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TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the Chair, Phyllis Fischer 1

PJFF36 Sponsors 2

PJFF36 Supporters and Donors 3

Calendar-at-a-Glance 4

Film Guide 6

Tickets and Passes 34

Seating Information 35

Film Venues and Receptions 38

Who We Are 39

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 36th ÒDouble ChaiÓ Anniversary Season of The Gershman YÕs Philadelphia

Jewish Film Festival!

This fall, we are thrilled to bring you 33 films from 12 countries around the world. Over the

course of the Festival, you will have an opportunity to see 16 feature documentaries, nine

narrative feature films, and eight short films, all selected after a year-long search by our

extraordinary Screening Committee. These films may delight, horrify, enrich, frustrate,

sadden, edify, intrigue, calm, or excite you. . .but whatever they do, they are certain to fulfill

our mission of celebrating Jewish identity, culture, history and community through the

medium of film. We are so happy to be able to share them with you this fall!

This year, weÕll take you on quite a ride Ñ you will join our film subjects as they engage in

many aspects of the human experience: they will fight for human rights, tell edgy jokes,

celebrate their Bar Mitzvah, sit shiva, fear deportation, solve murders, deny the Holocaust,

hang their art in museums, direct movies, break with tradition, lift weights, discover their

fatherÕs identity, prove they are Jewish, and much more. Thank you for coming along on

this film adventure with us.

As you may know, the PJFF is one of the largest Jewish Film Festivals in the United States;

it is among over 100 of its kind in the nation. Philadelphia is so fortunate to have Olivia

Antsis as PJFF Director; under her leadership, the Festival has grown by leaps and bounds

and has transformed simple film screenings into true community events. Working hand-

in-hand with Olivia is the indefatigable Artistic Chair of the PJFF, Iris Drechsler. Together,

they work to assure that our fabulous Screening Committee reviews the finest films from

throughout the world and selects the ones that best suit our Philadelphia audience.

Many thanks to the wonderful supportive staff of The Gershman Y, led by our dedicated

Executive Director Maxine Gaiber, and Associate Director Kristen Evans, and our many

volunteers, including our committed PJFF Committee, who make this Festival possible.

A special thanks to all of our Sponsors, Supporters, Advertisers, and Donors who

contribute the funds to lease the movies and theaters; to bring incredible actors, directors,

producers, and experts to accompany the films; and to allow students to see the films free

of charge.

Last but not least, I can never forget to acknowledge and thank our PJFF Co-Founders,

Judy Golden and the late Archie Perlmutter, for creating this Festival for all of us to enjoy.

See you at the movies,

Phyllis

FROM THE CHAIR | Phyllis Fischer


FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson

Phyllis and Howard Fischer

The Lindy Family

Nadine Liez-Weiner and Bart Weiner

LEAD SPONSORS

National Museum of American

Jewish History

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer

and Joseph Neubauer

Seed The Dream Foundation

Constance Smukler

PREMIER SPONSORS

Djerassi Foundation in loving

memory of Izi

Steve and Betsy Filton

Jane and Joe Goldblum

Friends of Dick Kanter

Margaret Barry and Jeff Abrams

Michael and Ellen Singer Coleman

Christine V. Kanter

Mary and Justin Klein

Cindi and Bob Olsman

Ellyn C. Phillips

Melanie and Lewis Sharps

Betsy and Richard Sheerr

Kristin and Michael Karp

Carole Landis Foundation

for Social Action

Amy and Richard Oller

Harriet and Larry Weiss / CRW Graphics

PJFF36 SPONSORS FILM SPONSORS

Susannah Lachs Adler

and Dean Adler

Harold Berger

Barbara and Mickey Black

Louis D. Brandeis Law

Society Foundation

Center City Film & Video

Nancy and David Colman

Harris and Debra Devor

Lee Ducat

Glenmede

Lynne and Harold Honickman

Seth and Ellyn Lehr

Dr. Marcia Sachs Littell

Judy and Bud Newman

Howard and Janet Pack

Ruth Perlmutter in memory of

Archie Perlmutter

David and Helen Pudlin

Pam and Tony Schneider

Ed and Rebecca Schulman

Jan Felman and Harvey Schwartz

Sterling Trustees LLC (Principals:

Stanley and Antony Joffe)

Debra Felman, David, Max, and

Eliana Warshal

Nancy and Stuart Weiss

Joseph and Renee Zuritsky /

Parkway Corporation

OFFICIAL AIRLINE SPONSOR

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OFFICIAL HOTEL SPONSOR

DoubleTree by Hilton

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PRODUCERSAnonymousLibby Harwitz and Burton BlenderFriends of Caf� Nagler Concha Alborg Selma Bernstein Susan Nagler Perloff and Ed Blumstein Cheryl Cutrona Jim and Linda Rosenstein Elaine and Marcy Smith Margaret WillardDebbie and Bob FleischmanSarita and Morris GocialMarjorie and Jeffrey HonickmanSusan and Leonard KlehrMary Lee MatzkinRosalind and Roy NeffSharon Schutte-Rodin and Neal RodinMarcia and Ronald RubinThe Sherrie R. Savett FoundationEllen Schwartz and Jeremy SiegelNancy and Benjamin SheinBettyruth Walter, PhD

DIRECTORSMarvin Black Fran Freedman BlumIra Brind and Stacey SpectorArlene Goldman and Michael BroderBrownstein GroupJacob Cohen and Sarah WaxmanDr. Marilyn DeutschShlomo and Iris DrechslerSally and Stewart EisenbergArlene FicklerJudith S. Finkel, PhDJudy and Joel GoldenAdele GreenspunEdward and Susan HoffmanJulie and Richard JaffeJan and Alan KanoffStuart and Mary KahnBebe and Jay KivitzBarbara LewisJon and Caryn LissFran Martin Beth ProbinskyRenee H. RollinEric Salmansohn and Marcia BronsteinCathy Seiler, Partner c/o Brinker Simpson & Co., LLCRobert L. and Rita Davis SiegleLarry and Ann Rosen SpectorScott and Liz Vernick

ACTORSMaureen Abrams Lynda BarnessDr. Louis and Harriet BernemanPenni and Mark BlaskeyJulie CursonDonnie and Joanne DavidowArt Ellis Francyn Sacks and Gerry Escovitz Albert and Rosa Esquenazi

Jane and Allan GreenspanJane and Howard JacobsAndrea JelinSandra KubyRobin LebowRuthie LevikoffSeymour Levin Sheldon and Margelle LissDebra MalinicsLynn and Joe MankoGlenda MarshallSusan and Jim MeyerToby MeyerMichael and Debbie PollackRachel and Moshe PoratEva RayLynn and Bruce RobinsDianne F. RosenthalSue and Hal RosenthalBernard RothmanMimi SchneirovSusie and Mark SchultzAndrew Scott and Bryna Silver ScottLeslye SilverSharon and Kenneth SpinradFrancine TabasRabbi Lynnda and Larry TarganJoan Tishgart

MAJOR DONORS TO THE GERSHMAN Y AND PJFF36The Joseph and Marie Field FundHorace W. Goldsmith FoundationElaine LevittPennsylvania Council on the ArtsThe Philadelphia Cultural Fund

PJFF36 EDUCATION FUND DONORSFarber Family FoundationHoward and Janet PackLaurie Wagman in memory of Irvin BorowskyBettyruth Walter, PhD

PJFF36 DONORS Jack Adler and Adelaide Beacham William and Nina AlbertJay CaplanFlyers CharitiesLisa Kasser and Robert W. FreedmanArlene J. HalpernHar Zion TempleRobyn and Michael HirschJerry LipkinCozen OÕConnorRoss Family FundMina SmithSaraKay and Stanton SmullensAndrea Gail Snyder Abbie and Fred SteinLee Tabas University of Pennsylvania Cinema Studies ProgramPeggy and Ellis Wachs Family FoundationJan L. Weinstock

PJFF36 SUPPORTERS & DONORS

Donor list as of August 31, 2016



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MussaDocumentaryIsrael@ Bryn Mawrpage 8

SAT, NOV 5 SUN, NOV 6 MON, NOV 7 WED, NOV 9 THURS, NOV 10 SAT, NOV 12

Jerry LewisDocumentaryUSA | France@ NMAJHpage 13

By Sidney LumetDocumentaryUSA @ Gershman Ypage 16

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One Week and a DayNarrative Israel @ Kimmel Center for the Performing Artspage 7

The Last MentschNarrativeGermany@ Gershman Ypage 9

A Grain of TruthNarrativePoland@ Gershman Ypage 10

The Origin of ViolenceNarrativeFrance@ Ambler Theaterpage 1 1

Keep QuietDocumentaryHungary@ I-Housepage 12

Eva HesseDocumentaryUSA@ NMAJHpage 14

Karski & The Lords ofHumanityDocumentaryPoland@ NMAJHpage 15

**Sand StormNarrativeIsrael@ Ritz Eastpage 17

The Last LaughDocumentaryUSA@ Gershman Ypage 18

General Admission Big Night Film and Education Film and Food


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Caf� NaglerDocumentaryIsrael@ Gershman Ypage 19

Shalom ItaliaDocumentaryIsrael | Italy@ Gershman Ypage 29

Every Face Has a NameDocumentarySweden@ Gershman Ypage 24

The Kozalchic AffairDocumentaryIsrael @ Har Zion Templepage 27

SupergirlDocumentaryUSA@ Gershman Ypage 20

Havana CurveballDocumentaryUSA@ Gershman Ypage 21

Song of SongsNarrativeUkraine@ Hiway Theaterpage 22

The Freedom to Marry DocumentaryUSA@ I-Housepage 23

*Grand Hotel & TalkNarrativeUSA@ Gershman Ypage 25

Germans and JewsDocumentaryUSA@ Gershman Ypage 26

The Tenth ManNarrativeArgentina@ Gershman Ypage 28

**MoosNarrativeNetherlands@ Ritz Eastpage 30

Women in Shorts Short Films Israel@ Gershman Ypage 32

Spotlight Film Local Filmmaker *Post-Film Reception **Post-Film Happy Hour

Fri, Nov 18, 1 PM: *Master Class with Todd Solondz @ 401 Fisher-Bennett Hall, U of Penn, page 31


WHAT’S TRUE OF POLONSKY’S FILM IS ALSO TRUE OF LIFE: A LITTLE LAUGHTER GOES A LONG WAY.” – DAVID EHRLICH, INDIEWIRE

“ PART OF THE CRITICS’ WEEK LINEUP IN CANNES, ONE WEEK AND A DAY IS BOTH CONFIDENTLY DIRECTED AND BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED…” – BOYD VAN HOEIJ, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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ONE WEEK AND A DAYSaturday, November 5 | 7:30 PM | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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Getting stoned and playing air guitar with your next

door neighborsÕ twenty-something son are two

activities not commonly associated with the Jewish

mourning period. Yet for Eyal and Vicky, anything

goes. As nothing makes sense after the death of

oneÕs own child, Eyal finds himself grasping for

whatever will distract him from returning to the real

world, while Vicky remains focused on the path set

before her: getting in her morning jog, making sure

her students take their pop quiz, and showing up to

a long scheduled dental appointment.

