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Saturday, March 11, 8:00 pm מבצע חתונהOPERATION WEDDING The compelling documentary by Anat Zalmanson- Kuznetsov revisits the daring escape plot that her parents hatched 45 years ago with a group of other Soviet Jewish dissidents when they hijacked a Soviet airplane to escape the KGB. DIRECTOR: ANAT ZALMANSON-KUZNETSOV DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 63 MIN. HEBREW AND RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: BEST STORY AND FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY AWARD (HIDA) ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 KLEINLIFE: NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA GUEST SPEAKER: ANAT ZALMANSON-KUZNETSOV, DIRECTOR Sunday, March 12, 12:00 pm האם זה אתה?IS THAT YOU? The story of Ronnie, a 60 year old Israeli film projectionist, who has been fired from his job and is going to the U.S. in a search of Rachel, the love of his youth. DIRECTOR: DANI MENKIN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2014, 81MIN. ENGLISH AND HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: WON BEST INDIE FILM OF THE YEAR BY THE ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY. ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE GUEST SPEAKER: WRITER/DIRECTOR DANI MENKIN Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm אבוללהABULELE This charming family film tells the story of Adam, age 10, and his unexpected friendship with a gentle magical monster, known in local folklore as an “Abulele.” DIRECTOR: JONATHAN GEVA DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2015, 96 MIN. HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL ADMISSION: GENERAL $10, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $5, CHILD $5 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE Wednesday, March 15, 7:00 pm אחי מיוחדMY SPECIAL BROTHER When your brother has "special needs" it turns out that your whole family becomes "special". This film sensitively examines how three extraordinary families not only cope with but ultimately triumph over the worry, the shame and the fear of having such a special brother. DIRECTOR: TALYA PELED KEINAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 40 MIN., HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY GUEST SPEAKERS: MIRIT ASHER, MOTHER, ZAVIT DAVIDOVITCH, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm ילד טוב ירושליםMR. PREDICTABLE This charming comedy introduces us to Adi, who lets everyone take advantage of him, until he learns he only has a few weeks to live and realizes he has nothing left to lose. DIRECTOR: ROEE FLORENTIN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 103 MIN. HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $18, SENIOR $15, STUDENT $6 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm מבחן החלבTHE MILK TRIAL Set against a beautiful Moroccan mountain backdrop, Zaya must fight for her illegitimate child and the freedom to love a non-Jewish man. Based on a true story set in the 1940’s, The Milk Trial is a sexy and dark tale about the clash of ancient customs with a rapidly modernizing world. DIRECTOR: JONATHAN PAZ DETAILS: MOROCCO, 2015, 90 MIN. ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE Sunday, March 26, 7:00 pm מי יאהב אותי עכשיו?WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW? This award-winning documentary follows a former kibbutznik who is HIV-positive in his struggle for acceptance from his homophobic Orthodox family. The London Gay Men’s Chorus provides an uplifting soundtrack to a story about love, identity, and family. DIRECTOR: BARAK HEYMANN, TOMER HEYMANN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 84 MIN., HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, GERMANY, AUDIENCE POLL AWARD, KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6 BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE Saturday, April 1, 8:45 pm המתנחליםTHE SETTLERS This provocative documentary about Israeli settlers in the West Bank turns the camera on the settlers themselves and asks the question, “What is a settler?” What we hear is a diversity of responses, ranging from religious to pragmatic to controversial for dwelling in one of the most hotly contested areas on the globe. DIRECTOR: SHIMON DOTAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 107 MIN., HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY, SCREENED AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AND THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL. ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 GRATZ COLLEGE GUEST SPEAKER: DIRECTOR: SHIMON DOTAN Sunday, April 2, 7:00 pm החטאיםPAST LIFE A haunting drama with outstanding performances about two sisters who search to uncover the truth after a shocking accusation makes them question their father’s actions during the Holocaust. DIRECTOR: AVI NESHER DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 109 MIN., HEBREW AND GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: NOMINATED MAIN COMPETITION (GOLDEN FROG), CAMERIMAGE, POLAND ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6 KIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE Saturday, March 18, 8:30 pm הסודות של איידהAIDA'S SECRETS Adopted out of a displaced person’s camp as a child, Izak tracks down his long-lost family members who were scattered after the Holocaust. This moving documentary partners with Yad Vashem and MyHeritage to solve the mystery of one family’s origins, and how they managed to survive. DIRECTORS: ALON SCHWARZ, SAUL SCHWARZ DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 90 MIN., HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: WON AUDIENCE AWARD, NOMINATED FOR BEST EDITING, DOCAVIV, NOMINATED FOR AUDIENCE AWARD, HOT DOCS, CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6 JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY Sunday, March 19, 7:00 pm בין העולמותBETWEEN WORLDS Bina, an Orthodox Jewish mother whose son was injured in a terror attack meets Amal, a young Arab woman attending to her dying father at the same hospital. The two despondent women bond with one another. When the truth unfolds, they struggle to accept the unlikely circumstances that brought them together. DIRECTOR: MIYA HATAV DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 84 MIN., HEBREW, ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6 THE RITZ EAST PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY IFFPHILA.COM Purchase your tickets online to ensure a seat at the screenings of your choice. Shows do sell out! QUESTIONS? CONTACT US AT 484-904-5421 or [email protected] OPENING NIGHT Aviva and Paul Silberberg Juliet Spitzer and Phil Wachs Mindy and Shlomo Chriqui Edna and Arie Cohen Dalia and Yerach Daskal Hava and Zvika Grunwald Iris and Igal Hami Ella and Joel Kuznits Naomi Prusky and Rabbi David Levin Harriet Potashnick and Marshall Levine Caryn and Jon Liss Tali Lev and Ami Miron Constance Smukler Cindy Smukler Ben Hamo and Ohad Ben Hamo Ronit and Howard Treatman Nurit and Amir Yaron CLOSING NIGHT THANKS TO OUR 2017 SPONSORS: This thrilling story recounts the “underdog” basketball team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and their historic championship at the 1977 European Cup, a win that team captain Tal Brody said put Israel “on the map!” ON THE MAP על המפהDIRECTOR: DANI MENKIN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: NANCY SPIELBERG DETAILS: USA AND ISRAEL, 2016, 85 MIN. HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Feature Presentation Sunday, March 12, 7:00 pm THE RITZ EAST SPECIAL GUESTS: TAL BRODY, MACCABI TEL AVIV, TEAM CAPTAIN, 1977 AND DANI MENKIN, DIRECTOR GENERAL $18, SENIOR $15 ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS Monday, March 13, 7:00 pm HILLEL AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY SPECIAL GUESTS: TAL BRODY, MACCABI TEL AVIV, TEAM CAPTAIN, 1977 AND DANI MENKIN, DIRECTOR GENERAL $10 Saturday, March 25, 8:45 pm GRATZ COLLEGE GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10
Transcript of GRATZ COLLEGE PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY IFFPHILA
Saturday, March 11, 8:00 pm
מבצע חתונה
OPERATION WEDDING The compelling documentary by Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov revisits the daring escape plot that her parents hatched 45 years ago with a group of other Soviet Jewish dissidents when they hijacked a Sovietairplane to escape the KGB.DIRECTOR: ANAT ZALMANSON-KUZNETSOV DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 63 MIN. HEBREW AND RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS: BEST STORY AND FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, HOLLYWOODINTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY AWARD (HIDA)ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
KLEINLIFE: NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIAGUEST SPEAKER: ANAT ZALMANSON-KUZNETSOV, DIRECTOR
Sunday, March 12, 12:00 pm
האם זה אתה?
