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Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 9:00 PM
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Regular General Admission - $12.00
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Shorts Program curated by Kristina Elizabeth Lyons, 2009 Programming intern

Community Partner: Independent Film Festival of Boston

Broken Time

Z'man Shavur 

East Coast Premiere    

Director: Ilan Amit, Israel, 2009, 25 min., Short Narrative, Video         

Daniel, a withdrawn 11 year-old, lives under his mother’s strict supervision.  Every day after school, he stays at home alone, waiting for her 3 o’clock return from work.  One day, a strong explosion rips through Tel Aviv.  People in his building are talking about a terrorist attack, and Daniel’s mother has not yet arrived.  As the hours pass, Daniel’s anxiety leads him to an act that will change his life.  Hebrew with subtitles

 

Eve

New England Premiere

Director: Natalie Portman, USA, 2008, 20 min., Short Narrative, 35mm          

When Kate (Olivia Thirlby) goes to visit her Grandma Lola (Lauren Bacall) for a private dinner, she is surprised to find herself the third wheel on her Grandma’s date with Joe (Ben Gazzara).  This carefully observed film marks actress Natalie Portman’s directorial debut.   In English

 

Sidney Turtlebaum

East Coast Premiere    

Director: Tristram Shapeero, UK, 2008, 19 min., Short Narrative, 35mm             

Sidney Turtlebaum is a bittersweet comedy set in present day Golders Green, the heart of London’s Jewish community.  Sidney (Sir Derek Jacobi) is an elderly con man who sneaks into funerals, distracts the crowd with songs and tales of the deceased . . . and steals from them.  When Sidney meets young, wide-eyed Gabriel (Rupert Evans), he takes him under his wing.  They enjoy a rollicking journey across London, one tinged with pain and regret.  In English

 

Zipper

Ritch-Ratch    

New England Premiere

Director: Asaph Polonsky, Israel, 2008, 35 min., Short Narrative, Video  Somewhere in Israel, Yaki is under house arrest.  A builder, he’s assaulted one of his workers, who is now in rehab.  Walls full of jigsaw puzzle landscapes and medicine cabinets full of tranquilizers reflect Yaki’s time alone. When Yaki learns his son is flying to Israel for his Bar Mitzvah, all he wants is to be present at the ceremony.  Just in case, he lets a persistent neighbor take his picture – over and over again. And that’s when everything happens.  Hebrew with subtitles