Without resorting to sentimentality or melodrama,

Polonsky expertly crafts a tender and honest

portrait of what it means to navigate the absurdity

of life after death. ONE WEEK AND A DAY is a

stellar debut from a promising new talent.

Nominated for Best Picture for the Ophir Awards

(Israeli Oscars); winner of The Gan Foundation

Award at the 2016 Cannes Semaine de la Critique;

winner of the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature

Film, The FIPRESCI Award for Best Israeli Debut, and

the Anat Pirchi Award for Best Script and Best First

Film at the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival

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On Opening Night, PJFF is delighted to present ONE WEEK AND A DAY, a 2016 Israeli drama

depicting a day in a life of a middle-aged couple who begin their lives over again after sitting

Shiva for their 25-year-old son, Ronnie. This droll yet extraordinarily moving film, directed by

newcomer Asaph Polonsky, has screened in the 2016 International CriticsÕ Week at Cannes

Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and the Jerusalem Film Festival, garnering

glowing reviews from critics and filmgoers alike.

Directed by Asaph Polonsky

Narrative | Israel | 2016 | 93 min

Hebrew with English subtitles

Subjects: Comedy, drama, family,

father and son relationships, grief,

hospitals, marijuana, marriage,

mourning, neighbors

For Fans of: Dark comedies, emerging

directors, family dramas, Israeli

cinema, Israel, marijuana, music

Sponsored by: Glenmede, Harris and Debra Devor, Sterling Trustees LLC (Principals: Stanley and Antony Joffe)

Special Event: Film followed by private reception for

PJFF Sponsors, Supporters, and

All-Access Festival and Big Nights

Pass Holders




Ever since arriving in Israel from Ethiopia five years

ago, Mussa, a refugee kid as fluent in Hebrew as

his native classmates, has refused to speak. Living

in one of Tel AvivÕs poorest neighborhoods, Mussa

is bussed to one of the cityÕs best private schools,

where he studies with a diverse mix of students Ñ

from other refugees like himself to children from

exceptionally wealthy families. Yet despite all of the

great friends heÕs made in school and the special

bond he shares with his favorite teacher and her

son, Mussa still chooses to communicate through

facial expressions and gestures alone.

With IsraelÕs overstretched refugee policy, Mussa

has always understood that he and his family could

be deported at any time. His precarious existence

in the country he wishes to call home is fraught

with anxiety. It has become even more strained, in

light of learning that one of his fellow classmates

is being sent back to Sudan. What develops in

this eye-opening and heartrending documentary

is a social commentary on the status of African

refugees in Israel and the struggles they must face

on a daily basis in order to survive.

Official Selection of the Boston Jewish Film Festival,

Other Israel Film Festival, and Seattle Jewish

Film Festival

MUSSA Screening with Facing the Wall

Sunday, November 6 | 11 AM | Bryn Mawr Film Institute

FACING THE WALL Screening with Mussa

Directed by Alamork Marsha | Narrative Short | Israel,

Ethiopia | 2015 | 26 min | Amharic with English subtitles


FACING THE WALL follows an Ethiopian teenage

girl as she struggles to reconcile losing her first love

after immigrating to Israel with her family.

After waking up in an Israeli absorption center,

14-year-old Surni feels empty and powerless

knowing she will never see the boy she loves

again. Surni's mother, Mulu, watches her daughter

attempt to shut out reality by refusing to come out

from under her bed sheets, get dressed, or even

communicate with her family. Overcoming her own

frustrations, Mulu helps Surni say goodbye to the

world that they left behind.

Winner of the Van Leer Award for Best Short Film

at the 2016 Jerusalem International Film Festival

Directed by Anat Goren

Documentary Feature

Israel, Ethiopia | 2015 | 62 min


Subjects: African refugees, family,

friendship, immigration, inequality,

IsraelÕs immigration policies, Mussa,

Tikkun Olam

For Fans of: Documentaries about

contemporary Israel, immigration

policy, the refugee crisis, human

rights, kids

Sponsored by: Jane and Joe Goldblum


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Having spent a lifetime concealing his heritage, an

aging German Holocaust survivor must prove his

Jewish identity in THE LAST MENTSCH.

Born Menachem Teitelbaum, Marcus Schwarz

(German Academy Award winner Mario

Adorf) escaped Auschwitz with his life only to

exterminate his Jewishness. Without family,

a synagogue, or a single Jewish friend, the

hardened old man has so effectively created a

new identity that the rabbis refuse his appeal

to be buried in a Jewish cemetery when he

dies. Determined to return to his birthplace and

establish his ancestry, Marcus enlists the help

of a brash, chain-smoking Turkish woman with

a troubled history of her own. The unlikely duo

set out on a road trip to a small village on the

Hungarian-Romanian border, a journey that will

irrevocably change them both.

Packed with powerful performances, director

Pierre-Henry SalfatiÕs emotional narrative

of friendship and healing explores the cost

of forgetting oneÕs past and the power in its

reclamation.

Winner of PJFF35Õs Audience Award for Best

Narrative Film, Best Film at the 2015 San Diego

Jewish Film Festival, and Best Film at the 2015

St. Louis International Film Festival

Directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati

Narrative Feature

France, Germany, Switzerland

2014 | 93 min

English, German, Hebrew, Hungarian,

Yiddish with English subtitles

Subjects: Aging, friendship, healing,

Jewish identity, Judaism, love,

mourning, rabbis, road trips

For Fans of: Mario Adorf, dramas,

German cinema, Holocaust cinema,

road trip movies, romantic films

Sponsored by: Kristin and Michael Karp, Amy and Richard Oller,Harriet and Larry Weiss / CRW Graphics

THE LAST MENTSCH Back by popular demand!

Sunday, November 6 | 1:30 PM | The Gershman Y




Teodor Szacki (Polish Academy Award-winning

actor Robert Wieckiewicz), once a star prosecutor

in Warsaw, leaves his career and marriage behind

to start life anew in a sleepy tourist town in

southeastern Poland. Not long after arriving in

Sandomierz, Teodor discovers that his new home

has a centuries-old history of anti-Semitic atrocities.

Seen as an outsider by the townÕs close-knit

community, even Teodor faces suspicion when

tasked to get to the bottom of the brutal murder of

a well-known social activist, whose nude mutilated

body was found outside a former synagogue. As

the trail of victims grows, and the killer remains

elusive, clues lead Teodor down a forensic

wormhole connecting the ghastly murders to

historic myths of blood libel. Aided by a veteran

police detective (Jerzy Trela), a reluctant female

prosecutor (Magdalena Walach), and a local rabbi

(Zohar Strauss), Teodor must solve the mystifying

case before public and media hysteria undo all

the progress the country has made in shedding its

xenophobic past.

Based on the bestselling novel by Polish author

Zygmunt Miloszewski and directed by Borys

Lankosz, A GRAIN OF TRUTH is a masterfully

constructed whodunit that pits the forces of

enlightenment against monstrous primeval

superstitions.

Official Selection of Atlanta Jewish Film Festival,

Hamburg Film Festival, and Toronto Jewish

Film Festival

Directed by Borys Lankosz

Narrative Feature

Poland | 2015 | 112 min

Polish with English subtitles

Subjects: Anti-Semitism, blood libel,

community, detectives, memories,

murder, nationalism, Poland, the

Polish media, superstitions

For Fans of: Crime dramas, movie

adaptations, Poland, Polish cinema,

thrillers, suspenseful movies,

Zygmunt Miloszewski

Sponsored by: Susanna Lachs Adler and Dean Adler

A GRAIN OF TRUTHSunday, November 6 | 4 PM | The Gershman Y


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Nathan Fabre teaches in a French-German

school while working on his thesis about French

resistance to the Nazis during World War II. During

a research trip to Buchenwald, he discovers a

photograph of a concentration camp prisoner

who strikingly resembles his own father. Back in

France, still haunted by the image, Nathan looks to

his father for answers but is met with impenetrable

silence. Committed to learning the truth, Nathan

pursues the matter himself by digging deep into

his family history, meanwhile complicating his

relationship with a young German woman whose

family history is similarly murky.

By interviewing curators of the Holocaust

memorial, tracking down survivors who may

have known the man in the photograph, and

confronting all of his living relatives, Nathan pieces

together secrets that have been kept hidden for

more than 60 years.

Based on Fabrice HumbertÕs semi-autobiographical,

prize-winning 2009 novel of the same name, THE ORIGIN OF VIOLENCE will have you on

the edge of your seat through its innovative

use of flashbacks to provide a reason for our

protagonistÕs history of unchecked anger.

