A Matter of Size
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM
This Israeli comedy begins at a weight loss club in the city of Ramla where Herzl keeps gaining instead of losing. Banned from the club and fired from his job as a waiter because he can’t fit into his uniform, he winds up working in a Japanese restaurant as a dishwasher. Get ready to laugh as Herzl and his pals regain their self respect in the world of Sumo wrestling!
Israel 2009, Hebrew with English subtitles. 92 min.
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The Wedding Song
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR: Karin Albou
This film depicts a rarely seen aspect of Nazi persecution. The year is 1942 and Nour, a Muslim, eagerly anticipates marrying her handsome cousin. Myriam, a French Jew, is resisting an arranged marriage to a much older Jewish doctor whose money would enable the Jews to pay off excessive fines imposed by the Nazis. Childhood friends, Nour and Myriam find themselves at age sixteen full of conflicts fueled by their Nazi occupiers as well as their coming of age.
France 2009, French and Arabic with English subtitles. 100 min.
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Ajami
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM
WRITTEN, CO-DIRECTED AND EDITED BY: Scandara Copti,
CODIRECTED BY: Yaron Shani
Directed by an Israeli Arab and a Jewish Israeli, they explore five different stories set in an actual impoverished Arab, Christian and Muslim neighborhood called Ajami. The neighborhood is a melting pot of cultures and conflicting viewpoints. The film, told through a series of flashbacks, captures the same riveting story from different perspectives. Israel has submitted the film for the Oscar as their choice for Best Foreign Language Film.
Israel/Germany 2009, Hebrew with English subtitles. 120 min.
The Wall (Short film to play before Ajami)
Music is the international language and this film illustrates it in a most unusual way.
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Zrubavel
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Shmuel Beru
This unique film features a poignant look at a multigenerational family of Ethiopian immigrants and the challenges that they face assimilating into their new Israeli homeland. The conflict of the younger generation trying to fit in while their elders try to hold on to their native customs introduces the viewer to another ethnic group and their struggle to adjust. Zrubavel is the first feature length film created by Ethiopian-Israeli filmmakers.
Israel 2009, Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles. 75 min.
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Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM
DIRECTED BY: Aviva Kemper
Long before Lucille Ball became a television icon, there was a woman who, not only starred in her own sitcom, she
wrote and produced it, too! Here’s a fascinating new documentary about a TV pioneer; Gertrude Berg and her program The Goldbergs introduced America to television’s first Jewish family. Berg was a fixture on early TV shows like Ed Sullivan and went on to win a Tony for her Broadway performance in A Majority of One. She was a true innovator.
U.S. 2009, English. 92 min.
Mama L’Chaim (Short film to play before Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg)
65-year-old Chaim takes care of his mother, a Holocaust survivor.
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Mary & Max
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM
DIRECTED BY: Adam Elliot
Academy award winner, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Academy Award nominee Toni Colette, bring star power to this stopaction, animated, feature film: a first for our festival. The unusual story brings together an unloved young Australian woman and a middle-aged Jewish man living in Manhattan whose friendship is based on 20 years of being pen pals as they delve into questions of love, relationships, religion and everyday living.
Australia, 2009. English, 93 min.
Song of David (Short film to play before Mary & Max)
Look to the sky for a little inspiration.
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Gentleman's Agreement - Mal Vincent's Pick
Thursday, January 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan
This season, Virginian-Pilot film critic Mal Vincent has chosen Gentleman’s Agreement, a groundbreaking film about anti- Semitism in which a journalist, portrayed by Gregory Peck, goes undercover in New York City and in Darien, CT to pose as a Jew. The film was considered very controversial in 1947 and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.
The film will be followed by commentary and anecdotes from Mr. Vincent.
U.S. 1947, English. 118 min.
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The Little Traitor
Saturday, January 30, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Based on the novel Panther in the Basement, by Amos Oz, this film takes place in British-occupied Palestine, months before Israeli independence. Proffy Liebowitz, a precocious 12-year-old, wants the occupying British to leave; but strikes up an unusual friendship with a British sergeant, played by two-time Tony nominee, Alfred Molina. When the friendship is discovered, Proffy is branded a traitor. The film is a perfect mix of action, drama and comedy.
U.S./Israel 2008, English and Hebrew with English subtitles. 91 min.
Pinchas (Short film to play before The Little Traitor)
A 9-year-old Israeli boy, who lives with his single mom, discovers religion through the warmth of a neighboring family.
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Two Ladies
Sunday, January 31, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Kosher-cooking Muslims and Koran-reading Jews make this film of culture clash and friendship a unique viewing experience. Set in France, the film deals with how two feisty older women (one Jewish and one Muslim), both born in Algeria, discover they have a lot in common.
France 2007, French and Arabic with English subtitles. 75 min.
Pigeon (Short film to play before Two Ladies)
A drama set in France during WWII based on a true story.
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Eyes Wide Open
Sunday, January 31, 2009 at 7:00 PM
In this award-winning film, Aaron the butcher hires Ezri, a young man who has been cast out of Yeshiva, to work in his shop. A
sensitive exploration of desire and faith, the film illustrates the conflict between attraction to young Ezri and Aaron’s devotion to
G-d and his family.
Israeli/French/German co-production 2009, Hebrew with English subtitles. 90 min.
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