All About The Levkoviches

Sunday, June 16 At 7:15 P.M.
(Also Virtually June 16-18)

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Virtual Access Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

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(Hungary, 2024, 85 Minutes) Drama
"Tamas Doesn’t Believe In God." "What Does He Believe In?" "Boxing." Can A Shiva Mend A Broken Spirit? Tamas, A Genial But Gruff Budapest Boxing Coach, Has To Navigate A New Relationship With His Estranged Son, Now A Hasidic Jew Living In Israel. Reunited After A Tragedy, Tamas Negotiates A Relationship With His Young Grandson Ariel. Are The Spirits Of The Departed Guiding Ariel’s Mischief? A Moving Family Drama Told With Mordant Humor And Genuine Warmth. "Breier’s Film Is Masterfully Acted And Directed, Maintaining A Perfectly Balanced Tone Between Comedy And Pathos."

Remembering Gene Wilder

Tuesday, June 18
Reception At 9:30 A.M. (Sponsored By Hadassah)
Film Begins At 10:00 A.M.

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

(United States, 2023, 92 Minutes) Documentary
In Iconic Roles From Leo Bloom To Willy Wonka, And In Comedy Classics Like Blazing Saddles And Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder (Born Jerome Silberman) Charmed Audiences With His Neurotic Charisma And Manic Energy. Wilder Also Faced Personal Tragedy, Losing His Wife, Comedian Gilda Radner, And Later Battling Alzheimer’s. A "Disarmingly Lovable Documentary" Award-Winning Filmmaker Ron Frank Has Gifted Us A "Captivating, Insightful And Profoundly Moving" Account Of One Of Our Great Comic Actors. With Rare Never-Before-Seen Home Videos And Memorable Scenes From Our Favorite Gene Wilder Films, This Winning Documentary Reveals Intimate Insights Detailing His Life And Career With Many Astonishing Surprises. An Audience Favorite At More Than A Dozen Film Festivals, Do Not Miss The Timeless Comic Genius Of Wilder On The Big Screen.

Nathan-Ism

Thursday, June 20 At 7:15 P.M.

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

(United States, 2023, 79 Minutes) Documentary
Shortlisted For The International Documentary Association’s Best Films Of 2023
For Decades Nathan Hilu Has Been Unable To Stop Drawing: His Years During And After World War Ii, His Syrian-Jewish Family, His Yiddish New York. His Quirky Drawings—Part Underground Comix, Part Jean-Michel Basquiat, All Nathan—Have The Attention Of Archivists, Galleries, And Historians. Tablet Magazine Described Him As The "Most Significant Jewish Outsider Artist You’ve Never Heard Of." But Doubts Arise: Was Nathan Really A Guard At The Nuremberg Trials? What Is Memory And What Is Invention? A Compelling Documentary With Twists And Turns Of The Creative Spirit. Do Not Miss The Spectacular Visual Kaleidoscope Of Urgency As Nathan Races Against The Clock To Document History.

June 23,2024

3:00 p.m.An American Tail
 
Cost:
No charge (seating is limited)

(United States, 1986, 80 minutes) Animated Family Musical
An animated cinematic feast, not to be missed on the big screen! Steven Spielberg helped produce this now-classic tale of a young mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz who, with his family, emigrate from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats. Separated from his family but aided by a team of new-immigrant ethnic mice, Fievel explores the new world, facing adventure, hardship, and reunion. An entertaining, sensitive, and unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience, An American Tail will sensitize another young generation to the challenges of many of our forebears.

7:15 p.m-Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Season pass $95

(Italy, France, Germany, 2023, 134 minutes) Historical Drama
A captivating depiction of the controversy that shocked the world: the 1858 forced removal of a Jewish child, Edgardo Mortara, from his family by agents of the Inquisition, approved by the Pope himself. Brought to the screen with historical accuracy and striking cinematography, Kidnapped narrates a turning point in the history of Italy in general and the Jews in Europe in particular. This is the story Steven Spielberg considered filming, now brought to life by acclaimed Italian director Marco Bellocchio. Don’t miss this full-tilt drama "with the passionate vehemence of Victor Hugo or Charles Dickens" (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian).

Less Than Kosher

Tuesday, June 25 At 7:15 P.M.
(Also Available Virtually June 25-27)

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Virtual Access Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

(Canada, 2023, 67 Minutes) Musical Comedy
Can The Pizzazz Of Pop And The Chutzpah Of The Digital Age Capture The Spirit Of Tradition? At 20, Viv Was A Promising Young Singer. At 30, Her Failing Music Career Has Forced Her Back Into Her Mother’s Basement. But When This Self-Proclaimed "Bad Jew" Lands ***-Backwards Into A Job As A Cantor At Her Family’s Synagogue, She’s Thrown Into A Wild Ride Of Illicit Affairs, Drug Trips, Family Drama, Self-Discovery And Some Serious Jewish Bops. It’s Shiva Baby Meets A Star Is Born. Modern Jewish Wit And Viral Hebrew Electro-Pop. Don’t Miss The Delightful Performances Which Earned Less Than Kosher The Audience Award At The Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

Stella. A Life.

Thursday, June 27 At 7:15 P.M.

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

(Germany, 2023, 121 Minutes) Historical Drama
In Extraordinary Times, Betrayal Becomes Ordinary. During Wartime Berlin, Some Jews Found Ways To Evade Nazi Round-Ups, Living Surreptitious Lives Through Guile And Chutzpah. But Standing In The Eye Of The Storm Had Its Risks. This Powerful Film Is Based On The True Story Of Stella Goldschlag, A Young German Jew Who Became A "Catcher" For The Gestapo. Stella Explores How One Can Transform From Survivor To Snitch; A Portrait Of How Ordinary Souls Become Corrupted By Dark Circumstances. With Award-Winning Actress Paula Beer As Stella, This Beautifully Filmed Account Of Complexity And Loyalty Will Stimulate Audience Discussions As Few Films Have.

My Neighbor Adolf

Sunday, June 30 At 7:15 P.M.

Cost:
Individual Ticket $12
Season Pass $95

(Israel, Poland, Colombia 2022, 96 Minutes) Comedy/Drama
In The Shadow Of The Capture Of Adolf Eichmann, Polsky, A Grumpy Holocaust Survivor Living In The Countryside Begins To Have Suspicions About His Secretive New Neighbor Mr. Herzog (Played By German Cult-Actor Udo Kier). Piecing Together Clues And Cues, Polsky Goes To Risky Lengths To Investigate. Might His Portrait-Painting, Dog-Loving Nemesis Be That Adolf? In Order To Verify, He Will Have To Engage And Entertain His Neighbor, But At What Costs To His Loneliness? A Comedy Of Misrecognition And Misanthropy, My Neighbor Adolf Is A Charming And Gripping Black Comedy, A Hit For Festival Audiences Worldwide.

Date : June 16-30,2024

Location: The Neon - 130 East 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402

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