | Ritz East Zumba: 10 AM | Film: 11 AM

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Elia (Toni Servillo of the Academy Award-winning The Great Beauty), an uptight, aging Directed by Nir Bergman With its handsome cinematography and strong psychoanalyst, lives on the same apartment floor as his ex-wife, Giovanna (Carla Signoris). Narrative Feature performances, SAVING NETA is arguably director Dependent upon his former partner for everything from washing his underwear to being his Israel | 2016 | 90 min Nir BergmanÕs best feature to date. The movie is theater date on Friday nights, Elia is quite content leading a life that is little more than routine. Hebrew with English subtitles comprised of four loosely linked vignettes about four women who come into contact with the filmÕs After being told by his doctor to seek more For Fans of: Anthology films, dramas, titular character, a man named Neta (Benny Avni). Directed by Francesco Amato exercise in order to avoid serious health problems, female-centered films, foreign Narrative Feature Elia reluctantly enlists the assistance of a young, cinema, Israeli cinema, Israeli life, the BergmanÕs first story revolves around Dalia (Rotem Italy | 2017 | 98 min vivacious personal trainer to help him get in shape. films of Nir Bergman Abuhab), a career army officer and single mother, Italian with English subtitles Enter Claudia (the adorable Vernica Echegui): EliaÕs who crosses paths with Neta, a down-and-out diametric opposite. Whereas Elia cannot stand even army recruit, on a particularly tough day at the For Fans of: Foreign cinema, Italian the slightest touch of disorder and chaos, Claudia office. In the filmÕs second vignette, Ruti (Naama cinema, Mel Brooks, rom-coms, thrives on it. Dragged into her twisted vortex of Arlaky), a cellist who is eager to have a baby with screwball comedies, the Marx failed relationships and familial loose ends, Elia her female partner, runs into Neta after breaking Brothers, Toni Servillo, Woody Allen embarks on a journey of self-discovery that leads her heel on the way to rehearsal. Soon after, she him to wake up from his prolonged slumber and win shows up at his home with an unconventional Sponsored by: Nancy and Stuart back the woman who holds the key to his heart (and display of gratitude. In the third story, a couple is Weiss oddly enough, his apartment). THE PERFORMERS ARE having a picnic with their children at a national park ALL EXCELLENT... while Neta struggles to free-climb a mountain in LET YOURSELF GO is a charming and smart rom- the distance. When the family dog runs away, Miri com that succeeds in delivering a fresh Italian take (Irit Kaplan) stays behind and has an unexpected Arrive at 10 AM to get your feet “ on the classic Jewish archetypal characters revered TOUCHING AND confrontation with Neta. moving and heart pumping in in the films of the Marx and Coen Brothers, Mel a complimentary Zumba class REWARDING.” Brooks, and Woody Allen. In SAVING NETAÕs final vignette, Sharona (PJFF offered to all ticket holders before – HANNAH BROWN, THE JERUSALEM POST alumna Neta Riskin) returns from the States to the the film! Official Selection: Toronto Jewish Film Festival kibbutz where she grew up to make arrangements for her motherÕs funeral. Her mentally disabled Power snack bags containing and Washington Jewish Film Festival sister, Dan-Dan (Nuria Dina Lozinsky), unable protein bars, string cheese, fruit, and Awards: Best Comedy at Italian Golden Globes to comprehend what has happened, runs away. bottled water will be distributed to Sharona is not able to find her sister and seeks all participants. Ticket holders who help from Neta, a neighbor and family friend. This would like to attend this optional compelling and detail-rich character study lingers workout session must RSVP in long after you leave the theater. advance at PJFF.org to be assured a spot. Waivers will be distributed upon arrival and must be signed. Official Selection: Jerusalem Film Festival Awards: Audience Award at Jerusalem Film Festival

