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Boston Jewish Film is excited to present the Massachusetts Premiere of
Carol of the Bells on July 20, 2022. And we are proud to welcome film producer Artem Koliubaiev, who received special permission from the Ukrainian government to leave his country at this critical moment to present this inspiring and timely film abroad. Koliubaiev will be reunited with his family at our Wednesday screening. |
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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 recorded intro by Ukrainian Writer/Director Olesya Morgunets-Isaenko, and in-person introductions from Film Producer Artem Koliubaiev, and Vladimir Foygelman, President of Center Makor. |
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Artem Koliubaiev is a Ukrainian film and TV producer and a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy. He is head of the NGO Film and TV Entrepreneurs Union and President of the NGO Public Council for Culture, Youth, and Sports of Ukraine. His wife and daughters—all present at our screening—all played roles in
Carol of the Bells. |
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"All of us played small parts in this film, even me. My youngest daughter Amira plays a scene where the main character teaches her to sing. My older daughter Erica has a small role in the orphanage at the film's end. And then, they and my wife appear in the deportation scene when the Nazis load them onto the train. None of us then could have thought we would have to experience something like this ourselves in real life."
- Artem Koliubaiev, Producer of Carol of the Bells |
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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, 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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Special thanks to our community partner: Action for Post-Soviet Jewry.
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Light refreshments and pastries will be served following this screening, with the opportunity to gather and discuss the film and war in Ukraine with our guests. |
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And, don't miss these Summer Cinematheque films! |
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Grab some popcorn, and join us virtually for the online Summer Cinematheque screenings of
Cinema Sabaya on August 3-9th and
American Birthright on August 10-16th.
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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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