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The Adventures of Saul Bellow
Tracing Saul Bellow's rise to eminence and his identities: reluctant public intellectual, 'serial husband,’ father, Chicagoan, and Jew.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Asaf Galay | | Country: | Israel | | United States | | Year: | 2021 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 85 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere |
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Live Program: The Adventures of Saul Bellow
Sunday, November 14, 3pm Live conversation with Director Asaf Galay, moderated by Prof. Saul Zarit
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Animation Workshop
Friday, November 12, 1pm
Join local animator Alex Salsberg to learn how animation works, and create some works of art yourself.
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Bukra Fil Mish Mish
Didier Frenkel finds a treasure: an Egyptian animated archive starring Mish-Mish Effendi, the Arabic Mickey Mouse.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Tal Michael | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Arabic | | English | | French | | Hebrew | | Running Time: | 70 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | New England |
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The Chef (TV Series)
Nimrod works in the kitchen of a prestigious restaurant run by chef Dori, who is struggling to stay relevant and keep his high status.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Erez Kav-El | | Orit Dabush | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Hebrew | | Premiere Status: | East Coast |
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FreshFlix Short Film Competition
A celebration of the next generation of filmmakers, selected by a jury of young professionals.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here |
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Live Program: FreshFlix Short Film Competition
Wednesday, November 10, 7pm Live conversation with the next generation of filmmakers.
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Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here |
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Irmi
Irmi takes us on a stunning portrait of a woman whose life was marked by love, unimaginable loss, and strength of spirit.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Veronica Selver | | Susan Fanshel | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 70 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere |
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Live Program: Irmi
Monday, November 8, 7pm
Live conversation with co-directors Veronica Selver and Susan Fanshel.
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Leaving Paradise
After establishing a family commune in Brazil, Cleo's children make a discovery, threatening the existence of the communal paradise.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Ofer Freiman | | Country: | Israel | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Hebrew | | Portuguese | | Spanish | | Running Time: | 90 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | Boston |
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Neighbors
In a Syrian border village in the early 80's, Sero attends school for the first time and watches his world radically changed.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Mano Khalil | | Country: | Switzerland | | Year: | 2021 | | Language: | Kurdish | | Swiss | | Running Time: | 122 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | East Coast |
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Persian Lessons
Sent to a concentration camp, Gilles avoids execution by claiming to be Persian and is forced to teach Farsi to Koch, the camp cook.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Vadim Perelman | | Country: | Belarus | | Germany | | Russia | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | English | | French | | German | | Italian | | Running Time: | 127 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Massachusetts Premiere |
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Live Program: Persian Lessons
Sunday, November 21, 7pm
Live conversation with Vadim Perelman moderated by Avner Shavit.
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Plan A
Based on the true story of the “Avengers," a group of Jewish vigilantes, vow to avenge the death of their people after the Holocaust.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Yoav Paz | | Doron Paz | | Country: | Germany | | Israel | | Year: | 2021 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 90 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | East Coast |
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Robert Brustein: A Celebration
This tribute film follows the impact of Robert Brustein on the world of theater, literature, dramatic criticism, the arts, and his family.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Roger Lyons | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2021 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 61 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | World |
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Second Half
After their father's death, Carl and Ana go to Germany to discover his story. There, they confront family facts and their own grief.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Rubens Rewald | | Country: | Brazil | | Germany | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | Portuguese | | Running Time: | 99 min | | 107 | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | North America |
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The Seven Boxes
After finding seven boxes in her attic, Dory discovers the suffering her parents went through to escape the Nazi regime.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Carles Canet Estrany | | Dory Sontheimer | | Country: | Spain | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Spanish | | Running Time: | 82 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary |
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Shalom Taiwan
Threatened with the shutdown of his beloved Community Centre, Rabbi Aaron embarks on a journey to the Far East to attract donations.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Walter Tejblum | | Country: | Argentina | | Year: | 2019 | | Language: | Spanish | | English | | Running Time: | 85 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | Boston |
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Short Film: Becoming Nakuset
Nakuset was adopted by a Montreal Jewish family. Using personal archives, she shows her struggle to find her identity.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Victoria Anderson-Gardner | | Country: | Canada | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Running Time: | 13 min | | Type of Film: | Documentary | | Premiere Status: | US Premiere |
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Short Film: The Binding of Itzik
A Hasidic bookbinder comes across a Craigslist ad and becomes tied up in a BDSM relationship.
| | Film List: | Yes | | | Film Type: | Stream | | | Buy A Pass: | Click Here | | Director(s): | Anika Benkov | | Country: | United States | | Year: | 2020 | | Language: | English | | Yiddish | | Running Time: | 18 min | | Type of Film: | Fiction | | Premiere Status: | New England Premiere |
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