Join us for the opening night of Film Fest 2018! 2017 | Running Time: 101 minutes | German w/English Subtitles David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to achieving his goal, David is not only deprived […]
2017 | Running Time: 94 minutes | English Two adults with autism strike up an unlikely and transformative relationship, in Keep the Change, a heartfelt, humorous and wonderfully surprising reinvention of the New York romantic comedy. David (Brandon Polansky), a high-functioning, upper-class charmer must attend a support group for people on the spectrum, where he […]
Topic: Yiddishe Mayses Members will read and discuss some short tales and sing somesongs.
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2017 | Running Time: 94 minutes | English Antisemitism and discrimination in the United States made life uncomfortable for Jews in the 1930's, and - in unison with Hitler's propaganda machine - placed a share of the blame for the coming war on the Jews. Anti-Jewish rhetoric from social elites Henry Ford and Charles Lindberg […]
2018 | Running Time: 123 minutes | English, Afrikaans In this riveting historical drama, Nelson Mandela and his inner circle of Black and Jewish supporters face a possible death sentence for conspiracy to commit sabotage during a raid in the South African town of Riviona. Bram Fischer, a sympathetic lawyer, risks his career and freedom […]
2017 | Running Time: 100 minutes | German w/ English subtitles In June 1943, Germany infamously declared Berlin “judenfrei”—“free of Jews.” But at that moment there were still 7,000 Jews living in the Nazi capital: hiding in attics, basements, and warehouses, protected by courageous Berliners while desperately trying to avoid deportation. Only 1,700 lived to […]
2017 | Running Time: 93 minutes | English, Hebrew, Arabic A subtle thriller set in Germany involving Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) sent to protect their informant while recovering from plastic surgery for her new identity. Mona and Naomi - together for two weeks in a […]
2016 | Running Time: 93 minutes | English 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski – great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor – runs the tailor shop she’s owned for more than 30 years. But when she’s served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts Sonia to resist her harrowing past as a refugee and witness to genocide. A […]