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Outstanding Festival Films & Shorts Programs You Won't Want to Miss!
Boston Jewish Film – bostonjfilm.org 
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Tickets on Sale Now for the 2022 Boston Jewish Film Festival!
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The hybrid Festival line-up offers something for everyone, along with an opportunity for our community to engage.
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IN-PERSON: November 2-9
For the first time in three years, our Festival will be back at our beloved theaters across Greater Boston! |
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VIRTUAL: November 10-13
Binge the best in contemporary Jewish cinema from the comfort of your home and watch recorded talkbacks for some virtual screenings on Boston Jewish Film’s Youtube channel following the Festival. |
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Your All-Access Festival Pass gives you access to all in-person and virtual screenings, discussions, and receptions! |
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34th Annual Festival Highlights!
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Sunday, November 6, 2:30 pm at the Museum of Fine Arts (Remis Auditorium)
New England Premiere. This film is screening in person only.
In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn
(Nomadland,
Good Night, and Good Luck,
Lincoln) portrays Jan Karski, the Polish World War II hero and Holocaust witness. Karski, a Polish diplomat and courier (who figures large in the movie
Shoah) risked his life to carry the first eyewitness reports of the extermination of 1.8 million Polish Jews to world leaders. To his horror, his reports were dismissed. Strathairn exquisitely captures Karski’s bold venture and tragic voice as he struggles, in vain, to shake the conscience of the world.
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Followed by a conversation with Actor David Strathairn, Writer/Director Derek Goldman, Cinematographer/Director Jeff Hutchens and Producer Eva Anisko.
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Saturday, November 5, 6:30 pm at JCC Greater Boston
New England Premiere. This film is screening in person only.
Repairing the World documents the incredible community response of Pittsburgh, PA over the three years that followed the devastating Tree of Life Synagogue massacre that killed eleven people. In this emotional and affirming film, we meet survivors, families of the victims, and diverse community members – clergy, civic leaders, students, educators, and sports figures – who stand together to affirm love in the face of hate. This brave community examines systemic vulnerabilities and works to counter antisemitism, racism, hate speech, and gun violence. The film shines a light on how communities can heal after trauma and become true neighbors and allies.
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Followed by a conversation with Director Patrice O’Neill and Pittsburgh community film subjects Alan and Lauren Malinger.
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Screening in person and virtually.
Our 12th annual celebration of the next generation of Jewish filmmakers! This year’s program features six short films from Turkey, Israel, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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MINYAN DUTY
Boston Premiere
Hoping to say Kaddish after their mother’s death, Leah and Ariel find themselves one person short of making a Minyan.
SUSAM
A family faces a series of dilemmas on the morning of their son’s bar mitzvah when he locks himself in his room.
THE ARTICHOKE SEASON
New England Premiere
A young girl recalls her fantastic childhood memories of a Jerusalem slum after her father leaves home.
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POPS
Boston Premiere
Siblings Roz and Elli fight to determine their father’s final journey.
THE ROCK COLLECTION
Massachusetts Premiere
A girl seeks to find the perfect rock as a gift for her father.
WOMEN OF VIRTUE
Massachusetts Premiere
Nine-year-old Etel experiences her first period in a Hasidic Jewish family. |
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Following the in-person screening, join us for a conversation with the filmmakers and a special FreshFlix party that you won’t want to miss!
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Tuesday, November 8, 6:30 pm at West Newton Cinema
Screening in person and virtually.
Seven short films – documentary, fiction, and animation – explore memory, legacy, and the rich diversity of Jewish identity and expression.
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THE RECORD
Massachusetts Premiere
The gift of a magic vinyl record reveals a man’s soul, uncovering his hidden childhood memories.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
After Nazis murder Faye’s family, she becomes a Partisan photographer. Her grandson tells her story.
PETIT RAT
As Seen on PBS
A portrait of three women bound by intergenerational trauma, dance, and familial love.
IBACH
Boston Premiere
A Jewish family flees Nazi Germany with its prized piano. Four generations later their heirs restore it.
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SONGS OF THE SEPHARDIM IN IZMIR
World Premiere
In Izmir, Turkey, Ceni works to promote Ladino music and song, and connects to her Sephardic roots.
ANNE
Boston Premiere
A White and a Black actress vie for the title role of Anne Frank. Who is best suited to portray her?
PERIPHERY
Massachusetts Premiere
An evocative portrait of ten Jews of Color seeking belonging and recognition in Jewish Canada. |
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Followed by a conversation with nine of the filmmakers!
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Your All-Access Pass Includes:
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- Access to all in-person and virtual screenings in the 34th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival, November 2-13.
- Access to higher price special events (Opening Night, Closing Night) and all receptions.
- Exclusive premieres, guests from around the globe, and exciting events.
- A special FreshFlix party that you won’t want to miss!
- Seating is guaranteed for Passholders who arrive 20 minutes before a screening start time.
- View selected 34th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival virtual screenings on-demand from home in the BJFF digital screening room, November 10-13.
- Watch recorded talkbacks for some virtual screenings on the Boston Jewish Film Youtube channel following the Festival.
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The 8th Annual GlobeDocs Film Festival October 12 - 16, 2022 will feature both in-person and virtual film screenings followed by engaging conversations with Globe journalists and filmmakers. Tickets and more info at globe.com/filmfest.
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LAST FLIGHT HOME
Saturday, October 15, 11 AM at Brattle Theatre
On a suburban Los Angeles street, 92-year-old Eli Timoner is in his final days and has chosen to end his life with doctor-aided medication. Through stunning verité footage recorded by his daughter, accomplished filmmaker Ondi Timoner (
Dig!, We Live in Public), the film takes audiences on an unforgettable ride through Timoner’s life, surrounded by his family as they demonstrate the grace and connection that can emerge from embracing death.
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TURN EVERY PAGE -
Closing Night Film
Sunday, October 16, 6 PM at Brattle Theatre
TURN EVERY PAGE explores the remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working on completing the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit it. With humor and insight, this unique double portrait reveals the work habits, peculiarities, and professional joys of these two ferocious intellects at the culmination of a journey that has consumed their lives and impacted generations of politicians, activists, writers, and readers.
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