Official Selection of the San Francisco Jewish

Film Festival

Directed by �lie Chouraqui

Narrative Feature

Germany, France | 2016 | 116 min

French and German with English

subtitles

Subjects: Affairs of the heart,

concentration camps, family

history, guilt, Holocaust, memories,

reconciling the past, relationships,

violence

For Fans of: Book-to-film adaptations,

�lie Chouraqui, Fabrice Humbert,

family dramas, father and son stories,

French cinema, psychological thrillers,

The Origin of Violence (novel)

Sponsored by: Janet and Howard Pack

THE ORIGIN OF VIOLENCESunday, November 6 | 7:30 PM | Ambler Theater



By his mid-twenties, Csan�d Szegedi, a fervent Holocaust denier and outspoken anti-Semite,

rises up through the ranks to lead the Hungarian far-right conservative Jobbik Party. Co-

founder of the Hungarian Guard and serving his country in the European Parliament, Szegedi,

with his extremist views and racist agenda, ascends the political ladder. That is, until the day

a rung gives out and Szegedi comes tumbling down.

Discovering that his grandmother is a survivor of Auschwitz and he is, indeed, a Jew, Szegedi

has no choice but to come to terms with his true identity. After the initial shock subsides and

members of his own party begin to turn against him, Szegedi, desperate and alone, seeks

the help of a local Orthodox rabbi. Agreeing to take Szegedi under his wing despite protests

from his peers, the empathetic rabbi aids Szegedi in his unbelievable transformation from

raving anti-Semite to devout Jew.

Directed by Sam Blair and

Joseph Martin

Documentary Feature

UK, Hungary | 2016 | 90 min

Hungarian with English subtitles

Subjects: Anti-Semitism, Csan�d

Szegedi, Holocaust, Hungary,

Hungarian politics, Judaism,

nationalism, racism, second chances

For Fans of: European history,

expos�s, Hungarian politics, mysteries,

personal transformation

Sponsored by:Carole Landis Foundation for Social Action


KEEP QUIET is a powerful and unsettling

documentary that leaves you questioning the

veracity of SzegediÕs intentions to embrace his faith

and start his life anew. With rich archival material,

captivating interviews, and incredible v�rit�

footage, viewers are encouraged to make their own

judgment. Is Szegedi telling the truthÑor is it all

an act?

Official Selection of the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival

KEEP QUIETMonday, November 7 | 7:30 PM | The Gershman Y

KEEP QUIET IS AS FASCINATING AS IT IS POWERFUL.” – JOHN FINK, THE FILM STAGE“


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Since the early days of television, Jerry Lewis has had audiences laughing at his visual gags, pantomime sketches, and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than a jokester. A groundbreaking filmmaker whose insatiable curiosity led him to write, produce, stage, and direct many of the films he would also appear in resulted in such adored classics as The Bellboy,

The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Nutty Professor.

LewisÕs filmmaking career prevented him from

being pigeonholed as a comic performer and

launched his reputation as a driving force in

Hollywood. Pushing boundaries with his technical

innovations, unique voice, and keen visual eye,

he soon garnered praise overseas, particularly in

France among the cultural sophisticates.

While some Americans viewed Lewis as nothing

more than an abrasive clown, Europeans

recognized him as a true Òauteur.Ó So just who is

Jerry Lewis? Is he just another brash, attention-

hungry buffoon? Or is he a creative genius?

In celebration of Jerry LewisÕs 90th birthday and

his new picture on the way, Jerry Lewis and his

friends candidly reflect on LewisÕs remarkable

life and decades-long career. From his legendary

partnership with crooner Dean Martin and his

incredible rise to Beatles-like fame, to his great

love affair with the other side of the movie camera,

director Gregory Monro invites audiences to

rediscover Jerry Lewis as an influential artist,

humanitarian, and visionaryÑthe man behind the clown.

Official Selection of Telluride Film Festival

Directed by Gregory Monro

Documentary Feature

France, USA | 2016 | 61 min

English and French with

English subtitles

Subjects: Comedy, comedians, Dean

Martin, fame, Jerry Lewis, filmmaking,

Hollywood, movies, philanthropy,

television, writing

For Fans of: Biopics, comedy legends,

documentaries about influential

American entertainers, Jerry Lewis,

show business

Sponsored by: Barbara and Mickey Black, National Museum of American Jewish History

JERRY LEWIS: THE MAN BEHIND THE CLOWN Screening with The Man Who Shot Hollywood

Wednesday, November 9 | Noon | National Museum of American Jewish History

THE MAN WHO SHOT HOLLYWOODDirected by Barry Avrich | Documentary Short

Canada, USA | 2016 | 13 min | English


This moving short film chronicles the life of

photographer Yasha (Jack) Pashkovsky, from his

humble beginnings as a Jewish-Russian immigrant

to his self-appointed position as anonymous

photographer of the biggest stars in Hollywood's

golden age. Over time, he had compiled what

may have been the greatest collection of celebrity

photographs never seen until the year of his death

in 2001.


From escaping Nazi Germany via the

Kindertransport at the age of three and reuniting

with her family only to lose her mother to suicide at

age 10, to her notable influence on the downtown

New York art scene as a young artist in the 1960s,

Eva HesseÕs world had been nothing short of

extraordinary. The brilliant and beautiful painter-

turned-sculptor created dynamic works of art

informed by abstract expressionism, minimalism,

and commercial design practices.

Incorporating industrial and every-day materials

like rubber, wire, latex, and fiberglass into her

sculptures, Eva redefined her medium and left an

enduring mark on the art world. Though her career

thrived, Eva still struggled with relationship issues

and the double standards imposed on female artists

in the art world. All too soon, EvaÕs health began to

deteriorate, and she was diagnosed with terminal

cancer.

Based on EvaÕs personal diaries, which she kept

religiously until her death at 34, this poetic and

evocative film illuminates why Eva is celebrated as

one of the most important and influential artists of

the twentieth century.

Official Selection of Docaviv, Munich Film Festival,

Toronto Jewish Film Festival, and Washington

Jewish Film Festival

Directed by Marcie Begleiter

Documentary Feature

Germany, USA | 2016 | 108 min

English

Subjects: Abstract Expressionism,

art, art history, Eva Hesse,

minimalism, painting, New York art

scene, sculpture

For Fans of: Art documentaries,

art history, Eva Hesse, Feminism,

painting, sculpture, New York City

Sponsored by: National Museum of American Jewish History


EVA HESSEWednesday, November 9 | 5 PM | National Museum of American Jewish History

I think art is a total thing. A total person giving a contribution. It is

an essence, a soul ... In my inner soul art and life are inseparable.- Eva Hesse

INDISPENSABLE AID TO UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING A FASCINATING ARTIST.” – A.O. SCOTT, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Karski managed to escape Soviet imprisonment

and returned to Poland to join the Resistance.

Moving on to spy for the allied forces, he

completed multiple undercover missions during

World War II, including the infiltration of the

Warsaw Ghetto and a Nazi Transit Camp. His

missions succeeded in accelerating the flow of

information coming out of occupied Europe to the

Allies in both England and the United States, and

ultimately supplied substantial proof early on that

Polish Jews were being exterminated en masse.

In KARSKI & THE LORDS OF HUMANITY, Karski

recounts his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto,

his witnessing of the brutal torture committed

by the Gestapo, and the refusal of President

Franklin D. Roosevelt to recognize his claims of

Jewish extermination by the Third Reich. KarskiÕs

courageous efforts during the war are explored

through Emmy Award-winning director Slawomir

Gr�nbergÕs expert use of archival footage

and interview segments taken from KarskiÕs

testimony in Shoah, Claude LanzmannÕs 1985

documentary about the Holocaust, combined

with brilliant animated sequences.

Official Selection of Boston Jewish Film Festival,

Jewish International Film Festival in Australia,

and Westchester Jewish Film Festival

Directed by Slawomir Gr�nberg

Documentary Feature

Poland, Russia, USA | 2015 | 72 min

English

Subjects: The Allies, espionage,

Gestapo, the Holocaust, Holocaust

testimony, human rights, Jan Karski,

Polish Resistance, Franklin D.

Roosevelt, Shoah, Warsaw Ghetto,

World War II

For Fans of: American history,

espionage, Holocaust documentaries,

Jan Karski, Polish Jewish history,

Righteous Among the Nations,

SchindlerÕs List, Shoah, spies, stories

depicting heroism, World War II

history

Sponsored by: National Museum of American Jewish History, David and Helen Pudlin, Pam and Tony Schneider

KARSKI & THE LORDS OF HUMANITYWednesday, November 9 | 8 PM | National Museum of American Jewish History


As a debonair trained diplomat with a worldly air about him, Jan Karski looked forward to a

promising future in the Polish military. Unfortunately, his professional ambitions were cut short

when Germany invaded his home country in 1939. Captured by the Red Army and transported

to a labor camp in the Soviet Union, his life took an unprecedented turn.


Directed by Nancy Buirski

Documentary Feature

USA | 2015 | 111 min

English

Subjects: American cinema, artists,

filmmaking, mores, movies, New York

City, Sidney Lumet, society, values

For Fans of: Biopics, insight into the

artistic process, Sidney Lumet, Sidney

Lumet films, movies about filmmakers

Sponsored by: Seth and Ellyn Lehr


Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) reveals his

life story in this never-before-seen interview shot

in 2008.

With candor, humor, and grace, Lumet divulges

what matters most to him as an artist and as

a human being. This fascinating documentary

features compelling clips from LumetÕs prolific

catalogue Ñ 44 films made in 50 years Ñ

including Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, 12 Angry

Men, Network, and Before the Devil Knows

You're Dead. Peabody and Emmy Award-winning

filmmaker Nancy Buirski (Afternoon of a Faun,

The Loving Story) combines these elements to

create an authentic portrait of one of the most

accomplished, influential, and socially conscious

directors in the history of cinema. BY SYDNEY

LUMET explores the spiritual and ethical lessons

at the core of this visionary directorÕs work. First

and foremost a storyteller, LumetÕs powerful

moral tales capture the dilemmas and concerns

of a society struggling to uphold its values

and ideals.

