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Join us for a curated selection of compelling Jewish films in person and from home! Boston Jewish Film Summer Cinematheque returns as a hybrid program July 13 - August 10 with screenings of new Jewish films and old favorites.
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2022 SUMMER CINEMATHEQUE SCHEDULE |
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM
In-person sneak preview screening at West Newton Cinema
New England Premiere
A definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn,
Hallelujah. This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: the songwriter and his times; the song’s dramatic journey from record label rejection to chart-topping hit; and moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom
Hallelujah has become a personal touchstone. Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust, including Cohen’s notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and rare audio recordings and interviews.
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Featuring a special recorded intro by filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine. |
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Light refreshments available following the screening. |
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Boston Jewish Film is proud to present the Massachusetts Premiere of
Carol of the Bells. This harrowing story about the resilience and strength of three Ukrainian families is equally as timely with the conflict in Ukraine continuing to rage on. |
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 7:00 PM
In-person screening at West Newton Cinema
Massachusetts Premiere
Immortalized as one of the most scintillating and uplifting Christmas songs,
Carol of the Bells, adapted from a popular and loved Ukrainian folk melody
Shchedryk, has come to represent the spirit of brotherhood and unity worldwide. The song serves as a narrative path in this story of a peaceful and neighborly existence of three Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewish families, who share a large house, musical evenings, and merriment in the Ukrainian town of Stanislav. Their domestic harmony is shattered first by the Nazi invasion and then by the Soviet occupation of Ukraine. A moving story of courage, sacrifice, and love.
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This screening features a special recorded intro by Ukrainian Writer/Director Olesya Morgunets-Isaenko, and an in-person introduction from Vladimir Foygelman, President of Center Makor. |
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Vladimir Foygelman, President of Center Makor and a native of Kiev, Ukraine, will speak about the Center’s Ukrainian relief efforts. Vladimir established Center Makor in 2005 and was the Principal of the Russian Jewish Community School. Vladimir is the founder of the Annual Artistic Hannukah Festival in Boston which is a successful annual event in the Russian-Speaking Jewish Community and is the oldest Russian Jewish Festival in North America. |
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This screening is sponsored by
Center Makor, Boston.
To learn about Center Makor’s work and support Ukrainian relief efforts go to
centermakor.org
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Guests are invited to enjoy light refreshments at the screening.
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Screening online August 3-9, 2022
Available to watch for a 48-hour period from August 3 until 11:59 pm on August 9.
An audience favorite at the 2022 Boston Israeli Film Festival, Orit Fouks Rotem’s
Cinema Sabaya is a work where fiction meets non-fiction. Her fascinating, deeply engaging hybrid film is about nine Israeli Arab and Jewish women from Hadera who participate in a video workshop led by a young Israeli female filmmaker. The women (played by a mix of seasoned and nonprofessional actors) learn to tell their stories in video, often filming their own footage and then responding in a real-time, documentary style to what they see. Through the emotional process of sharing and witnessing each other’s stories, where they examine their ambitions, identities, and convictions, from those of daily life to deeper moments of frustration and joy, the young women learn about each other and themselves.
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This screening features a special recorded introduction from Nahanni Rous, Host and Senior Producer of
Can We Talk podcast of the Jewish Women’s Archive, and a pre-recorded conversation with Writer/Director Orit Fouks Rotem moderated by Nahanni Rous. |
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Screening online August 10-16, 2022
Available to watch for a 48-hour period from August 10 until 11:59 pm on August 16.
American Birthright is an entertaining and engrossing personal documentary that follows 29-year-old Israeli-American Becky Tahel Bordo’s struggle with the big questions about religion, love, and her Jewish identity after her younger sister Gal marries outside the faith. An Israeli immigrant in Los Angeles, Becky attempts to carve out her identity by consulting Rabbis, religious experts, mentors, and family members. Her initial question is always the same: "Should I marry Jewish?" But what she discovers changes that question to "What does it mean to be Jewish?" and shifts the course of her life.
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Featuring a special recorded conversation with Director and film subject Becky Tahel and Rabbi Doniel Katz, moderated by Boston Jewish Film's Artistic Director Lisa Gossels. |
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