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Edward & Bernice Wenger Center for the Arts Twenty years of spectacular international feature films. Join us for an extraordinary new festival season! Wednesday, May 29–July 24, 7:30pm Single evening tickets, matinees tickets and packages available Ticket on sale now
Best Picture Phoenix Film Festival, Nominated Best American Independent Film Cleveland International Film Festival. For some, life is an adventure filled with opportunities to excel and places to explore. For Walter Himmelstein, a young man endearingly known as Putzel, life literally doesn’t go beyond his family’s fish store and his community on the upper west side of Manhattan. In this heartwarming comedy, Walter’s aspirations of taking over his uncle’s smoked fish emporium are disrupted by the arrival of Sally, who becomes romantically involved with his family. Opening Night Special Price Includes Dessert Reception To watch the trailer, click here. Raised from humble beginnings in Brooklyn, the streetwise producer-director Joseph Papp set out to democratize theater for audiences of every ethnic and socioeconomic background, mounting free outdoor Shakespeare plays (later becoming Shakespeare in the Park) and founding the Public Theater. An active communist who concealed his Jewish immigrant roots until late in his career, this radical and tumultuous personality introduced colorblind casting and nurtured emerging playwrights. Speakers: Tracie Holder and Karen Thorsen, Directors and Writers Jewish-born Adrián and Catholic-born Leonora have finally reached their wedding day. Instead of gracefully embracing matrimony, Adrián spends the hours leading up to the ceremony trying to postpone it, not because he’s got cold feet (or does he?), but because he’s clumsily lost both his and his bride-to-be’s sacred wedding rings. Disaster ensues in director Ariel Winograd’s winning comedy about the politics of the proverbial "Big Day." Nominated for four Argentine Academy Awards Linked by bloodlines to the perpetrators of the worst crimes in history, heirs to the Nazi High Command come to grips with the genocidal legacy of their fathers, uncles and grandfathers. Devoid of any unnecessary flourishes, this film is an earnest exploration of guilt by association, national and personal shame and the impossible burden carried by those spawned from evil. Nominated Best Documentary, Warsaw International Film Festival To watch the trailer, click here. Circumstances force a young divorcee to move back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut, where an affair with a younger guy rejuvenates her passion for life. Nominated Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, and nominated Breakthrough Award, Gotham Awards. To watch the trailer, click here. In pre-war Vienna, Victor Kaufmann and Rudi Smekal had been the closest of friends ever since childhood. But with Austria’s annexation into the Third Reich, Rudi throws his lot in with the Nazis, hoping to gain a leg up by denouncing his Jewish friend and confiscating a Michelangelo sketch owned by Victor’s family. The Kaufmanns are sent to a camp until the authorities discover they only managed to take a forgery, with the whereabouts of the genuine artwork known only to Victor. Determined to find the real Michelangelo, the Nazis bring Victor in for interrogation. But a stormy night and a partisan attack upend their plans, and Victor seizes an opportunity to turn the tables on his captors through a daring scheme of switched identities. Best Costume Design, Austrian Film Award, Nominated Best Art Director, Best Film Score At the age of 96, Miriam Weissenstein never imagined that she would be facing a new chapter in her life. But when "The Photo House" – her late husband Rudi’s life’s work – was destined for demolition, even this opinionated and uncompromising woman knew she needed help. Under the cloud of a family tragedy, a special relationship is forged between Miriam and her grandson, Ben, as they join forces to save the shop and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s defining moments. Despite the generation gap and many conflicts, Ben and Miriam embark on a heart-wrenching journey, comprising many humorous and touching moments. Best Documentary, Israeli Film Academy Speaker: Director Tamar Tal Bonus Short! – NEXT To watch the trailer, click here. Born Jerome Felder, in Brooklyn, Doc Pomus’ dramatic life is one of music’s great untold stories. Paralyzed by polio as a child, he reinvented himself as a blues singer and writer. He wrote some of the most iconic songs: Lonely Avenue, This Magic Moment, Teenager in Love, Viva Las Vegas, Little Sister, Save the Last Dance for Me… over a thousand compositions in all. His story is brought to life through interviews with an array of celebrated musicians, family members critics and fans. Closing Night Special Price Includes Dessert Reception Special Film not included in Festival Pass. Tickets must be purchased separately. A beautiful but loveless thirty-something’s obsession with Woody Allen is put to the test by a gallant Frenchman in this romantic comedy. Under constant pressure to marry from her anxious Jewish parents, Alice fills prescriptions alongside her father at their family-owned pharmacy. Rather than dating, she seeks refuge in the world of Woody Allen. Will a chance encounter with handsome Victor finally bring her a winning suitor and a happy ending? To watch the trailer, click here.
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Support the Arts – Randi and Bruce Pergament Jewish Film Festival Sponsorship In honor of our 20th anniversary season, any sponsor at the Star ($1,000) level or above will receive tickets to the Spring Dynamic Duo of Films. For more information on sponsorship, contact Elyse Ingber, Performance and Visual Arts Director, 516-484-1545, ext. 144, eingber@sjjcc.org Corporate Sponsorship OptionsIndividual Sponsorship Options
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