Official Selection of Tribeca Film Festival


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“ THOUGH ASSEMBLED BY OTHER HANDS, THIS IS FIRST AND FOREMOST AN ILLUMINATING SELF-PORTRAIT.” – DAVID ROONEY, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER


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Jalila (Ruba Blal-Asfour), the head of a large

household in a Bedouin village in the Negev desert

of Israel, is besieged by emotions. Struggling

to cover up her humiliation at being rejected

while reluctantly participating in the required

preparations for her husbandÕs second marriage

to a much younger bride, Jalila privately fears the

same fate for her own daughters.

Layla (Lamis Ammar), JalilaÕs oldest, is a beautiful

and self-confident university student who has

fallen in love with one of her classmates. Aware

that her husband, Sulimann (Haitham Omari), will

not approve of her daughterÕs affair, Jalila forbids

18-year-old Layla from seeing her lover again. But

when Sulimann reacts more harshly than necessary

and arranges a provincial undeserving groom for

Layla, she takes up her daughterÕs cause.

Winner of the top prize at Locarno Film FestivalÕs

First Look on Israel and the World Cinema Grand

Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Director

Elite Zexer delivers a riveting and hypnotic debut

feature that offers viewers an intimate lens onto

the world of Bedouin women coming-of-age in

contemporary Israel.

Nominated for Best Picture for the Ophir Awards

(Israeli Oscars), Official Selection of Berlinale,

Locarno Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival,

and Seattle International Film Festival

SAND STORMThursday, November 10 | 7:30 PM | Ritz East

A SYMPATHETIC BUT CLEAR-EYED LOOK AT THE INEQUALITIES THAT ENTRAP WOMEN (AND THE MEN THEY LOVE AND RESENT) IN A BEDOUIN VILLAGE.” – ELLA TAYLOR, VARIETY

“ Directed by Elite Zexer

Narrative Feature

Israel | 2016 | 87 min

Arabic with English subtitles

Subjects: Bedouin culture, Israeli-

Arab culture, family, love, marriage,

modernity, religion, womenÕs roles,

For Fans of: Art house films, Bedouin

culture, coming-of-age stories, family

dramas, films about Israeli life, mother-

daughter stories, strong female

characters

Sponsored by: Steve and Betsy Filton

Special Event: Post-film Happy

Hour at Positano Coast (212 Walnut

Street, 2nd floor) with complimentary

appetizers and drink specials



Can humor be found in the darkest of places? For comedians, the Holocaust has often been

considered a ÒtabooÓ subject, a no manÕs land

for jokes Ñ a place you donÕt want to go as an

entertainer. In THE LAST LAUGH, a filmmaker

sets out to challenge this assumption and find out

if joking about the Holocaust and other human

atrocities is ever acceptable.

Juxtaposing clips from films, performances, and

interviews with top comedians and prominent

Jewish leaders (including Mel Brooks, Sarah

Silverman, Joan Rivers, Louis C.K., Susie Essman,

Judy Gold, Abraham Foxman, and Shalom

Auslander) with an intimate profile of Auschwitz

survivor Renee Firestone (as well as other

survivors), Director Ferne Pearlstein weaves

together a poignant and in-depth exploration into

what is and is not off-limits in comedy.

A powerful documentary about a controversial

subject, THE LAST LAUGH in no way undermines

the horrors of the Holocaust, yet it still succeeds in

putting a smile on your face. After all, what can be

more heartening than witnessing the resiliency of

the human spirit in the face of tragedy?

Official Selection of San Francisco Jewish Film

Festival and Tribeca Film Festival


THE LAST LAUGHSaturday, November 12 | 7:30 PM | The Gershman Y

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ENTERTAINING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARY.”– DENNIS HARVEY, VARIETY“

Directed by Ferne Pearlstein

Documentary Feature

USA | 2016 | 88 min

English

Subjects: Comedy, comedians,

healing, Holocaust, humor, mourning,

tragedy

For Fans of: Comedy Central, Jewish

comedy, Jewish comedians, political

humor, topical humor, and gallows

humor

Sponsored by: Lynne and Harold Honickman, National Museum of American Jewish History

Special Event: Film followed by

panel discussion and reception


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BREAKFAST AT CAFÉ NAGLERScreening with The Last Blintz

Sunday, November 13 | 11 AM | The Gershman Y

THE LAST BLINTZ Screening with Caf� Nagler

Directed by Dori Berinstein | Documentary Short | USA | 2015 | 25 min | English


In THE LAST BLINTZ, the imminent closing of a historic cafe in New York CityÕs theater

district compels its loyal clientele to create a petition to save it.

Historic Cafe Edison, located in the former ballroom of Hotel Edison on West 47th Street,

has been a culinary staple in NYCÕs Theater District for the past 32 years. When the original

owners of the cafe and hotel (both Holocaust survivors) made a pact to keep Cafe Edison

open as long as the Strohl family was willing to run it, their handshake meant their word.

Now, with gentrification, and the value of Times Square real estate mounting, the current

owners of Hotel Edison are prepared to trade in their beloved neighborhood cafe for an

upscale, five-star restaurant.

Official Selection at AFI Docs, THE LAST BLINTZ offers an emotional look at one of the last

vestiges of old New York, while examining the cultural and social implications of relinquishing

AmericaÕs cultural and historic markers.


During the 1920s, Caf� Nagler was one of the

hottest caf�s in all of Berlin. Celebrities the likes

of Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka, and Bertolt Brecht

frequented Nagler for afternoon tea and intelligent

conversation Ñ or did they?

Israeli director Mor Kaplansky channels the

cinematic roots of her acclaimed documentarian

grandmother, Naomi Kaplansky, to create a film

that tackles the unanswered questions of a nearly

century-old family legend. In hopes of making a

documentary that will satisfy her grandmotherÕs

sentimental yearning for a past long gone, Kaplinsky

sets out to Moritzplatz, Berlin, the home of NaomiÕs

beloved childhood caf�. Learning that the real Caf�

Nagler paled in comparison to her grandmotherÕs

glamorous recollections, Mor commits to recreating

the myth that was so integral to NaomiÕs identity. With

the help of some imaginative Berliners, she constructs

a documentary that illuminates the many ways

memory, myth, and storytelling make us who we are.

Official Selection of the 2016 Berlinale, City Food &

Film Festival, and DOK.fest M�nchen

Directed by Mor Kaplansky

and Yariv Barel

Documentary | Israel | 2015 | 55 min

Hebrew and German with

English subtitles

Subjects: Aging, Berlin, caf� culture,

family history, German-Jewish society,

identity, memory

For Fans of: Berlin in the 1930s,

caf� society, family histories, female

directors, personal documentaries,

Israeli cinema

Supported by: Friends of Caf� Nagler

Special Event: Film includes

Berlin-inspired Continental breakfast


Directed by Jessie Auritt

Documentary Feature

USA | 2016 | 80 min

English

Subjects: Bat Mitzvah, competition,

confidence, fitness, health, teenage

girls, Orthodox Judaism, parenting,

powerlifting, weight training

For Fans of: Coming-of-age

movies, fitness, powerlifting, sports

documentaries, strong women

Sponsored by: Nancy and Stuart Weiss


SUPERGIRL

Screening with Bar Mitzvah Project

Sunday, November 13 | 1:30 PM | The Gershman Y

BAR MITZVAH PROJECT Screening with Supergirl

Directed by Benji Elkins | Documentary Short | USA | 2016 | 17 minutes | English

PJFF Local Filmmaker | Philadelphia Premiere

Bar Mitzvah boy Benji Elkins of Bala Cynwyd interviews Dr. George Horner, a Holocaust

survivor who relates his miraculous story of surviving three Nazi concentration camps and

a Òmarch of death.Ó Dr. Horner describes how the Nazis literally broke his back, ending his

dreams of becoming a professional pianist. However, they did not succeed in breaking his

spirit. In BAR MITZVAH PROJECT we witness Horner perform a moving rendition of ÒThe

Terezin March,Ó a piece of music composed for piano inside the Terezin camp.

PJFF Local Filmmaker | Philadelphia Premiere

Naomi Kutin seems like a typical teenage girl. She

goes to school, does her homework, hangs out with

friends Ñ but how many 11-year-olds do you know

who could honestly claim to be ÒSupergirlÓ Ñ the

strongest girl in the world?

Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, 95-pound

Naomi is a competitive powerlifter who lifts nearly

triple her bodyweight. Under the tutelage of

her powerlifting father, Naomi has broken world

records in this testosterone-fueled sport since the

age of eight, astonishing spectators and lifters

alike. Now, along with preparing for her Bat Mitzvah

and training for the biggest competition of her life,

Naomi is faced with new challenges like navigating

difficult dietary restrictions, cyber-bullying, and

coping with a debilitating health issue that may

cost her the world record. As Naomi comes of age

and confronts these issues head on, the magnitude

of her true strength and character is revealed.


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Directed by Marcia Jarmel

and Ken Schneider

Documentary | USA | 2014 | 56 min

English

Subjects: Adolescence, Bar Mitzvah

project, baseball, Cuba, family,

grandparents, Jewish identity, Tikkun

Olam

For Fans of: Coming-of-age movies,

Documentaries, baseball, Cuba, family

movies, memoir

Sponsored by: Debra Felman, David, Max, and Eliana Warshal


Mica Jarmel-Schneider, a 13-year-old baseball

addict and die-hard San Francisco Giants fan, takes

his RabbiÕs directive to Òhelp heal the worldÓ to

heart while preparing his Bar-Mitzvah project.

HAVANA CURVEBALL, a crowd-pleasing

documentary that has screened in over forty film

festivals around the world, documents MicaÕs desire

to connect to his European refugee grandfather,

via his grandpaÕs Cuban roots and their mutual

love of baseball. Obliging himself to collect and

deliver bats, balls, and mitts to kids in Cuba who

love baseball as much as he does but lack the

means to play with real equipment, he dedicates

his Bar Mitzvah project to turning his dream into

a reality. With the help of his filmmaker parents,

some supportive Cuban activists, and an attorney,

Mica learns to navigate the U.S. foreign policy

threatening his project and eventually lands on

Cuban soil with the last 300 lbs of gear in tow.

