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Special Events
 WORKS-IN-PROGRESS:
Focus on Local Filmmakers
Sunday, December 7th, 11:30 am
Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater
FREE
Two first-time filmmakers share excerpts from their documentary
film projects which they are currently working to complete.
Go behind the scenes and hear how a film idea goes from concept
to reality, and the many challenges along the way.
These projects have received seed money from the National Endowment
for the Humanities and are the product of DC-based filmmakers.
David Vyorst will present clips from The First Basket,
the amazing and largely unknown story of the crucial role Jews
served as players on the early teams of the Basketball Association
of America - the forerunner of today's NBA. Robert Podgursky's
documentary-in-progress, Saved by Deportation, recovers
a lost chapter from the history of World War II involving Polish
Jews who were deported to work camps east of the Ural mountains
by the invading Soviet Army and were ironically spared the worst
horrors of Nazi occupation.
Discussion Moderator:
David Weinstein, Senior Program Officer, National Endowment
for the Humanities
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ARGENTINA
Panel Discussion
Sunday, December 7th
Following the 3:00 pm screening of Asesino and Born
in Buenos Aires
Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater
FREE
Join
a group of esteemed panelists for a discussion about the survival
and potential of Argentina's Jewish community in spite of its
troubled history and today's continuing issues of migration,
assimilation, and economic crisis.
Panelists: Bernardo Kliksberg, Inter-American Development Bank;
Beth Toni Kruvant, Director, Born in Buenos Aires; Claudio
Grossman, Dean of American University's Washington College of
Law and IAHCR observer of the AMIA Trial; and His Excellency,
Jos� Bordon, The Ambassador of Argentina
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina and the National Institute
for Jewish Leadership
20-SOMETHING'S
NIGHT AT THE WJFF WITH "DINNER AT 8"
Wednesday, December 10th, 7:30 pm
Savino's Lounge, One Dupont Circle, Washington DC
Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater
Dubbed the newest dating trend by Cosmopolitan magazine and
The Oprah Winfrey Show, "Dinner At 8" organizes dinner parties
for four single men and four single women at local area restaurants
across the country. Join a table of eight young Jewish professionals
for dinner at the stylish Savino's Lounge. After dinner, walk
over to the Washington Jewish Film Festival for the screening
of Bit by Bit,
a hilarious feature film about a twenty-something slacker
whose disapproving anti-videogame girlfriend gives him the
ultimate ultimatum - either win the grand prize at the Nintendo
World Cup or never play again!.
Cost: $12 plus dinner (includes one free drink and movie ticket)
Space is limited. Call Jamie Herring at 202.777.3238 or e-mail
[email protected]
to RSVP by December 8.
 TREMBLING
BEFORE G-D DVD-RELEASE PARTY
Saturday, December 13th, 9:15 pm
Ina & Jack Kay Community Hall, Washington DCJCC
FREE
Trembling Before G-d, the 84 minute award-winning
documentary by Sandi Simcha DuBowski, is an unprecedented
feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith,
sexuality, and religious life. Built around intimately-told
personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay
or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a
profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love
of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions
that forbid homosexuality.
Trembling Before G-d (12th WJFF Special Mention) became
one of 2001's most successful documentaries, winning more
than twelve awards, including The Teddy Award for Best Documentary
at the Berlin Film Festival, The Mayor's Prize for the Jewish
Experience at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and the Golden
Plaque Award for best documentary at the Chicago International
Film Festival.
Come out for a swingin� DVD Release Party with Director/Producer
Sandi Simcha Dubowski, featuring a DVD signing and special
screening of Trembling on the Road, the DVD�s new short
feature which tracks the movement of this wildly successful
film across the globe. The DVD�s Special Features also include
segments on Mark:The Musical, Behind the Silhouettes, Interview
with the Director, and More with Rabbi Steve, the first openly
gay Orthodox rabbi.
Free food, beverages, and Red Hook beer
Special Guest: Sandi Simcha Dubowski, Director/Producer
Co-sponsored by Reel Affirmations, Heeb Magazine, and Bet
Mishpachah, Washington DC's Egalitarian Synagogue Embracing
a Diversity of Sexual and Gender Identities
THE WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
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District of Columbia Jewish Community Center � Morris Cafritz
Center for the Arts
1529 16th Street NW � Washington DC 20036 USA
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