IS THAT YOU? The story of Ronnie, a 60 year old Israeli film projectionist,who has been fired from his job and is going to the U.S. in a search of Rachel, the love of his youth.DIRECTOR: DANI MENKIN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2014, 81MIN. ENGLISHAND HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS:WON BEST INDIE FILM OF THE YEAR BY THE ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY.ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
INTERNATIONAL HOUSEGUEST SPEAKER: WRITER/DIRECTOR DANI MENKIN
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm
אבוללה
ABULELEThis charming family film tells the story of Adam, age 10,and his unexpected friendship with a gentle magicalmonster, known in local folklore as an “Abulele.”DIRECTOR: JONATHAN GEVA DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2015, 96 MIN.HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: AUDIENCE AWARDFOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVALADMISSION: GENERAL $10, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $5, CHILD $5
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
Wednesday, March 15, 7:00 pm
אחי מיוחד
MY SPECIAL BROTHER When your brother has "special needs" it turns out that your whole family becomes "special". This filmsensitively examines how three extraordinary familiesnot only cope with but ultimately triumph over theworry, the shame and the fear of having such a special brother.DIRECTOR: TALYA PELED KEINAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 40 MIN.,HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $13,SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMYGUEST SPEAKERS: MIRIT ASHER, MOTHER, ZAVIT DAVIDOVITCH, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Saturday, March 4, 8:00 pm
ילד טוב ירושלים
MR. PREDICTABLEThis charming comedy introduces us to Adi, who letseveryone take advantage of him, until he learns he only has a few weeks to live and realizes he has nothing left to lose. DIRECTOR: ROEE FLORENTIN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 103 MIN.HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $18,SENIOR $15, STUDENT $6
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm
מבחן החלב
THE MILK TRIALSet against a beautiful Moroccan mountain backdrop,Zaya must fight for her illegitimate child and thefreedom to love a non-Jewish man. Based on a truestory set in the 1940’s, The Milk Trial is a sexy and darktale about the clash of ancient customs with a rapidlymodernizing world. DIRECTOR: JONATHAN PAZ DETAILS: MOROCCO, 2015, 90 MIN.ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $13,SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
Sunday, March 26, 7:00 pm
מי יאהב אותי עכשיו?
WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW?This award-winning documentary follows a formerkibbutznik who is HIV-positive in his struggle foracceptance from his homophobic Orthodox family. The London Gay Men’s Chorus provides an upliftingsoundtrack to a story about love, identity, and family.DIRECTOR: BARAK HEYMANN, TOMER HEYMANN DETAILS: ISRAEL,2016, 84 MIN., HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS: PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL,GERMANY, AUDIENCE POLL AWARD, KRAKOW INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL, POLAND ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13,STUDENT $6
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
Saturday, April 1, 8:45 pm
המתנחלים
THE SETTLERS This provocative documentary about Israeli settlers in theWest Bank turns the camera on the settlers themselvesand asks the question, “What is a settler?” What we hear is a diversity of responses, ranging from religious topragmatic to controversial for dwelling in one of the most hotly contested areas on the globe.DIRECTOR: SHIMON DOTAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 107 MIN.,HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS:NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY,SCREENED AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AND THE NEW YORKFILM FESTIVAL. ADMISSION:GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
GRATZ COLLEGEGUEST SPEAKER: DIRECTOR: SHIMON DOTAN
Sunday, April 2, 7:00 pm
החטאים
PAST LIFEA haunting drama with outstanding performances about two sisters who search to uncover the truth after a shocking accusation makes them question their father’s actions during the Holocaust.DIRECTOR: AVI NESHER DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 109 MIN., HEBREWAND GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: NOMINATEDMAIN COMPETITION (GOLDEN FROG), CAMERIMAGE, POLANDADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6
KIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE
Saturday, March 18, 8:30 pm
הסודות של איידה
AIDA'S SECRETS Adopted out of a displaced person’s camp as a child,Izak tracks down his long-lost family members whowere scattered after the Holocaust. This movingdocumentary partners with Yad Vashem andMyHeritage to solve the mystery of one family’s origins, and how they managed to survive.DIRECTORS: ALON SCHWARZ, SAUL SCHWARZ DETAILS: ISRAEL,2016, 90 MIN., HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS:WON AUDIENCE AWARD, NOMINATED FOR BEST EDITING,DOCAVIV, NOMINATED FOR AUDIENCE AWARD, HOT DOCS,CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVALADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6
JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
Sunday, March 19, 7:00 pm
בין העולמות
BETWEEN WORLDSBina, an Orthodox Jewish mother whose son wasinjured in a terror attack meets Amal, a young Arabwoman attending to her dying father at the samehospital. The two despondent women bond with oneanother. When the truth unfolds, they struggle to acceptthe unlikely circumstances that brought them together.DIRECTOR:MIYA HATAV DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 84 MIN., HEBREW,ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $15,SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6
THE RITZ EAST
PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY IFFPHILA.COMPurchase your tickets online to ensure a seat at the screenings of your choice. Shows do sell out! QUESTIONS? CONTACT US AT 484-904-5421 or [email protected]
OPENING NIGHT
Aviva and Paul SilberbergJuliet Spitzer and Phil WachsMindy and Shlomo Chriqui
Edna and Arie CohenDalia and Yerach DaskalHava and
Zvika Grunwald
Iris and Igal HamiElla and Joel KuznitsNaomi Prusky and
Rabbi David Levin
Harriet Potashnick and Marshall Levine
Caryn and Jon Liss
Tali Lev and Ami MironConstance Smukler
Cindy Smukler Ben Hamo and Ohad Ben Hamo
Ronit and Howard TreatmanNurit and Amir Yaron
CLOSING NIGHT
THANKS TOOUR 2017SPONSORS:
This thrilling story recounts the “underdog”basketball team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and theirhistoric championship at the 1977 EuropeanCup, a win that team captain Tal Brody saidput Israel “on the map!”