Winner of ÒBest DocumentaryÓ at the Boston

International Kids Festival, this coming-of-age film

will truly touch the heart of baseball fans, teens,

and parents who have witnessed their childrenÕs

progression into adulthood.

Official Selection of Docaviv International Film

Festival, Other Israel Film Festival, and Washington


HAVANA CURVEBALLSunday, November 13 | 4 PM | The Gershman Y

A FUNNY AND PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM.”

– SYDNEY LEVINE, INDIEWIRE“


Directed by Eva Neymann

Narrative Feature

Ukraine | 2015 | 75 min

Russian with English subtitles

Subjects: Dreams, faith, first love,

friendship, marriage, religion, shtetl

life, Ukraine, unrequited love, youth

For Fans of: Arthouse films, coming-

of-age stories, independent films,

Jewish literature, love stories,

lyrical poetry, meditative films, Eva

Neymann, Russian cinema, Sholem

Aleichem, Wes Anderson films

Sponsored by: Lee Ducat


In another time and place, Shimek and Buzya

would be together, but, in their archaic shtetl, any

demonstration of affection is restrained by the

village's orthodox customs. It is only after fate

sends Shimek away from his village that he realizes

the true depth of his feelings for Buzya. When

he finally returns, it will be a homecoming with a

palette tinted grey with regret but redeemed by

faith that the old world can be born anew.

With beautiful scenery worthy of the Flemish

masters, Neymann constructs a remarkably

detailed tone poem. The film's magical, ephemeral

aura is enhanced by its soundtrack, vinyl recordings

by Jewish singers and musicians, as well as its

impeccable lighting and production design.

Supported by the nuanced debut performances

from its lead actors, SONG OF SONGS is a

cinematic triumph, a measured and lyrical

representation of youthful devotion in a time of

great change.

Official Selection of the New York Jewish Film

Festival, Washington Jewish Film Festival, and

Toronto International Film Festival

SONG OF SONGSSunday, November 13 | 7:30 PM | Hiway Theater


Rooted in the Yiddish folklore of Sholem AleichemÕs short stories, Eva NeymannÕs tender third

feature is a delicate and affecting coming-of-age story set at the turn of the 20th century.

Growing up in the beautiful but insular world of his close-knit Ukrainian shtetl, guided and

nurtured by tradition, the elf-like Shimek (Yevheniy Kogan) endearingly acquiesces to his

conservative parents' rearing. However, neither ShimekÕs parents nor his school's stern rabbi

are able to deflate this precocious childÕs uncanny imagination. Cultivating a friendship with

local girl Buzya (Milena Tsibulskaya), Shimek finds himself more than a confidant Ñ he finds a

ÒhomeÓ for all of his otherworldly thoughts and meanderings.


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Directed by Edward Rosenstein

Documentary Feature

USA | 2016 | 86 min

English

Subjects: America, equality,

happiness, human rights, justice,

LGBT advocacy, law, love, marriage,

oppression, Supreme Court

For Fans of: Court cases, democracy,

equality, freedom, human rights, LGBT

rights, law movies, love stories

Sponsored by: Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Foundation


For Evan Wolfson, it has always been about

standing on the right side of history. Having

begun advocating for LGBT rights at Harvard Law

School, where he wrote his thesis on the subject

of marriage equality, Wolfson has devoted his

entire career to serving the LGBT community and

its collective aspiration to legally wed. In 2003, he

created the Freedom to Marry Foundation, where

he and his team of activist pioneers have spent

over a decade fighting to eradicate the traditional

model for marital union state by state.

In this profoundly moving film, Director Eddie

Rosenstein traces the history of the marriage

equality movement to the peak moment when

Mary Bonauto, an American lawyer and civil rights

advocate, stood before the Supreme Court and

fought on behalf of every personÕs right to love

whom he or she chooses. Charged with emotion,

these first-hand accounts of Bonauto and Wolfson

learning of the Supreme CourtÕs decision to

legalize gay marriage in June of 2015 remain just

as poignant a year later.

THE FREEDOM TO MARRYMonday, November 14 | 7:30 PM | International House

THIS DOC CELEBRATES THAT MOMENTOUS DAY – AND WITH FASCINATING DEPTH, PROFILES THE LGBT HEROES THAT WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR DECADES TO MAKE THE DREAM OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY A REALITY.” – RAY BRADFORD, GLAAD

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Directed by Magnus Gertten

Documentary Feature

Sweden | 2015 | 73 min

Swedish, Polish, Norwegian, and

English with English subtitles

Subjects: Archival film reel,

compassion, global refugee crisis,

Holocaust survivors, human rights,

identity, liberation, memory, refugees,

Sweden, WWII

For Fans of: Archival photographs

and newsreel footage, films about

identity and memory, Holocaust

documentaries, human rights

documentaries

Sponsored by: Judy and Bud Newman


A refugee boat docks in the harbor of Malm�,

Sweden, on April 28, 1945. Swedish newspaper

photographers are on the scene to document the

influx of its diverse group of German concentration

camp survivors. The faces among the crowd belong

to Jewish refugees from all over Europe, Polish

mothers and children, Norwegian prisoners of war,

members of the French resistance, British spies,

and, perhaps the most unique among them, an

Italian-American who was visiting her grandparents

in Italy when the Nazis mistook her for an

espionage agent and deported her to Auschwitz.

In EVERY FACE HAS A NAME, director Magnus

Gertten tracks down many of the previously

anonymous individuals featured in Gustaf Boge

ClaredioÕs black-and-white film reel (originally shot

for broadcast on Swedish National Television) and

asks them to discover themselves anew via the

archival footage captured of their extraordinary

entry to Sweden. Their profound recollections of

being ferried to liberation are not only miraculous

and moving, but offer a poignant window into the

experiences of current refugees seeking asylum

in Europe and around the world. This fascinating

documentary, which was awarded the Church of

SwedenÕs significant cash prize at Gothenburg

Film Festival, interweaves present-day images of

war evacuees from Africa and the Middle East to

remind us of our collective responsibility towards

sheltering displaced persons regardless

of homeland.


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GRAND HOTEL & TALK Tuesday, November 15 | 3 PM | The Gershman Y

Directed by Edmund Goulding | USA | 1932 | 112 min | English

In GRAND HOTEL, Doctor Otternschlag (Lewis

Stone), a disfigured veteran of World War I and

permanent resident of the most lavish sleeping

quarters in all of Berlin, wryly observes: ÒPeople

coming, going. Nothing ever happens.Ó Of course,

a great deal transpires in this engrossing romantic

drama starring Hollywood legends John Barrymore,

Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo.

Baron Felix von Gaigern (John Barrymore), a

handsome thief and gambler, is romancing one

of his marks, the aging ballerina Grusinskaya

(Greta Garbo). HeÕs also teaming up with dying

accountant Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore) against his former boss, Preysing (Wallace

Beery), a crooked industrialist. Furthermore, his ambitious stenographer, Flaemmchen

(Joan Crawford), makes the atmosphere at the Grand Hotel nothing short of exhilarating.

Rediscover this famed black-and-white classic as it is meant to be seen Ñ on the big screen Ñ

and then remain glued to your seats as NY film critic Noah Isenberg talks about what makes

GRAND HOTEL such a memorable film and its originator, Vicki Baum, a writer tremendously

underappreciated.

Noah Isenberg is Professor of Culture and Media at the New SchoolÕs Eugene Lang College

of Liberal Arts in New York City, where he teaches film history, theory, and criticism and also

serves as the Director of Screen Studies. As an author, he most recently published Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins (California, 2014), which the New York Times hailed as

Òa page turner of a biographyÓ and the Huffington Post selected among its Best Film Books

of 2014. His other books include Detour (British Film Institute, 2008) and, as editor, Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era (Columbia, 2009), which was named

a Choice Outstanding Academic Title. His upcoming book, WeÕll Always Have ÒCasablancaÓ: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of HollywoodÕs Most Beloved Movie, will be published in early

2017 by W.W. Norton in the U.S. and by Faber & Faber in the U.K.

Winner of ÒBest PictureÓ at the 1932 Oscars, this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production is a brilliant adaptation of the Austrian-Jewish writer Vicki BaumÕs genre-defining 1929 novel, Menschen im Hotel.

Illustration: Aleah Conlon


Directed by Janina Quint

Documentary | USA | 2016 | 76 min

English and German with

English subtitles

Subjects: Anti-Semitism, dialogue,

Germans, Germany, German Jews,

German culture, German history,

Holocaust, identity, Jewish culture,

memory

For Fans of: Documentaries, female

directors, Germany and Judaism,

Germanic culture and history

Sponsored by: Friends of Dick Kanter (Margaret Barry and Jeff Abrams, Michael and Ellen Singer Coleman, Christine V. Kanter, Mary and Justin Klein, Cindi and Bob Olsman, Ellyn C. Phillips, Melanie and Lewis Sharps, Betsy and Richard Sheerr), Joseph and Renee Zuritsky / Parkway Corporation


Considered among the most democratic societies

in the world, Germany is home to EuropeÕs fastest

growing Jewish population. In fact, about half of

the 200,000 Jews who reside in Germany today Ñ

making up .2% of its total population Ñ are Israelis

who have obtained German passports or work

visas. So whatÕs it like being Jewish in a country

with such a harrowing Jewish past? ThatÕs exactly

what filmmaker Janina Quint and producer Tal

Recanati set out to discover.

Amassing personal stories from German Jews and

non-Jewish Germans, Israelis, and German-Jewish

Americans, Quint and Recanati offer viewers a

non-judgmental window into modern-day Germany

and uncover a broad spectrum of perspectives.

Touching on the effects of post-Holocaust guilt in

East and West Germany, the film reveals GermanyÕs

multifaceted social structure and its efforts

against anti-Semitism and antisocialist sentiment.

Quint and Recanati have a stake in their story and

recognize the need to bring these uncomfortable

yet necessary conversations out from the privacy

of German living rooms and offices into the public

sphere. What begins as a dialogue between

two friends quickly grows into an insightful and

evocative documentary that beautifully captures

GermanyÕs attempts toward reconciliation and

transformation.

