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***Opening Film***
Thursday,
March 28, 7:00PM
JCC
MetroWest's Maurice Levine Theater
Post-film
Q&A with co-writer and actress, Eleanor Sela,
and producer,
Ronen Ben Tal
Marie was just
two years old when her mother gave her to be raised by her infertile
aunt, a common custom among Moroccans at the time. Forty years later,
Marie returns to Israel from France for her wedding after long being
disconnected from her family, who are preparing for the ritual
of Sheva
Brachot (Seven Blessings) — a week of festive
nightly meals in honor of the newlyweds. But Marie has also come to
reopen old wounds and seek apologies. In the midst of intoxicating
family meals, secrets, and lies are revealed with humor and pathos.
Seven
Blessings swept the 2023 Ophir Awards (Israel’s Oscars),
winning Best Picture and nine others, and was Israel’s entry for the
Best International Feature Oscar.
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Click above to
view the Seven
Blessings trailer.
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All-access
Festival Supporter Passes are
still available for purchase – see all our events with one convenient
pass and gain access to two special events! Sponsorships of the
NJJFF are still welcome and include access to all events!
Advance cash
tickets are also available for purchase at the following times at
JCC MetroWest:
11:00AM –
1:00PM, Wednesday, March 20
11:00AM –
1:00PM, Monday, March 25
8:30AM –
10:30AM, Wednesday, March 27
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The eagerly
anticipated New Jersey Jewish Film Festival is not just a celebration
of cinema but a poignant opportunity for our diverse community to
come together, sharing in the beauty of our heritage and the
compelling stories that define us. This March, let the New Jersey
Jewish Film Festival guide us to a space where our shared history and
collective dreams converge, forging bonds that resonate far beyond
the confines of the theater.
All films will
be screened in-person at JCC MetroWest's Maurice Levin Theatre.
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Opening Film: Seven Blessings
Thursday,
March 28, 7:00PM
Post-film Q&A with co-writer and actress,
Eleanor Sela, and producer, Ronen Ben Tal
Feature
All About the Levkoviches
Saturday,
March 30, 8:30PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
Spotlight Film: Stay With Us
Sunday,
March 31, 12:00PM
Post-film French cafe reception
Feature
Irena's Vow
Tuesday,
April 2, 7:00PM
Post-film Q&A with Jeannie Smith, daughter of
Irena Gut Opdyke
Feature
Love Gets a Room
Wednesday,
April 3, 1:00PM
Post-film Q&A with writer-director-editor
Rodrigo Cortes
Feature
Arugam Bay
Thursday, April 4, 7:00PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
Shorts Program
Friday,
April 5, 12:00PM
Shorts
Matchmaking
Saturday,
April 6, 8:45PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
It's a Wrap
Sunday,
April 7, 12:00PM
Post-film Q&A with filmmakers Amit Miller, Miri
Urman and Shri Haber of My Great Goodbye
Documentary
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Kidnapped
Sunday,
April 7, 3:00PM
Post-film Q&A with Andrea Grover, translator,
author, and NYU professor of Jewish-Italian History
and Italian Culture
Feature
The Goldman Case
Monday,
April 8, 7:00PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
Caregiver and Baby-Friendly Screening:
Stay With Us (Encore)
Tuesday,
April 9, 10:00AM
Feature
The Monkey House
Tuesday,
April 9, 7:00PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
The Three Of Us
Wednesday,
April 10, 1:00PM
Post-film pre-recorded Q&A with director Henya
Brodbeker
Feature
Teen Night: Delegation
Thursday,
April 11, 7:00PM
Post-film Q&A with writer-director, Asaf Saban,
and lead actor, Naomi Harari
Feature
The Road to Eilat
Saturday,
April 13, 8:45PM
Post-film Talkback
Feature
Closing Film: Remembering Gene
Wilder
Sunday,
April 14, 3:00PM
Post-screening Q&A with director Ron Frank and
screenwriter Glenn Kirschbaum
Closing Reception following Q&A
Documentary
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For tickets
and more information, visit jccmetrowest.org/njjff
or email NJJFFsupport@jccmetrowest.org.
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Copyright
(C) 2024 JCC MetroWest. All rights reserved.
JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052 USA
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