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Films Schedule
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Opening Night:
Who Do You Love?
A rockin' Blues concert, a special reception, the "Who Do
You Love" movie, a tribute to our founders, Fagie Rosen and
Burt Epstein, and long-time supporters, Gloria and Ken Levy,
in honor of the Film Festival's 20th year, and a surprise guest
are part of what's in store for you at the 2011 special opening
night event. Held for the second year in a row at the Visual
and Performing Arts Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino, the evening will be a smilin' affair with lots of great music. Special tickets are required.
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Saturday, October 22, 7:30
p.m.
DeAnza VPAC , Cupertino
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
Sholem Aleichem was called the "Yiddish Mark Twain." This is an extraordinary exploration of his life and storytelling. |
Sunday, October 23, 1:00
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Little Rose
This suspenseful film plumbs the depths of trust, betrayal and anti-Semitism in Poland circa 1967. |
Sunday, October 23, 3:00 p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Strangers No More
A short film about an extraordinary Tel Aviv school serving immigrant children, many of whom are political refugees fleeing war and poverty.
Playing with
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Sunday, October 23, 5:30
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Sayed Kashua: Forever Scared
A short film about the complicated life of an Israeli Arab writer of a hit Hebrew-language TV show. |
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Bride Flight
In the early 1950s several people from Holland emigrate to New Zealand, including a Jewish woman who is trying to escape memories of World War II. |
Sunday, October 23, 7:30
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Little Rose
This suspenseful film plumbs the depths of trust, betrayal and anti-Semitism in Poland circa 1967. |
Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
Camera 7 Theater, Campbell
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
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The Matchmaker
In 1967, a restless young boy in Haifa learns about life from a man who makes his living making matches between lonely singles.
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Sunday, October 30, 2:00
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
The dramatic and contentious tale of Rezso Kasztner, the Jew who negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for thousands of lives, and paid with his life.
SPECIAL EVENT: After the film, hear from Gaylen Ross, director of the film, who will be joined by Kasztner survivor George Bishop and by Adam Birek, whose grandparents and mother were all saved by Kasztner.
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Sunday, October 30, 4:30
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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The Matchmaker
In 1967, a restless young boy in Haifa learns about life from a man who makes his living making matches between lonely singles. |
Wednesday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.
Camera 7 Theater, Campbell
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams
Internationally-acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz provides insights into his thinking about a host of subjects.
SPECIAL EVENT: After the film, hear from Arie Dubnov, Ph.D., Stanford professor and scholar of Israeli intellectual history. |
Thursday, November 3, 7:30
p.m.
OFJCC, Palo Alto
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Saturday, November 5, 2011
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The Concert
A former conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra cobbles together an orchestra of Russian Jewish musicians to play in a special concert in Paris.
SPECIAL EVENT after the Saturday, November 5 screening: Boris Vladimirsky, Ph.D., will join us for a discussion on the experience of Jewish musicians living in the USSR. |
Saturday, November 5, 8:00
p.m.
OFJCC, Palo Alto
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
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A Film Unfinished
Found by accident, reels of unedited Nazi film footage catalogue the unspeakable realities of the Warsaw Ghetto. |
Sunday, November 6, 1:00
p.m.
Camera 12, San Jose
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Berlin '36
Facing threats of an American boycott if Jews were barred from participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Nazi government enticed Gretel Bergmann, a champion Jewish high jumper, into training on the German team. This nail-biting and powerful docudrama explores the political and personal challenges that Gretel faced in this difficult situation. |
Sunday, November 6, 3:00
p.m.
Camera 12, San Jose
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The Concert
A former conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra cobbles together an orchestra of Russian Jewish musicians to play in a special concert in Paris.
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Sunday, November 6, 5:30
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Camera 12, San Jose
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Precious Life
A doctor at a Tel Aviv hospital saves the life of a child from Gaza with a rare disease.
SPECIAL EVENT: After the film, Dr. Robert Pearl will moderate a discussion with Filmmaker Shlomi Edlar, who will join us from Tel Aviv via Skype. |
Sunday, November 6, 7:30
p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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Berlin '36
Facing threats of an American boycott if Jews were barred from participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Nazi government enticed Gretel Bergmann, a champion Jewish high jumper, into training on the German team. This nail-biting and powerful docudrama explores the political and personal challenges that Gretel faced in this difficult situation. |
Wednesday, November 9, 7:30
p.m.
Camera 7, Campbell
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
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The Human Resources Manager
The HR manager of an Israeli company escorts the body of a Romanian foreign worker who was killed in a suicide bombing. |
Thursday, November 10, 7:30
p.m.
OFJCC, Palo Alto
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, this film examines Jewish connection to baseball and the importance of the sport in the early lives of many famous Jewish personalities. |
Sunday, November 13, 1:00
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Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Restoration
The surviving partner of a furniture restoration shop enlists the assistance of a mysterious young man. |
Sunday, November 13, 3:00
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Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray
Although relatively few in numbers when the Civil War began, Jews responded eagerly to the call to arms. |
Sunday, November 13, 5:30
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Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Intimate Grammar
This film is based on a David Grossman novel and depicts the unhappy childhood of a 12-year-old boy in Jerusalem, circa 1960. |
Sunday, November 13, 7:30
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Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Restoration
The surviving partner of a furniture restoration shop enlists the assistance of a mysterious young man. |
Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
Camera 7 Theater, Campbell
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
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A Matter of Size
Sumo wrestlers in Tel Aviv? It's a solution for some weight-challenged Israelis in this light feature.
SPECIAL EVENT: Big Joe and another sumo wrestler will join us for a mini-Sumo demonstration. |
Thursday, November 17, 7:30
p.m.
Cubberley,
Palo Alto
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
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100 Voices: A Journey Home
The Cantors Assembly of America journeys to the magnificent home of the Warsaw Philharmonic to present a concert of Jewish religious music.
SPECIAL EVENT: After the film, the audience will be treated to a special cantorial concert by Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy of Congregation Shir Hadash, Cantor Meeka Simerly of Temple Emanu-El, and Rabbi Philip Ohriner of Congregation Beth David. |
Sunday, November 20, 3:00 p.m.
Camera 12 Theater, San Jose
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