Official Selection of the Greenwich International

Film Festival and San Francisco Jewish Film Festival


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Directed by Ron Ninio

Documentary Feature

Israel, Poland | 2015 | 53 min


Subjects: Children of Holocaust

survivors, family history, heroism,

Holocaust, kapo, navigating grief,

Nazis, Poland, sacrifice, suicide,

victimhood, WWII

For Fans of: Family dramas,

heroism, Holocaust documentaries,

psychological films

Sponsored in part by Har Zion Temple


Itzak Shaked, the son of two Holocaust survivors, lived an average life in Israel as an industrialist,

until learning the true identity of his father, Yakov Kozalchic.

Known as ÒThe Warden of the Death Block,Ó Yakov was a Jewish Kapo in Auschwitz who

sacrificed his life to save as many of his fellow brethren as he could. His story begins in Poland,

but truly takes off in the 1920s when Yakov is found working alongside Al Capone and the

infamous German heavyweight Max Schmeling in New York City. From joining the circus

as a musician to returning home to start a family in Poland, Yakov seemed to have lived an

outrageously full life before seeing it torn apart by the Nazis. Separated from his wife and

children, who were imprisoned in Treblinka, Yakov was sent to Auschwitz, where he managed to

save himself from the gas chambers through his connections. However, he was unable to escape

his placement as Jewish Kapo of Block 11. While carrying out Nazi orders, that if defied were

punishable by death, Yakov used the little bit of independence and access he had to benefit his

fellow prisoners and save as many Jews and Poles as possible.

Now 68-year-old Itzak embarks on an unforgettable journey to recover his fatherÕs past and

meet the people whose lives Yakov changed forever.

THE KOZALCHIC AFFAIRScreening with And Then, Violence

Wednesday, November 16 | Noon | Har Zion Temple

AND THEN, VIOLENCEScreening with The Kozalchic Affair

Directed by Jordan Goldnadel | Narrative Short | France | 2016 | 15 min | French w/ English subtitles


Rebecca, a French law student living with her

parents in the heart of Paris, runs out to the

kosher supermarket to buy wine for a dinner party.

However, after the terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo

and the recent anti-Semitic attacks occurring in

her own neighborhood, Rebecca is far from at ease

navigating the streets surrounding her home.

Official Selection of the San Francisco, Atlanta,

and Seattle Jewish Film Festivals, AND THEN, VIOLENCE paints a vivid picture of the complicated

reality of anti-Semitism and the subsequent fear

Jews experience in Paris every day.



Directed by Daniel Burman

Narrative | Argentina | 2016 | 88 min

Spanish with English subtitles

Subjects: Argentinian Jewish

community, El Once, family, father-

and-son relationships, identity,

Judaism, love, philanthropy,

relationships

For Fans Of: Argentinian cinema,

arthouse films, comedies, Daniel

Burman movies, dramas, independent

movies, Woody Allen movies

Sponsored by:Harold Berger, Center City Film & Video, Nancy and David Colman, Ed and Rebecca Schulman


Regarded as ArgentinaÕs Woody Allen, writer-

director Daniel Burman (Lost Embrace) has

constructed a seductively humorous film drawing

from his own memories coming-of-age in Buenos

AiresÕ heavily-populated 11th district (el Once).

Winning ÒBest ActorÓ and the nomination for ÒBest

International Narrative FeatureÓ at the 2016 Tribeca

Film Festival, THE TENTH MAN is BurmanÕs sixteenth

film to date and his second feature to be shot on

location in the Argentinian capitalÕs oldest Jewish

neighborhood.

Just in time for the Purim holiday and a pending

meat shortage, Ariel (Alan Sabbagh), an affable and

slightly pudgy NYC economist who lives with his

dancer girlfriend, returns to his Argentinian-Jewish

roots in Buenos Aires. Usher, ArielÕs father and the

macher behind the Foundation (the Jewish welfare

organization in el Once), while only reachable by

phone, eagerly summons his son for favors and

random errands. Running the Foundation in his God-

like manner, Usher implores Ariel to work with Eva,

his nearly mute Orthodox assistant. Amidst much

chaos, the two develop an unusual friendship that

arouses ArielÕs piety and inspires him to revisit the

Jewish identity he long left behind.

Daniel OrtegaÕs documentary-style camerawork

and Margarita TamborninoÕs seamless production

design aid Burman in rendering a realistic portrait

of contemporary Jewish life in Buenos Aires.

BurmanÕs wryly amusing sense of humor and knack

for illuminating heavy topics with ease make THE TENTH MAN among the most enjoyable festival

films this year!

THE TENTH MANWednesday, November 16 | 7:30 PM | The Gershman Y

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During WWII, Meme, Andrea, and Bube, three

Italian Jewish brothers, spent several of their

formative years hiding in a man-made cave built

by their father in the Tuscan mountains while the

Nazis occupied Italy. Seventy years later, Bube,

the youngest of the trio, gathers his brothers for

an unforgettable family reunion in the hopes of

rediscovering the mysterious cave that saved their

family from being deported to the camps.

Retracing their steps and intimate experiences

during the war, the brothers, now as different as

can be, bond and deliberate over the veracity of

their memories, sharing hearty conversations and

equally robust Italian meals along the way. From

early morning breakfasts to a late night Shabbos

feast, the food of their homeland evolves into

the centerpiece of Bube, Andrea, and MemeÕs

adventures through Tuscany. Facing the limitations

of their imperfect memories and the physical

setbacks of their aging bodies, the brothers resolve

to accomplish their goal, come mozzarella or

prosciutto! Joking and arguing aside, these kindred

spirits spend countless hours trekking through the

thick Tuscan forest to create a new memory, one

that will serve as the basis for a brotherly bond that

will remain the rest of their lives.

Directed by Tamar Tal Anati (the award-winning

director of Life in Stills), SHALOM ITALIA, filled

with humor, food, and Tuscan landscapes, is a

charming and poignant documentary that straddles

the boundary between history and myth Ñ both

equally pivotal in forming our individual and

collective identities.

SHALOM ITALIA BRUNCHThursday, November 17 | 11 AM | The Gershman Y

Directed by Tamar Tal Anati

Documentary Feature

Israel, Germany | 2016 | 71 min

Hebrew and Italian with English

subtitles

Subjects: Brotherly bonds, family,

family history, food, Italy, memories,

survival, Tuscany, WWII

For Fans of: Family dramas, food

documentaries, heroism, Holocaust

documentaries, Italian cuisine, Italian

landscapes, psychological films,

survival stories


discussion and Italian brunch inspired

by the cuisine featured in the film.

Includes dessert and wine.



Directed by Job Gosschalk

Narrative Feature

Netherlands | 2016 | 91 min

Dutch with English subtitles

Subjects: Aging, childhood crushes,

family, friendship, having dreams,

life in your early twenties, passion,

romance, secrets

For Fans of: Family dramas, GIRLS,

indie filmmaking, rom-coms

Sponsored by:The Djerassi Foundation in loving memory of Izi


Meet Moos Ñ if Barbara Streisand and Lena Dunham

had a love child, sheÕd be it.

Trapped between wanting to care for her

grieving father and having a life of her own, Moos

desperately wants to become a theater star. But

instead of rehearsing curtain calls, Moos spends

her days singing into her steam iron while helping

out with the family textile business. That is, until

Sam, her childhood best friend, returns home from

serving in the Israeli army.

With Sam in need of a place to work, Moos finally

has the chance to break free from familial demands

and to apply to university, where she plans to study

musical theater and advance her singing career. The

trouble is, without prior professional training, Moos

is far from making the cut. With her best-laid plans

at a standstill, two illicit love affairs on the horizon,

and escalating tension at home, MoosÕ life has never

been this complicated or this exciting.

MOOSThursday, November 17 | 7:30 PM | Ritz East


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MASTER CLASSWITH WRITER/DIRECTOR TODD SOLONDZ Friday, November 18 | 1 Ð 3 PM | Followed by reception from 3 Ð 4 pm

401 Fisher-Bennett Hall, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored in part by Penn Cinema Studies

Writer/Director Todd Solondz has been accused of many things: from being overly cynical

and pessimistic to making ÒcruelÓ films that highlight the failings and trappings of Òfaux

liberalismÓ or blind adherence to the mythos of the American dream. One thing is certain

about the cult indie legend: no one can reproach Solondz for disingenuous filmmaking.

A master of his craft, Solondz is interested in exposing certain truths about the world and

human nature through unflinching dramatic realism and bitter humor Ñ what Solondz

has referred to as his Òsad comedies.Ó Instead of playing to the whims of an audience or

a team of Hollywood studio execs, Solondz prefers to make earnest films that explore

the remote recesses of what it feels like to be a person. The result: eight feature films to

his credit, including Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling, Palindromes, Life During Wartime (HappinessÕ semi-sequel), Dark Horse and this yearÕs highly enjoyable and

engaging Wiener-Dog.

In partnership with Penn Cinema Studies, PJFF is offering students, filmmakers, and

movie buffs alike an unbelievable opportunity to learn from one of the most unique and

remarkable independent filmmakers of our time. In this two-hour Master Class, you will

experience a little glimpse of what itÕs like to be a student in SolondzÕs graduate filmmaking

course at NYUÕs Tisch School of the Arts. Imagine all of the knowledge you can reap about

SolondzÕs films, directing, and screenwriting in one unforgettable afternoon!

The event is free and is followed by a complimentary reception. As this event has limited

seating, we kindly encourage advance registration as early as possible to guarantee

your seat.

