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J-Films & PJ Library of GMW Present: An American Tail In this animated classic from Don Bluth and Steven Spielberg, a young Jewish mouse, newly immigrated from Russia, must navigate Gilded Age New York City to be reunited with his family, meeting allies and dangers along the way. Families are encouraged to discuss their […]
J-Films Present: The Specials Monday, February 13 • 7 PM This vivid, engaging docudrama follows the daily struggles and joys of Jewish Bruno (Vincent Cassel) and Muslim Malik (Reda Kateb), who run programs for neurodivergent Parisian youths and training for their caregivers. Bruno and Malik (based on real educators) must stretch shoestring budgets and navigate […]
As film storytelling evolved over decades, flashbacks, and other visual representations of memory have become increasingly subjective, often representing a character’s perception rather than objective reality. The lecture will examine clips from films that seek to present authentic experiences of memory using flashbacks and film grammar in innovative ways. All lectures will be in-person only. […]
J-Films presents: A Sneak Preview of Golda Sold Out in Three Days! Thank you for your support! Please stay tuned for more great J-Films events. Check the Village at SOPAC site (and other theaters) for Golda showtimes on August 25 and beyond. Golda is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of […]
September 7, 14, 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm J-FILMS ISRAELI CINEMA SEMINAR at JCC MetroWest’s Goldstein Center For Israel & The Diaspora Join us for a short series of three 90-minute, film-clip-and-discussion-based classes on Israeli Cinema led by Stuart Weinstock, JCC MetroWest’s Director of Film. This class is an exclusive experience, limited […]
September 7, 14, 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm J-FILMS ISRAELI CINEMA SEMINAR at JCC MetroWest’s Goldstein Center For Israel & The Diaspora Join us for a short series of three 90-minute, film-clip-and-discussion-based classes on Israeli Cinema led by Stuart Weinstock, JCC MetroWest’s Director of Film. This class is an exclusive experience, limited […]
September 7, 14, 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm J-FILMS ISRAELI CINEMA SEMINAR at JCC MetroWest’s Goldstein Center For Israel & The Diaspora Join us for a short series of three 90-minute, film-clip-and-discussion-based classes on Israeli Cinema led by Stuart Weinstock, JCC MetroWest’s Director of Film. This class is an exclusive experience, limited […]
The 1970s were an artistically-rich period for American filmmaking, which often responded to recent history and the socio-political environment of the 1970s. Some of these films are best-considered products of their time, while others offer prescient glimpses into the challenges of the 21st Century. This lecture will discuss both, with relevant film clips. Some of […]
J-Films, JOFA, JWF, NCJW present Under G-d PURCHASE TICKETS Under G-d is a documentary short directed by Paula Eiselt (93Queen) about the national Jewish response to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. This story is woven through the lived experiences of impacted women and the various lawsuits currently being launched by […]
In collaboration with The Center for Adult Enrichment, J-Films presents Cupcakes Doors open for dessert at 7 PM Film begins at 7:30 PM Free, Open to All Prior Registration is Preferred REGISTER HERE You will leave happy! Join us at the J for a ray of Israeli sunshine! A group of friends in Tel Aviv […]
Let's gather together at the J for a cinematic dose of charm and tradition in Fiddler on the Roof?! We'll sing along with Tevye, a village milkman with a heart as big as his dreams, as he navigates the challenges of matchmaking and changing times with his family and neighbors. Whether it's your first time […]
Celebrate Yom Haatzmaut at the J with a classic Israeli film and the chance to meet legendary filmmaker Avi Nesher! Free admission with registration REGISTER HERE (Advance registration preferred) The Troupe, a musical comedy about an IDF entertainment troupe during the 1969 War of Attrition with Egypt, launched the careers of several iconic Israeli […]
REGISTER HERE Humor as Resistance in Holocaust Cinema with Stuart Weinstock When does comedy serve a higher purpose than entertainment? Jewish responses to Nazism and the Holocaust have utilized humor to attack the perceived power of totalitarianism and assert the dignity and humanity of those who survive to tell jokes. Some of the films to […]
Exclusive US screening of the original Israeli version! Comments and a Q&A after the film with Dr. Seth Schwartz, the Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Classical Jewish Civilization at Columbia University PURCHASE TICKETS Jerusalem in 66CE is a powder keg about to explode. Factions of Zealots escalate social divisions into civil war while the Roman […]
PURCHASE TICKETS Join your JCC community for a lecture and discussion with JCC MetroWest's Director of Film Programming, Stuart Weinstock, about a film that is "difficult" in the best possible sense. The release of Munich was announced with a 2005 Time Magazine cover article heralding it as "Spielberg's Secret Masterpiece," and the discourse around it […]
Torn, a new documentary by Israeli-born, New York-based filmmaker Nimrod Shapira delves into the controversy surrounding the "Kidnapped from Israel" poster campaign, a grassroots effort to raise awareness about the 240 hostages taken by Hamas. Torn explores the motivations of those who put up and tear down the posters in and around New York City, unraveling […]
Tattooed for Life (30 mins, Hebrew with English subtitles) Liraz Uliel survived the massacre at the Nova festival on October 7, but lost her partner and many close friends. She created a special tattoo design to immortalize them and others lost at Nova. Israelis grappling with loss on October 7 come to Liraz's shop and […]
With democracy on our minds, J-Films presents one of the best satires of the 21st Century, a mostly-true story of dictatorship run amok. In March of 1953, Joseph Stalin's brutal reign over the Soviet Union ends with his sudden death. His underlings hilariously scramble over each other for advancement in the power vacuum. With a […]
When the theater club at a Bronx public high school is defunded, their dedicated teacher hatches a scheme to pay for it: with the help of a fellow teacher (who is secretly in recovery for a gambling addiction), he will hustle an underground casino run by Hasids, playing an Israeli card game called Yaniv. Enjoy […]
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