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Vika's quest for independence forces her young mom to worry about her declining health.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Ruthy Pribar | | Program: | Israeli | | Family Stories | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Russian | | Running Time: | 85 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Death and Dying | | Drama | | Family Relationships | | Israel | | Women |
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Midfest: Behind the Scenes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with show writer Noah Gardenswartz (Live Program)
Get an inside look at The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s writers room with comedian/writer Noah Gardenswartz.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Program: | Live Programs | | Special Events | | Topic: | American Jewish Life |
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Closing Night Cocktails: Live Program
Toast the end of the first virtual Boston Jewish Film Festival with a BJFF-themed cocktail!
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Calligraphy Instruction with Rabbi Kevin Hale (Commandment 613)
November 13, 3pm A live calligraphy demonstration with subject Rabbi Kevin Hale.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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The Crossing
Gerda and her little brother bravely decide to help two Jewish children escape Norway to safety in Sweden.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Johanne Helgeland | | Program: | Family Films | | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Norwegian | | Running Time: | 96 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama | | Family Films | | History | | Holocaust | | Interfaith |
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The Crossing: Live Q&A
November 9, 7:00 PM A conversation with director Johanne Helgeland
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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The End of Love
Video chatting is exciting at first, but slowly begins to wear on Julie and Yuval's relationship.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Keren Ben Rafael | | Program: | FreshFlix | | Israeli | | Love Stories | | Country: | France | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | French | | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 90 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama | | Family Relationships | | FreshFlix/Young Adult | | Immigration | | Israel | | Romance |
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The End Of Love: Live Q&A
November 11, 12:30 pm A conversation with director Keren Ben Rafael
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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FreshFlix Short Film Competition
An annual celebration of the next generation of filmmakers. Join us for a selection of international short films selected by a jury of young professionals.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Program: | Shorts and Episodic | | FreshFlix/Young Adult |
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FreshFlix Short Film Competition: Live Q&A
November 5, 7pm. A conversation with competition filmmakers.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Honeymood
When Eleanor finds the ring that her groom’s ex-girlfriend gave him as a wedding gift, she insists he return it -- even if it means spending their wedding night stalking the streets of Jerusalem to track her down.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Talya Lavie | | Program: | FreshFlix | | Israeli | | BJFF Alumni Director | | Love Stories | | Country: | Israel | | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 90 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Comedy | | Israel | | Romance | | FreshFlix/Young Adult |
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Honeymood: Live Q&A
November 13, 1:30pm: A conversation with director Talya Lavie.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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In Your Eyes, I See My Country
A musical journey through Morocco and an exploration of Judeo-Moroccan culture.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Kamal Hachkar | | Program: | Israeli | | BJFF Alumni Director | | Documentaries | | Country: | Morocco | | France | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Arabic | | Running Time: | 75 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Immigration | | Israel | | Music |
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In Your Eyes, I See My Country: Live Q&A and Performance
November 8, 12:30pm A conversation with Director Kamal Hachkar and subjects Neta Elkayam & Amit Hai Cohen, with musical performance.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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An Irrepressible Woman
The true love story of Janot Reichenbach and French Prime Minister, Léon Blum.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Laurent Heynemann | | Program: | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Love Stories | | Country: | France | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | French | | Running Time: | 105 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama | | History | | Romance |
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An Irrepressible Woman: Live Program
November 12, 12:00 pm A conversation with Producer Nelly Kafsky, moderated by Sara Rubin.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Isaac
Decades later, Andrius Gluosnis is forced to reckon with his role in Lithuania's 1941 Lietukis Garage Massacre.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Jurgis Matulevicius | | Program: | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Based on a Book | | Country: | Lithuania | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Lithuanian | | Russian | | Running Time: | 104 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | US Premiere | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama | | Holocaust | | Russia/Former Soviet Union |
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Isaac: Live Q&A
November 8, 3:00 PM A conversation with filmmaker : Jurgis Matulevicius
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| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Love & Stuff
Amid boxes and memories, Judith Helfand grieves her mother and begins the process of adopting a child at age 50.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Judith Helfand | | Program: | Family Stories | | Documentaries | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 80 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | American Jewish Life | | Death and Dying | | Family Relationships |
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Love & Stuff: Live Q&A
November 10, 7:30pm. A conversation with director and subject Judith Helfand
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Ma'abarot
The story and legacy of ma'abarot, where Arab-Jewish refugees were housed in Israel's early days.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Dina Zvi-Riklis | | Program: | Israeli | | Documentaries | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 84 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | History | | Immigration | | Israel | | Israeli History |
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Minyan
David wrestles with his identity and faith, caught between his Orthodox family in Brooklyn and the East Village gay scene.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Director(s): | Eric Steel | | Program: | FreshFlix | | Based on a Book | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Hebrew | | Russian | | Yiddish | | Running Time: | 118 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | New England Premiere | | Topic: | American Jewish Life | | Death and Dying | | Drama | | Faith and Spirituality | | Family Relationships | | FreshFlix/Young Adult | | Immigration | | LGBTQ | | Russia/Former Soviet Union |
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The Rabbi From Hezbollah
The true spy story of how a Lebanese shepherd became a top informant for the IDF.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Itamar Chen | | Program: | Israeli | | Documentaries | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 64 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Topic: | Faith and Spirituality | | Israel | | Israeli History |
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Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band
Saul and Ruby's band is unlike any other -- they are Holocaust survivors in their 90s and they make music with a mission.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Tod Lending | | Program: | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Social Justice | | Documentaries | | Country: | United States | | Canada | | Poland | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 80 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Boston Premiere | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Holocaust | | Music |
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Opening Night: Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band: Q&A and Performance
November 4, 7:30 PM Join us for our virtual Opening Night music and conversation event with director Tod Lending and live performance by subjects Saul Dreir and Ruby Sosnowicz!