I MAY BE ACCUSED OF A CERTAIN KIND OF MISANTHROPY BUT I THINK I COULD ARGUE THE OPPOSITE. I THINK THAT IT'S ONLY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE FLAWS, THE FOIBLES, THE FAILINGS AND SO FORTH OF WHO WE ARE THAT WE CAN IN FACT FULLY EMBRACE THE ALL OF WHO WE ARE.”– TODD SOLONDZ DISCUSSING HIS FILM "HAPPINESS"

“ Illustration: Aleah Conlon



WOMEN IN SINK

Directed by Iris Zaki

Documentary Short

Israel, UK | 2015 | 36 min



In WOMEN IN SINK, award-winning director

Iris Zaki chats with Arab and Jewish

women getting their hair done at a small,

neighborhood hair salon in the heart of

Haifa. Placing her camera above the sink,

where clients lean back to get their hair

shampooed, Iris converses with women from

different backgrounds, generations, and

political leanings about their thoughts on

living in what she sees as a divided country.

Yet through her unique interactions with

the women, Iris reveals more commonalities

between her subjects than differences and,

in turn, challenges her own preconceived

notions of what she thought she would

discover in making the film.

WOMEN IN SINKÕs many awards include:

Best Short Film, Jewish Motifs International

Film Festival, Poland, May 2015; Best

European Documentary, The European

Independent Film Festival, France, April

2016; Most Innovative Mid-Length Film

Award, Visions du Reel, Switzerland, 2015;

Special Jury Mention at Karlovy Vary, Czech

Republic, 2015; and Best Short Documentary

Award at Haifa International Film Festival,

Israel, 2015

WOMEN IN SHORTS ISRAELI SHORT FILMS BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

OPERATOR

Directed by Ben Hakim

Narrative Short




A single mom works as a drone operator.

Each day the pressing of one button decides

someoneÕs fate. She arrives home to find her

son playing video games, similarly pressing

buttons to determine the fate of his virtual

opposition. Two screens; one shared reality.

OPERATOR is followed by 5-minute

intermission

CLOSIN

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WOMEN IN SINK IS A UNIQUE AND FASCINATING CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE – IT’S SO SIMPLE VISUALLY AND YET IN TERMS OF WHAT THE FILM IS TALKING ABOUT – SO FULL OF LIFE AND MEANING.” – OLLIE CHARLES, FRONT ROW REVIEWS

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THE FINE LINE

Directed by Dana Lerer

Narrative Short




In THE FINE LINE, a young aspiring actress

must compromise her personal boundaries

while filming a love scene. Winner of the

ÒSpecial Mention AwardÓ at the 2015

Jerusalem Film Festival, this compelling

short by actress-turned-director Dana Lerer

is a thought-provoking commentary on the

common struggle young women face in the

movie business.

HOUNDS

Directed by Omer Tobi

Narrative Short




Winner of ÒBest Independent Short FilmÓ

at Haifa International Film Festival and the

Opening Film at the International Student

Film Festival in Tel Aviv, HOUNDS is a

bizarrely comic allegory exploring a day

in the life of an all female unit of security

guards working in an Israeli contemporary art

museum. Of course, this is no ordinary day

at the office, as one teammate is at long last

promoted to ÒManager of Operations.Ó What

happens next is a comedy of errors these

ladies wonÕt soon forget . . . and neither

will you!

Saturday, November 19 | 7:30 PM | The Gershman Y

Sponsored by Ruth Perlmutter in memory of Archie Perlmutter

“ AS “HOUNDS” BEGINS, YOU’RE NOT SURE WHETHER YOU’RE IN FOR A COMEDY, A HORROR FILM OR A SOCIAL COMMENTARY. IN THE END, THIS SURREAL 30-MINUTE FILM FROM ISRAEL, SET IN THE SURPRISINGLY CUTTHROAT RANKS OF GUARDS IN A CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, IS ALL THREE.”– ANDREW TRAVERS, ASPEN TIMES


Closing Night Party with food,

libations, and music



TICKETS & PASSES

FESTIVAL PASSES

$300 ALL-ACCESS FESTIVAL PASS

(Pass to all Festival Films and

Special Events)

All-Access Festival Pass Holders must

pre-register at least 48 hours in advance to

the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

for the Opening Night Film.

All-Access Festival Pass Holders must

pre-register at least 24 hours in advance for

limited-seating screenings or events (all are

listed on the following page) in order to be

guaranteed a seat.

No exceptions will be made. All reserved

seats will be held until five minutes before

printed film start time.

$75 BIG NIGHTS PASS

(Includes one admission to Opening Night,

Centerpiece, and Closing Night films

and receptions)

Big Nights Pass Holders must pre-register

at least 48 hours in advance to the Kimmel

Center for the Performing Arts for the

Opening Night Film.

$55 FIVE-FILM PASS

(Includes General Admission films only)

Five-Film Pass Holders must pre-register at

least 24 hours in advance for limited-seating

screenings or events (all are listed on the

following page) in order to be guaranteed

a seat.

TICKETS

$13 General Admission

$11 Seniors

FREE Students

(advance registration required)

All ticket holders must be seated no later

than five minutes after printed film start

time in order to be guaranteed seating.

SPECIAL FILMS & EVENTS

11/5

$15 OPENING NIGHT FILM:

ONE WEEK AND A DAY Director Asaph Polonsky has been invited

7:30 PM @ Kimmel Center for the Performing

Arts, followed by private reception

11/12 $18 CENTERPIECE FILM:

THE LAST LAUGH

Director Ferne Pearlstein in attendance

with surprise guest

7:30 PM @ The Gershman Y

Followed by panel and reception

11/13 $25 FOOD & FILM:

BREAKFAST AT CAF� NAGLER

Includes film and a Berlin-inspired

Continental breakfast

11 AM @ The Gershman Y

11/15 $10 FILM & EDUCATION:

PJFF FROM THE VAULTS: GRAND HOTEL

Followed by Talk Back with Noah Isenberg,

film critic and Director of Screen Studies

at the New School

3 PM @ The Gershman Y

11/17 $36 FOOD & FILM:

SHALOM ITALIA BRUNCH

Includes film and Italian Brunch

with wine and dessert

11 AM @ The Gershman Y

11/18

FREE (advance registration required)

FILM & EDUCATION: MASTER CLASS WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR TODD SOLONDZ Experience a Master Class with NYU, Tisch

School of Arts Professor and Writer/Director

Todd Solondz, followed by reception

1 - 4 PM @ Fisher-Bennett Hall, U of Penn

11/19 $25 CLOSING NIGHT EVENT:

WOMEN IN SHORTS

Film followed by Closing Night Party

with food, libations, and music

7:30 PM @ The Gershman Y


PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registering for limited-seating PJFF films

and special events is easy! There are three

ways to guarantee your seat:

1. Drop by The Gershman Y during Box

Office Hours (Monday through Friday,

10 am to 4 pm) and pre-register with a

Gershman Y staff member.

2. Call The Gershman Y at 215-545-4400

to pre-register by phone.

3. E-mail your pre-registration to

[email protected] with the following

information:

¥ The name of the film for which you

are pre-registering

¥ The name you used to purchase your

ticket, pass, supporter level, or

sponsorship package

¥ The total number of people in your party

attending the limited-seating film or event

(Please make sure to let all members

of your party know that you have pre-

registered for them and that they do not

need to check in with us.)

NEW! LATE ARRIVALAND RUSH LINE POLICY

1. For limited-seating films and events, all

ticket and pass holders will have their

seats held until five minutes after a filmÕs

printed screening time.

2. All Sponsors or Supporters entitled to a

reserved seat must arrive five minutes

prior to printed screening time in order to

be guaranteed their seat.

At these above said times, seats will be

released to patrons waiting in the rush line.

Numbers will be distributed to all rush line

patrons and rush line tickets will be sold as

seats become available on a first come, first

served basis.

Refunds will only be given if a program is

cancelled or in case of documented illness

or injury.

SEATING INFORMATION

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LIMITED-SEATING SCREENINGS & EVENTS

In order to accommodate as many patrons as possible at our limited-seating films and events, we ask that Sponsors, Supporters, and All-Access/Big Nights Pass Holders r.s.v.p for these screenings in advance.

11/5

ONE WEEK AND A DAY

7:30 PM @ Kimmel Center for the

Performing Arts, Purchase tickets by calling

215-893-1999. The Kimmel Center Box Office

is open daily 10 AM-6 PM.

11/6 MUSSA

11 AM @ Bryn Mawr Film Institute

11/9

JERRY LEWIS: THE MAN BEHIND

THE CLOWN

Noon @ NMAJH

EVA HESSE

5 PM @ NMAJH

KARSKI & THE LORDS OF HUMANITY

Screening in remembrance of Kristallnacht

8 PM @ NMAJH

11/10

SAND STORM

7:30 PM @ Ritz East

with Pre-Film Happy Hour

11/13 BREAKFAST AT CAF� NAGLER 11 AM @ The Gershman Y

SONG OF SONGS 7:30 PM @ Hiway Theater

11/16THE KOZALCHIC AFFAIR Noon @ Har Zion Temple

11/17SHALOM ITALIA 11 AM @ The Gershman Y

MOOS 7:30 PM @ Ritz East

11/18MASTER CLASS WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR TODD SOLONDZ 1 - 4 PM @ Fisher-Bennett Hall at U of Penn


A GRAIN OF TRUTH


STYLISHLY PRODUCED AND ACCESSIBLE, LANKOSZ’S FILM NEVERTHELESS STAYS FAITHFUL TO THE EDGY ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES WHICH MADE HIM SUCH A CONTENDER FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR BACK IN 2010 – AND THE RESULT IS SPECTACULAR. THROUGHOUT, AN INSIDIOUS LAYER OF MENACE HANGS OVER THE FILM, WHICH APPEARS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE ‘NORDIC-NOIR’ GENRE, WITH ECHOES OF THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE KILLING, AND THE BRIDGE ALL RESONATING STYLISTICALLY, AND IN TONE.”– OLLIE BUXTON, CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN LONDON REVIEW



CENTER CITY VENUES

THE GERSHMAN YNovember 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia215-545-4400Handicap AccessibleNo Assistive Listening Devices

KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSNovember 5300 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia215-670-2388Handicap AccessibleNo Assistive Listening Devices