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In anticipation of THE ART OF THE DOC: A FREE MASTER CLASS WITH BARAK HEYMANN, the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival and University MASTER SCREENING of Pennsylvania Cinema Studies are pleased to present a free screening of MR. GAGA. CLASS OF Lauded by Variety as Òthe most exciting documentary for fans of edgier modern dance MR. GAGA since Pina,Ó MR. GAGA has won awards from WORKSHOP esteemed film festivals across the globe. The THE ART OF THE DOC: A MASTER CLASS WITH BARAK HEYMANN documentary profiles Ohad Naharin, Artistic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, one The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival and University of Pennsylvania Cinema Studies present of the most highly regarded dance companies in an intimate, behind-the-scenes Master Class on documentary filmmaking led by Israeli the world. Meeting him at a critical turning point filmmaker Barak Heymann. Together with his brother, Tomer Heymann, Barak has created in his personal life, this spirited and insightful poignant documentaries that merge current social and political issues with the deeply documentary introduces us to a man with great personal. Their films Ñ Paper Dolls, Bridge Over the Wadi, Lone Samaritan, The Queen Has artistic integrity and extraordinary vision. Filmed No Crown, I Shot My Love, Mr. Gaga, and Who's Gonna Love Me Now? Ñ have garnered over a period of eight years, director Tomer prestigious awards and screenings at festivals worldwide. We are pleased to offer students, Heymann and producer Barak Heymann mix PJFF patrons, and the Greater Philadelphia film community a unique opportunity to glean a intimate rehearsal footage with an extensive greater understanding of the art form from one of IsraelÕs top documentary filmmakers. unseen archive of breathtaking dance sequences. In BarakÕs informative and highly engaging documentary workshop, participants will learn What results is a portrait of a genius Ñ an artist about the role of documentary cinema as a social and political tool, as well as how to direct who redefined the language of modern dance for without a script, choose a hero for your story, and establish trust among documentary generations to come. subjects. Barak will also discuss the Heymann BrothersÕ unique filmmaking style, visualized As space for this screening is limited, pre- and contextualized by scenes from MR. GAGA and other Heymann Brothers films. registration is required. To reserve your seat, please After class, participants can eat, drink, and converse one-on-one with our visiting filmmaker call 215-545-4400 or visit PJFF.org. at the complimentary reception being held in 135 Fisher-Bennett Hall, located in the ENGL Co-Sponsored by: University of Pennsylvania Faculty Lounge. Cinema Studies The two-hour master class and reception are free and open to the public. However, as space is limited, pre-registration is required. To reserve your space in class, please call 215-545-4400 or visit PJFF.org.

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CLOSING NIGHT

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Ori Sivan Tension permeates this modern-day adaptation of Narrative Feature the biblical tale of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. Set Israel | 2016 | 97 min amidst the backdrop of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Hebrew with English subtitles Orchestra, a compelling and sophisticated love triangle unfolds. The famed conductor Abraham For Fans of: Biblical stories, family (Alon Aboutboul) and his wife, Sarah (Tali Sharon), dramas, foreign cinema, Israeli a harpist under his direction, are unable to have cinema, motherhood, music, religion, children. While the loving couple has been able romance to keep this from straining their marriage, their performances are colored by their complex Sponsored by: Susanna Lachs Adler emotional dynamic. and Dean Adler; Harris and Debra Devor; David Haas; Ruth Perlmutter in Enter Hagar (Yana Yossef): a beautiful young horn memory of Archie Perlmutter player from East Jerusalem. Shortly after joining the orchestra, Hagar and Sarah become good friends. Sharing a unique bond, Hagar senses SarahÕs heartache and longing for motherhood. Official Selection: Atlanta Jewish Wishing happiness for the couple, Hagar offers to Film Festival, Gteborg Film Festival, have a baby with Abraham for Sarah to rear as her Jerusalem Film Festival, Miami own. As their first child, Ben, grows older, he finds Jewish Film Festival, Other Israel himself estranged from Sarah. Their relationship Film Festival, Palm Beach Jewish worsens when ten years after he is born, Sarah Film Festival, Pittsburgh Jewish Film miraculously gives birth to her biological son, Isaac. Festival, Santa Barbara International Although the family unit is complete, the mounting Film Festival, Seattle Jewish Film tension between Sarah and Ben threatens to tear Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival, the family apart. and Washington Jewish Film Festival In transferring the story to modern-day Israel, Awards: Haggiag Award for Director Ori Sivan thoughtfully imbues the Best Cinematography, The Lia melodrama with subtext that inclines audiences Van Leer Award, and Van Leer to contemplate the larger societal paradigms Group Foundation Award for Best influencing Israel today. Cinematography at Jerusalem Film Festival

