Film Type
2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HIM
Dir. Malte Ludin
(85min, Germany, 2005) Documentary
The filmmaker breaks 60 years of silence and repression, investigating his father’s dark deeds as the Third Reich’s ambassador to Slovakia.
24 DAYS
Dir. Alexandre Arcady
(108min, France, 2013) Narrative
In 2006, Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Parisian Jew of Moroccan descent gives his phone number to a pretty young woman. Later, when his kidnappers demand ransom from his family it became clear that she actually lured Ilan to his capture.
7 DAY GIG
Dir. Kate Marks
(9min, USA, 2014) Narrative Short
A punk, an old man, and a chicken gather round for a makeshift shiva after Jay (a Romanian/Guamanian/Catholic/Jew) puts an ad on Craigslist looking for mourners to join him.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Dir. Roberta Grossman
(89min, USA, 2014) Documentary
In 1948, just three years after the liberation of Nazi death camps, a group of Jewish-American pilots answered a call for help – this film celebrates the pilots who formed the Israeli Air Force.
ALEX’S LETTERS
Dir.Yeal Luttwak
(25min, USA, 2015) Documentary
A work-in-progress screening of Yael Luttwak’s Alex’s Letters, based on the book Alex: Building a Life, the story of Alex Singer, a 25-year-old American who died while serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
ALMOST FRIENDS
Dir. Nitzan Ofir and Barak Heymann
(60min, Israel, 2014) Documentary
Samar, an Arab girl from Lod and Linor, a Jewish settler who lived in Gush Katif, forge an instant connection online; when the two girls finally meet, their families enter into a profound and complex experience.
AMERICAN MATCHMAKER
Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
(87min, USA, 1940) Narrative
Leo Fuchs, known on Second Avenue as “the Yiddish Fred Astaire,” plays an elegant and eligible bachelor who can never seem to close the marriage deal.
ANYWHERE ELSE
Dir. Ester Amrami
(85min, Germany, 2014) Narrative
When Jörg goes out of town for a few days, Noa takes the opportunity to spontaneously fly back to Israel, determined this trip will do her good! Her lovable but dysfunctional family can’t keep old conflicts from arising, however, and soon her homeland begins to feel just like the Berlin she sought to escape.
APPLES FROM THE DESERT
Dir. Arik Lubetzky, Matti Harari
(90min, Israel, 2014) Narrative
Rebecca Abravanel is the only daughter of an Orthodox family living in Jerusalem. Unhappy with her strict upbringing, Rebecca secretly opens herself to the secular world, with unexpected consequences – both for her family and herself.
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
Dir. Louis Malle
(105min, France, 1987) Narrative
A heartbreaking story of friendship and loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie — until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle’s own childhood.
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
Dir. Nicolas Vanier
(104min, France, 2014) Narrative
Sebastian, lonely and dreaming of the day his mother will return from America, befriends “the beast” the local farmers are convinced is killing their sheep – an enormous yet gentle sheepdog who quickly becomes the boy’s best friend. Recommended for ages 10+
BREAKING HOME TIES
Dir. Frank N. Seltzer and George K. Rowlands
(78min, USA, 1922) Narrative
Thinking he has killed his friend Paul in a jealous rage, David Bergmann flees pre-revolutionary Russia for New York. While there, he becomes a successful lawyer and woos smart, independent Rose, the boss’ daughter. With live original score!
BRUNDIBAR
Dir. Douglas Wolfsperger
(85min, Germany, 2014) Documentary
Holocaust? Again? That’s the reaction of the youth theater company at the Berliner Schaubühne to their newest project: Brundibar, the children’s opera, originally performed at Theresienstadt.
CHERRIES
Dir. Noa Osheroff
(14min, Israel, 2014) Narrative Short
Yuli, 17, is in love with her classmate Daniel, but is too shy to admit it. Tamara, her best friend, is anything but shy. Tonight at Daniel’s party, she will compel Yuli to make the move, whether she’s ready or not.
DANCING ARABS
Dir. Eran Riklis
(104min, Israel/Germany/France, 2014) Narrative
First love, school bullies, British New Wave … and SCUD missiles. This bittersweet 80s coming-of-age drama from the director of The Syrian Bride and Lemon Tree adapts two autobiographical novels by popular Israeli-Arab writer Sayed Kashua.
DEAR GOD
Dir. Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor
(13min, Israel, 2014) Narrative Short
Dear God depicts a romantic Jerusalem, told through the eyes of Aaron, a simple man who guards the historic Wailing Wall. One day a beautiful, mysterious woman puts a note in one of the holy drones, and Aaron decides to fulfill her deepest wish, while learning that love is all about communication.
THE DECENT ONE
Dir. Vanessa Lapa
(94min, Israel/Austria/Germany, 2014) Documentary
Through previously undiscovered private letters, photos and diariest hat were found in Heinrich Himmler’s home in 1945, The Decent One gives unique, and at times uncomfortable, access to the life and mind of the merciless “Architect of the Final Solution.”
DELI MAN
Dir. Erik Greenberg Anjou
(90min, USA, 2014) Documentary
In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in U.S. history – building on the contributions of iconic delis such as Katz’s, 2nd Avenue Deli, Nate ‘n Al, Carnegie, and the Stage.
DIVIDED WE FALL
Dir. Jan Hrebejk
(117min, Czech Republic, 2000) Narrative
Set in a small Czech town under German occupation, Jan Hrebejk’s Oscar nominated film explores “not only the banality of evil, but also the banality of goodness, and the ridiculousness, as well as the tragedy, of their collision.”
THE DOVE FLYER
Dir. Nissim Dayan
(108min, Israel, 2014) Narrative
Based on the autobiographical blockbuster novel by Eli Amir, this sweeping epic recalls a lost and cherished time when over 125,000 Jews lived in Iraq. We follow the teenage Kabi as he navigates the final years of the community’s existence in Iraq, before their expulsion and resettlement to 1950s Israel.
EAST JERUSALEM, WEST JERUSALEM
Dir. Erez Miller and Henrique Cymerman
(80min, Israel, 2014) Documentary
Legendary singer-songwriter David Broza journeys to East Jerusalem to record his latest album with Israeli, Palestinian and American musicians.
END OF SEASON SALE
Dir. Eli Glazer
(35min, Israel, 2014) Narrative Short
Late at night two aging strangers fail to obtain Viagra for a one-night stand. This turns out to be a blessing in disguise as the two men get a chance to exchange the pleasures of the flesh with the pleasures of the heart.
THE FAREWELL PARTY
Dir. Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon
(93min, Israel, 2014) Narrative
A group at a Jerusalem retirement home builds a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, the creators are faced with an emotional dilemma.
FELIX AND MEIRA
Dir. Maxime Giroux (105min, Canada, 2014)
Narrative
French, English and Yiddish with English Subtitles
Félix, an eccentric and penniless francophone whose wealthy father is dying, meets Meira, a Hasidic Jewish woman who is married with a child, and in search of something new.
FIRSTBORN
Dir. Leah Tonic
(13min, Israel, 2014) Narrative Short
Sheri, a free-spirited 21-year old, has her own apartment, an older boyfriend, and works in a bar to make her living. One morning, a surprise phone call brings her face to face with her past, making it impossible to hide from it any longer.