| Program I: Saturday, February 12th, 8 pm |
| The Personals follows a drama group for senior citizens as they rehearse and perform an original play at a community theater on the Lower East side of Manhattan. Their play features elderly people looking for dates through the personal ads. 1999 Academy Award Winner, Best Documentary Short (37 min.) (IMDB) (official site) |
| Daughter of the Bride is a documentary about the family reaction to the remarriage of their 66-year-old mother. A visual diary of the comical moments and awkward, sometimes tearful events experienced as their mother starts a new life. Nominated for Academy Award, 1997 (30 min.) (IMDB) | |
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| Tak for Alt tells the remarkable story of Judy Meisel, a Holocaust survivor whose experiences during and after WWII inspired a life-long campaign against bigotry, intolerance, and racism. The film follows her as she retraces her steps through the Kovno ghetto, the Stutthof concentration camp, and her liberation and recuperation in Denmark. Ultimately, Judy's path led to the US and after witnessing race riots in 1963, she discovered that only unflinching vigilance against racism could safeguard the liberty of all people. (61 min.) (IMDB) |
| Program II: Sunday, February 13th, 2 pm |
| Delta Jews is a film about Jews in the Mississippi Delta, known more for catfish than gefilte fish, for its levees more than its Levys, and for its blues more than its Jews. For more than a century, however, the region has been home to a thriving Jewish community rooted generations-deep in rich southern soil. Jews became an integral part of Delta life, forging a hybrid identity that was deeply Jewish and distinctly southern. Narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) (57 min.) (IMDB) |
 | Hitchhikers tells the story of Yehezkel, who on his way to Tel Aviv, picks up three hitchhikers, an Orthodox soldier, a free-spirited young woman, and an Israeli Arab. As the trip progresses, the complicated personal lives of each unfolds. The film, written by talk-show host Dudu Topaz, captures the essence of Israeli society today in a most poignant and humorous way. (Hebrew with Eng. subtitles, 47 min.) (IMDB) |
| Program III: Sunday, February 13th, 8 pm |
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Jewish Soul, American Beat asks the question, will Jews as a viable community disappear in the next century because of assimilation and intermarriage? Or is there a return to Jewish identity and tradition among young people that portends a future of vitality and strength? Featuring Arthur Hertzberg, Tony Kushner, Cynthia Ozick, Elizabeth Swados, and John Zorn. There are scenes of a synagogue service with standing room only, a Yiddish cabaret, jazz club, feminist seder, and gathering for intermarrieds and converts. With insight and humor, and special attention to the role of the artist. (60 min.) (IMDB) |
 | Jews and Buddhism: Belief Amended, Faith Revealed, made its debut at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in 1999. It is a timely new work about the spiritual and historical confluence between Buddhism and Judaism. Writers, scholars, and even the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion (who practiced Buddhist meditation) remark upon the striking resonance between the two ancient traditions. Allen Ginsberg, who helped to popularize Buddhism in America, plays a central role. Narrated by Sharon Stone (41 min.) (IMDB) |
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