Recent NCJF Boston Area Film Programs
Filmed by Yitzhak
USA Premiere * Free and open to the public
Sunday, October 18, 7:00 pm
Wasserman Cinematheque, Brandeis University
A Special Screening in Commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination
Event Details (PDF)
A Serious Man
On October 4, NCJF introduced the Coen Brothers' new film A Serious Man to the Boston area at a special pre-release screening. A Serious Man stars Michael Stuhlbarg and Aaron Wolff joined NCJF's Lisa Rivo for a Q&A.
EVENT COVERAGE
In Memoriam
Dr. Marek Edelman
Dr. Marek Edelman (1919-Oct 2, 2009), the last surviving commander of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising.
According to Marek Edelman
New Releases: Feature Films
Camera Obscura (Argentina)
At the end of the 19th century, Gertrudis grows into her role as the ugly duckling in a colony of Argentinean Jews until she meets a nomadic photographer whose uncompromising vision allow her to see herself for the first time. A lyrical, inventive new film from award-winning director María Victoria Menis.
Father's Footsteps (France/Israel)
In the early 1970s, the Maimons, a rambunctious but tight knit Tunisian-Israeli family, settle in Paris seeking adventure and fortune. Israeli-French filmmaker Marco Carmel draws on events from his own childhood in this unusual coming of age story. Starring French star Gad Elmaleh.
New Archive Restoration
Bar Mitzvah (1935)
38th YIDDISH FEATURE FILM RESTORED BY NCJF
Starring Boris Thomashefsky
in his Only Film Performance
New Archive Restoration
The Jester (1937)
37th YIDDISH FEATURE FILM RESTORED BY NCJF
The Original Bittersweet
Polish Yiddish Classic
New Releases: Social Change Docs
Bewoket (USA)
In 1990, Dr. Rick Hodes went to Ethiopia to set up a series of medical clinics. He never left. Almost 20 years later, “Dr. Rick” treats thousands of Ethiopians, among them a group of boys who live with him following life-saving surgery. More
Forgotten Children (Australia)
Amid the crisis surrounding the education of Aborginal children in Australia, there is a ray of hope. Forgotten Children chronicles a team of Israeli teachers from Hebrew University in Jerusalem who travel to the Australian outback to introduce a new method for teaching at-risk kids. More
New Releases: Arts & Music
Fiestaremos!(USA)
Fiestaremos! presents the inspiring work of musician Judy Frankel. The film explores Frankel’s dedication to preserving Sephardic music and songs. Interviews with Frankel, musical excerpts and performances offer an intimate look at one of the leading collectors and practitioners of Sephardic folk music. More
Rachel de la Comédie-Française (France)
The daughter of Jewish peddlers from Alsace, Rachel Felix (1821–1858) made her debut as a street singer in Lyon and Paris. She joined the Comédie-Française at the age of 17 years and became a star of the French theater in the heyday of Romanticism, 1838-1855. Small, plain and fierce, Rachel’s ability to convey passion in her performances thrilled audiences. More
Festival & Theatrical Hit
Special Screenings
Over 2000 Tickets Sold
Over 2500 Tickets Sold
“EXCEPTIONAL"- Kenneth Turan, LA Times
“[CRITICS’ PICK – FOUR STARS] ESSENTIAL VIEWING..." - David Fear, Time Out New York
NCJF in the News
Review: Being Jewish in France "Exceptional"
By Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times,Aug 7, 2009
Edward Zwick's Short List: The Films of Axel Corti
(print version only) Feb 2, 2009
Defiance director Zwick says of these films: "Closely observed, beautifully acted, utterly unsentimental yet profoundly moving".
By Lewis Beale Los Angeles Times, Jan 4, 2009
NCJF's Lisa Rivo quoted
"On the Horizon": New York Jewish Film Festival
New Yorker, Jan 5, 2009
2 of 3 films cited are from NCJF
Paul Mazursky's Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
Six Docs for the Sixieth
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