The WJFF’s Annual Visionary Award recognizes creativity and insight in presenting the full diversity of the Jewish experience through moving image. The 2017 honorees are two titans of independent cinema: Polish director Agnieszka Holland and the iconic American auteur Barry Levinson. Barry Levinson’s award will be presented alongside a screening of Liberty Heights.
Join a 30 minute talk by Columbia professor Annette Insdorf, and a signing of her new book, Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has following a screening of Wojciech Has’ film The Hourglass Sanatorium.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the daily lives and challenges of Arab citizens of Israel.
A vibrant evening that explores the enduring artistic legacy of Yiddish film and music. The event start with a rare restored 35mm presentation of Joseph Green’s film A Letter to Mother (the biggest Yiddish cinema box office hit of all time). After the screening, Netherlands-based Yiddish band Nikitov performs a live concert, including material from their new album Mameloshn.
Dress to the nine(ties), and join us for trivia, photo booths, specialty cocktails, and a rockin’ 90s soundtrack preceding the screening (6:00pm-7:30pm), and be sure to stay after the film for a special Q&A with legendary filmmaker Amy Heckerling (Clueless, Fast Times at Ridgemont High).
The WJFF’s Annual Visionary Award recognizes creativity and insight in presenting the full diversity of the Jewish experience through moving image. The 2017 honorees are two titans of independent cinema: Polish director Agnieszka Holland and the iconic American auteur Barry Levinson. Agnieszka Holland will join us for a special extended Q&A and Award ceremony presented alongside a screening of her Oscar nominated film Angry Harvest.
WJFF’s popular program Two Jews Walk into a Bar (and a Deli) is back by popular demand! Join us for a cinematic pub crawl in Chinatown, stopping at On Rye and Bar Deco. $30 gets you 3 drinks and admission to the shorts film program.