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Where Life Begins
Thursday,
March 16, 7:00PM
JCC MetroWest's Maurice Levine Theater
A
pre-show reception with appetizers will begin at 6:15 PM
A Haredi rabbi and his family from Aix-les-Bains,
France, travel to a farm in Calabria, Italy, every year to carry out
a sacred mission: harvesting etrogs (citrons) for the holiday of
Sukkot. Elio, the farm’s restless owner, meets Esther, the rabbi’s
daughter, who is beginning to feel constrained by the rules and
expectations of her religious tradition. Through their tentative
friendship, Esther and Elio find peace, companionship, and a sense of
direction for their futures. This gentle drama depicts Haredi life
accurately and respectfully and makes gorgeous use of its bucolic
Italian setting (a refreshing change of scenery from wintry New
Jersey).
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Click above to view the Where Life Begins trailer.
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Don’t miss your chance to see
our carefully curated Jewish and Israeli films of 2023 at
New Jersey’s premier Jewish cultural celebration - both virtually
and in-person.
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Shorts
Program
Friday, March 17, 11:00AM
Spotlight
Film: SHTTL
Saturday, March 18, 8:30PM
Narrative
NJJFF
Legends: Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew & Young Frankenstein
Sunday, March 19, 12:00PM
Narrative
A
Tree of Life / From Darkness to Light
Sunday, March 19, 4:00PM
Documentary
The
Way to Happiness
Monday, March 20, 11:00AM
Narrative,
Virtual Screening Available in NJ
America
Tuesday, March 21, 7:00PM
Post-film Q&A with
Ofir Raul Graizer
Narrative
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Four
Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance
and
Bravery in WWII
Thursday, March 23, 7:00PM
Post-film Reading of Partisan Poetry
Narrative
Karaoke
Friday, March 24, 11:00AM
Post-film Q&A with
Moshe Rosenthal
Narrative
June
Zero
Saturday, March 25, 8:30PM
Narrative
Dead
Sea Guardians
Sunday, March 26, 1:00PM
Documentary,
Virtual Screening Available in NJ, AZ, & FL
My
Neighbor Adolf
Sunday, March 26, 4:00PM
Feature,
Virtual Screening Available in NJ & AZ
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