ON THE MAP על המפה
DIRECTOR: DANI MENKINEXECUTIVE PRODUCER:NANCY SPIELBERGDETAILS: USA ANDISRAEL, 2016, 85 MIN.HEBREW AND ENGLISHWITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Feature Presentation
Sunday, March 12, 7:00 pmTHE RITZ EASTSPECIAL GUESTS: TAL BRODY, MACCABI TEL AVIV, TEAM CAPTAIN, 1977 AND DANI MENKIN, DIRECTORGENERAL $18, SENIOR $15
ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS Monday, March 13, 7:00 pmHILLEL AT DREXEL UNIVERSITYSPECIAL GUESTS: TAL BRODY, MACCABI TEL AVIV, TEAM CAPTAIN, 1977 AND DANI MENKIN, DIRECTORGENERAL $10
Saturday, March 25, 8:45 pmGRATZ COLLEGEGENERAL $13, SENIOR $10
MR. PREDICTABLEOPENING NIGHT FILMSATURDAY, MARCH 4, 8:00 PM
PAST LIFECLOSING NIGHT FILMSUNDAY, APRIL 2, 7:00 PM
Israeli Film
Festival
P.O. Box 171
Gladwyne, PA19035
MR. PREDICTABLESaturday, March 4, 8:00 pmINTERNATIONAL HOUSE
BEN-GURION, EPILOGUESunday, March 5, 5:00 pmINTERNATIONAL HOUSE
THE MILK TRIALSunday, March 5, 7:00 pmINTERNATIONAL HOUSE
OPERATION WEDDINGSaturday, March 11, 8:00 pmKLEINLIFE
IS THAT YOU?Sunday, March 12, 12:00 pmINTERNATIONAL HOUSE
ABULELESunday, March 12, 3:00 pm INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
ON THE MAPSunday, March 12, 7:00 pmTHE RITZ EAST
Monday, March 13, 7:00 pm HILLEL AT DREXEL
Saturday, March 25, 8:45 pmGRATZ COLLEGE
MY SPECIAL BROTHERWednesday, March 15, 7:00 pm JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
AIDA'S SECRETSSaturday, March 18, 8:30 pm JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
BETWEEN WORLDSSunday, March 19, 7:00 pm THE RITZ EAST
ON THE MAPSaturday, March 25, 8:45 pmGRATZ COLLEGE
WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW?Sunday, March 26, 7:00 pm BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
THE SETTLERSSaturday, April 1, 8:45 pm GRATZ COLLEGE
PAST LIFESunday, April 2, 7:00 pmKIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE
SCREENINGLOCATIONSBRYN MAWR FILMINSTITUTE824 WEST LANCASTER AVE.BRYN MAWR, PA 19010
GRATZ COLLEGE7605 OLD YORK ROADMELROSE PARK, PA 19027
HILLEL AT DREXELUNIVERSITY118 NORTH 34TH STREETPHILADELPHIA., PA. 19104
INTERNATIONALHOUSE3701 CHESTNUT STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
JACK M. BARRACKHEBREW ACADEMY272 S. BRYN MAWR AVENUEBRYN MAWR, PA 19010
KIMMEL CENTER,PERELMAN THEATRE300 S. BROAD STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
KLEINLIFE:NORTHEASTPHILADELPHIA10100 JAMISON AVENUEPHILADELPHIA, PA 19116
THE RITZ EAST125 SOUTH SECOND STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 Visit IFFPhila.com for more information,
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