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Directed by Emily Harris Sharing the quirky undertones of the 2009 hit, Toto (Lars Eidinger of Personal Shopper), an anxiety-ridden, misanthropic German Holocaust and Ate de Jong (500) Days of Summer, LOVE IS THICKER THAN researcher, is in the midst of planning the Auschwitz Congress. Stressed and lashing out at Narrative Feature WATER shines as a Romeo and Juliet story for the his superiors, he is saddled with a new intern from France to keep an eye on him. In their UK, Netherlands | 2016 | 101 min modern age with a touch of prickly humor. first few encounters, the unconventional and erratic Zazie (two-time Csar winner Adle English Haenel), whose grandmother is a Holocaust survivor, fails to gain TotoÕs confidence. Her When Arthur (Johnny Flynn), a working class frank demeanor (it does not take long for Toto to learn she is sleeping with his boss) and off- For Fans of: (500) Days of Summer, wannabe artist, first meets Vida (Lydia Wilson), putting sense of humor come off as juvenile and unnerving. British cinema, Drop Dead Fred, a wealthy Jewish cellist, sparks fly. As Vida and Johnny Flynn, indies, rom-coms ArthurÕs relationship grows more serious, however, Following a period of initial bickering and so too do the complications posed by their very Directed by Chris Kraus misplaced sexual tension, Toto and Zazie Sponsored by: Debra Felman and different upbringings. Taking the next step in their Narrative Feature inadvertently come to an understanding and David Warshal relationship, the giddy lovers move in together, Austria, Germany, France | 2016 exchange family legacies. Although they are two knowing that their families are not exactly convinced 125 min generations removed from the atrocities committed they have made the right choice. German and French with English during the Shoah, both Toto and Zazie still struggle subtitles with the fallout. Will learning the truth set them Peppered with quirky animated sequences and an JEWISH BLIND DATE free from their self-imposed shackles? Or could one indie soundtrack that hits all the right notes, LOVE For Fans of: Comedies, dramas, Screening with Love Is Thicker Than Water night of passion be enough to truly let go? IS THICKER THAN WATER does not fall short in foreign cinema, German cinema, Directed by Analle Morf | Narrative realism as it explores the dynamics of this inter- irreverent humor, romance, taboo- Chris KrausÕ audacious, genre-bending THE Short | Switzerland | 2015 faith coupleÕs sincere attempts to make it work in breaking cinema BLOOM OF YESTERDAY succeeds in wringing 16 min | French with English subtitles contemporary London. Flynn and Wilson deliver comedy from inconceivable brutality. The filmÕs terrific performances as the star-crossed lovers, PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE Sponsored by: Larry and Cindy irreverent, unpredictable humor comes from so far alongside a solid supporting cast that includes A young woman attends a Jewish dating Rappoport outside the norm that its jokes (at times wrong and Olivier Award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson event dressed in religious garb with the crude) will truly surprise you. (Truly, Madly, Deeply) and Ellie Kendrick (Game of hope of getting married to an Orthodox Thrones). Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival, Jew and discovers that sheÕs not the Gteborg Film Festival, Seattle International Film only one in disguise. Arrive at The Gershman Y at 11 AM for a bagel Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, and buffet and libations! Washington Jewish Film Festival Awards: Tokyo Grand Prix and WOWOW ViewerÕs Official Selection: Chicago International Film AUDACIOUS.” Choice Award at Tokyo International Film Festival Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Toronto – JESSICA KIANG, VARIETY Jewish Film Festival, and Washington Jewish Film “ Festival

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