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs | | Special Events |
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Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
A remarkable account of the historic alliance between Jewish and Black Americans.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Dr. Shari Rogers | | Program: | Social Justice | | Documentaries | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 95 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Boston Premiere | | Topic: | African-American | | American Jewish Life | | Anti-Semitism | | Faith and Spirituality | | History | | Holocaust | | Interfaith |
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Shared Legacies: Live Q&A
November 14, 7:30pm. Conversation with director Dr. Shari Rogers Ph.D, Susannah Heschel and Ed Gaskin, moderated by Robin Washington.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Shiva Baby
Danielle must balance who she is with her family versus the rest of the world when she runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Emma Seligman | | Program: | FreshFlix | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 71 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | American Jewish Life | | FreshFlix/Young Adult | | LGBTQ |
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Sublet
Michael, a travel writer visiting Tel Aviv, gets a new lease on life when he meets Tomer.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Eytan Fox | | Program: | Israeli | | BJFF Alumni Director | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 90 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Boston Premiere | | Topic: | American Jewish Life | | Israel | | LGBTQ |
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Sublet: Live Q&A
Sunday, Novemeber 15, 1:30 PM: A conversation with director Eytan Fox.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Syndrome K
Syndrome K was said to be deadly and highly contagious -- and it saved dozens of Roman Jews.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Stephen Edwards | | Program: | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Social Justice | | Documentaries | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Italian | | Running Time: | 76 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | History | | Holocaust | | Interfaith |
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Syndrome K: Live Q&A
November 12, 1:30 pm A conversation with director Stephen Edwards.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Tahara
When her best friend kisses her at Hebrew school, Carrie's world is turned inside out.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Olivia Peace | | Program: | FreshFlix | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 82 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere (Available to the New England Region) | | Topic: | African-American | | American Jewish Life | | Death and Dying | | FreshFlix/Young Adult | | LGBTQ | | Romance |
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They Ain't Ready For Me
Tamar's identity as a mother, Black woman, and Jew drives her incredible work on Chicago's South Side.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Brad Rothschild | | Program: | Social Justice | | Documentaries | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 87 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Topic: | African-American | | American Jewish Life | | Faith and Spirituality | | Women |
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They Aint Ready For Me: Live Q&A
November 12, 7:30pm. A conversation with subject Tamar Manasseh and director Brad Rothschild
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Thou Shalt Not Hate
After leaving an injured neo-Nazi to die, Simone's guilt compels him to meet the man’s family.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Mauro Mancini | | Program: | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Country: | Italy | | Poland | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Italian | | Running Time: | 95 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama |
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TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained
(Episodes 1-12) Rabbi Yossef works for the courts, helping wives get divorces, but a secret revealed makes him question his own marriage.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Joseph Madmony | | David Ofek | | Program: | Shorts and Episodic | | Israeli | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 533 min | | Type of Film: | TV Series | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Drama | | Faith and Spirituality | | Family Relationships | | Israel | | Women |
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Unchained: Episode 1
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 1
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 2
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 2
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 3
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 3
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 4
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 4
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 5
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 5
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 6
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 6
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 7
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 7
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 8
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 8
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 9
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 9
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 10
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 10
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 11
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 11
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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Unchained: Episode 12
TLV TV Israeli TV Binge: Unchained Episode 12
| | Director(s): | Tamar Kay | | Premiere Status: | Series |
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TLV TV: Unchained: Live Q&A
November 15, 11:30am A conversation with creator/director Tamar Kay, lead actress Avigayil Koevary, Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Shulamit Reinharz, Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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The Viewing Booth
The viewer becomes the viewed in this unique documentary about perception and media in the digital age.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Ra'anan Alexandrowicz | | Program: | Israeli | | Documentaries | | Country: | Israel | | United States | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 70 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Israel |
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The Viewing Booth: Live Q&A
November 9, 8:30pm Live conversation with Director Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Nine-year-old Anna's world changes when her family must leave Germany. Based on the beloved children’s novel.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Caroline Link | | Program: | Family Films | | Holocaust/Anti-Semitism | | Family Stories | | Based on a Book | | Country: | Germany | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | German | | Running Time: | 110 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere | | Topic: | Anti-Semitism | | Drama | | Family Films | | Family Relationships | | Holocaust |
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Where Do We Go From Here: Shorts Program: Live Q&A
November 8, 4:00 PM A conversation with short film filmmakers.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Program: | Live Programs |
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Where Do We Go From Here?: Short Film Program
A collection of short films exploring next steps.
| Film List: | Yes | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Program: | Shorts and Episodic |
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