OLD CITY VENUES

LANDMARK THEATRES RITZ EASTNovember 10 & 17125 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia215-925-7900Handicap AccessibleAssistive Listening Devices

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORYNovember 9101 S. Independence Mall E., Philadelphia215-923-3811Handicap AccessibleAssistive Listening Devices

UNIVERSITY CITY VENUES

INTERNATIONAL HOUSENovember 7 & 14 3701 Chestnut St, PhiladelphiaHandicapped AccessibleAssistive Listening Device

FISHER-BENNETT HALL @ U OF PENNNovember 183340 Walnut Street, PhiladelphiaHandicap AccessibleNo Assistive Listening Devices

SUBURBAN VENUES

AMBLER THEATERNovember 6108 E. Butler Avenue, Ambler215-345-7855Handicap AccessibleAssistive Listening Devices

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTENovember 6824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr610-527-9898Handicap AccessibleAssistive Listening Devices

HIWAY THEATERNovember 13212 Old York Road, Jenkintown267-864-0065Handicap AccessibleNo Assistive Listening Devices

HAR ZION TEMPLENovember 161500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley610-667-5000Handicap AccessibleNo Assistive Listening Devices

FILM VENUES & RECEPTIONS


PJFF COMMITTEE

Phyllis FischerChair

Iris DrechslerArtistic Chair

Judy GoldenChair Emeritus

Ruth PerlmutterArtistic Director Emeritus

Maxine GaiberExecutive Director, The Gershman Y

Olivia AntsisDirector, PJFF

Barbara BlackMarcia BronsteinJay CaplanJulie CursonLee DucatDebra FelmanBetsy FiltonJudy FinkelDebbie FleischmanFrances Freedman BlumSarita GocialJudy GoldenAdele GreenspunLibby HarwitzEd HoffmanJulie JaffeJan KanoffSandy KubyEllyn LehrNadine Liez-WeinerCaryn LissMarcia Sachs LittellMary Lee MatzkinDana NechemiaEva RayLynn Norton-RobinsSue RosenthalFrancyn SacksSherrie SavettRebecca SchulmanNancy SheinFrancine TabasLiz VernickNancy Weiss

PJFF SCREENING COMMITTEE

Olivia AntsisMatthew BussyElaine CulbertsonIris DrechslerDebra FelmanJudy FinkelLibby HarwitzNadine Liez-WeinerAlain LuxembourgEdward MeisaroshRuth PerlmutterElliot RatzmanDajana Denes WaltersJessica Williams

PJFF INTERNS

Aleah ConlonLindsey Ilana GlassbergJulian MoreinJessica Williams

PJFF VOLUNTEERS

Penny AronsonMarilyn BlakeMarc FeldmanNancy FeldmanPhyllis FertikJoel GerstylJudy GerstylEstelle MaiselRobert MellinMelissa PuchekBarbara Rabinowitz

THE GERSHMAN Y STAFFMaxine GaiberExecutive Director

Kristen EvansAssociate Director

Sahar OzDirector of Programs and Fundraising Initiatives

Olivia AntsisDirector, Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Bill Chenevert Director of Marketing and Public Relations

Eric OÕHaraInformation Services Coordinator

Matthew BussyProgram Assistant, PJFF

Keith JenkinsMaintenance

THE GERSHMAN Y BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Arthur EllisCo-Chair

Honorable Anne LazarusCo-Chair

Phyllis FischerVice-Chair

Elaine LevittVice-Chair

Jacob CohenTreasurer

Debbie FleischmanSecretary

Dale BuddineHarris DevorMooli EisenbachSarita GocialSeth GoldsteinRichard LeeElaine Lindy

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WHO WE ARE


THE TENTH MAN

BURMAN HAS A GIFT FOR SMALL-SCALE FABLES WITH JEWISH THEMES THAT ARE RICH IN CHARACTER AND OBSERVATION. HIS FILMS OFTEN INVOLVE INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE SPECIFICS OF THEIR JEWISH CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND THE TENTH MAN IS NO EXCEPTION.” – KENNETH TURAN, LOS ANGELES TIMES


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A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER AT THE GERSHMAN Y

WHAT GOES ON: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AT THE Y 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH YO LA TENGO AND DEAN & BRITTA Thursday, December 15 ¥ 7:00 PM

Tickets: $40-$125 (on sale Sept. 12)

Just like that happening 50 years ago,

this will be a night to remember with

performances by the legendary Yo La

Tengo, who have portrayed the Velvet

Underground on film, and Dean Wareham

& Britta Phillips, who will perform

commissioned soundtracks to Andy

WarholÕs silent film portraits.

14TH ANNUAL LATKEPALOOZA Sunday, December 18 ¥ 2:00 Ð 4:00 PM

$20 General Admission / $15 Ages 2-12

FREE Under 2

Enjoy this unparalleled celebration of the

potato pancake! Savor gourmet versions of

the Hanukkah delicacy by celebrated local

chefs, groove to live music by The Plants,

and enjoy childrenÕs crafts and balloon

artistry.

Saturday, December 24 ¥ 6:00 Ð 10:00 PM

Tickets: $75 advance / $85 door if available

The 8th Annual Moo Shu Jew Show pairs

Jewish comedy with Chinese dinner

and features acclaimed comedians Julie

Goldman, Josh Gondelman, and Avi

Liberman in the heart of Chinatown.

UNDERGROUND NIGHTS: WHEN WARHOLÕS EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE MET THE Y

December 1 Ð January 4 in Gershman Gallery

Opening reception and gallery talk

with curator Cheryl Harper

Thursday, December 1 ¥ 5:30 Ð 7:00 PM

FREE

This new exhibition brings together

never-before-seen images of Andy Warhol

and the Velvet Underground at the Y 50

years ago, in December 1966. Experience

a newly discovered cache of photos by

Philadelphia photographer Sam Moskovitz.

VISIONS OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUNDÑA TALK BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER Wednesday, December 14

7:00 Ð 8:30 PM ¥ $10

Esteemed music critic and archivist, Richie

Unterberger, will take you back in time to

the days of the Velvet UndergroundÕs rise

to fame in this multimedia presentation

with mind-blowing exclusive footage.

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THEPHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

has inspired and educated

the community for 36 years!

We are proud to be

among its supporters!

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson and Family


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MAZEL TOV

TO THE PJFF ON ITS ANNIVERSARY

Bravo and Thanks to our Amazing Audience and:

PJFF Director, Olivia Antsis and

Artistic Chair, Iris Drechsler

Our Sponsors and Supporters

Our Committees and Volunteers

The Gershman Y Staff and Board

Phyllis and Howard Fischer

36TH



In loving memory of their parents Annabel and Phil Lindy

Elaine, Alan, and Frank Lindy

are proud to be a

CHAI SPONSOR of the

PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL


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We are proud to support the


Congratulations on 36 years of film

and cultural excellence. Thanks for

bringing these important stories to

our community.

Many thanks to Phyllis Fischer,

Olivia Antsis, Iris Drechsler, and

the entire Gershman Y staff for

all you do!

Nadine Liez-Weiner and Bart Weiner



EXCLUSIVE EAST COAST VENUE ON VIEW SEP. 16, 2016 – JAN. 16, 2017

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Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer & Joe Neubauer

The Gershman YÕs


SALUTE

36for years of engaging films

that celebrate the diversity of Jewish culture

and experience



THE GERSHMAN YÕS36th PHILADELPHIA JEWISH

FILM FESTIVAL

Marcy Gringlas and Joel GreenbergSeed The Dream Foundation

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THE

SMUKLER FAMILY

congratulates

PJFF on its double Chai

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In Loving Memory of IZI DJERASSIProud and loyal supporter of the

The Djerrassi Foundation


36TH ANNUAL


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MAZEL TOV In honor of Ruth Perlmutter for her ardent support

of PJFF from the very beginning, and in honor of

Phyllis Fischer for her tireless work in continuing and

expanding PJFFÕs fantastic programming.

Steve and Betsy Filton

Jane and Joe Goldblumare pleased to support the

PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVALand honor its marvelous Chair

PHYLLIS FISCHER




Phyllis is great and inspiring to us all.

Thank you for your immense contribution to the festival.

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“ANTI-SEMITISM IS NEVER ULTIMATELY ABOUT JEWS.

IT IS ABOUT A PROFOUND HUMAN FAILURE TO ACCEPT

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ÒNo art passes our conscience in the way film does,

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PRODUCER $1000 per person



¥ One ticket to each CineMondays screening in Spring 2017

¥ One ticket to each private Opening Night Reception (Fall and Spring)

¥ One complimentary guest ticket to Opening Night Film and Reception

¥ Name listed in printed film program, on website, & on trailer

¥ Four complimentary guest tickets for any regularly priced Fall Festival film

at The Gershman Y*

¥ Reserved section seating for all Saturday Night screenings**

¥ Invitation for one to special film screening and reception in a private home

* Does not include admission to any special event screening,

Opening Night Reception(s), or Closing Night Party

**Reserved section seating will be held until 15 minutes prior to show time.

The Gershman Y is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

PJFF36 SUPPORTER LEVELS & BENEFITS


YES! I/we will be a part of the 36th Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

at The Gershman Y at the following level:

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ROLE/ROLES IN THE PJFF 36 SEASON.

Actor ($360) Two Actors ($720)

Director ($536) Two Directors ($1072)

Producer ($1000) Two Producers ($2000)

In addition, I/we will contribute $250 for a class of 30 students to

attend a PJFF film event for free.

I/we are unable to attend, but please accept this contribution of: $

Total amount: $

Name(s) as it/they should appear on materials

Contact person

Company name

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone E-mail

If you have any questions, please contact Sahar Oz at [email protected]

or at 215-446-3003.

Please make checks payable to The Gershman Y.

CREDIT CARDS:

Amount charged: Visa MC Amex Discover

Name on card

Card number

Expiration Date Security Code

PJFF36 SUPPORTER FORM


Thanks for your support!

Please send your completed form to:

The Gershman Y / PJFF

401 S. Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19147

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Documents

Download Festival Brochure