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Friday,
April 5, 12:00PM
JCC
MetroWest's Maurice Levine Theater
The
Father, the Son, and the Rav Kalmenson
One Shabbat, a playful six-year-old poses an unexpected problem
for his father and the men of their Orthodox synagogue.
Academy
Award Nominee Letter to a Pig
A Holocaust Survivor tells his story to an Israeli
classroom, sparking one student’s imagination.
The
Soldier on Smithdown Road
In 1947, the kidnapping and murder of two British soldiers in
Mandatory Palestine incite antisemitism across the UK. One
Liverpool shopkeeper is forced to respond in this true story.
Finding
Fate
This documentary follows three powerful mothers in
Poland who protect their families and refugees struggling under
the shadow of war in neighboring Ukraine.
Heritage
Day
In this comedy, eight-year-old Evie dresses up as her estranged
grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, for her school’s Heritage Day,
forcing her mother to engage with Evie’s new obsession (starring
Rachel Bloom and Scott Michael Foster of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend).
Happy
BirthGay
Ronit throws her son an over-the-top party to celebrate the first
anniversary of his coming-out, but an unexpected guest interrupts
her plans.
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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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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 Shari Haber of My
Great Goodbye
Documentary
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
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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
Delegation
Thursday,
April 11, 7:00PM
Post-film Q&A with writer-director, Asaf
Saban, and lead actor, Neomi 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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