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25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Arts and Entertainment

October 18, 2024

From: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Schedule:

Thursday, November 7, 2024

3:30 Pm Running On Sand
5:30 Pm Opening Day
Patron Reception
7:00 Pm Seven Blessings

Saturday, November 9, 2024

7:00 Pm Seven Blessings
9:30 Pm Bad Shabbos

Sunday, November 10, 2024

12:30 Pm Sabbath Queen
3:00 Pm The Catskills
5:30 Pm The Performance

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

12:30 Pm The Performance
3:30 Pm Call Me Dancer
7:30 Pm Of Dogs And Men

Thursday, November 14, 2024

12:30 Pm All About The Levkoviches
2:30 Pm Of Dogs And Men
5:30 Pm Telling Nonie
7:30 Pm Bad Shabbos

Friday, November 15, 2024

Virtual Screening:

Colleyville:

On January 15, 2022, A Gunman Took Four Men Hostage At A Synagogue
In Colleyville, Texas. Featuring Never-beforeseen Security Footage And Exclusive Interviews With The Hostages, This Extraordinary Action Documentary Takes You Inside That Fateful Day To Examine How The Hostages’ Faith And Resilience Kept Them Strong When All Hope Seemed Lost.

Speaker: Dani Menkin, Director
Zoom Link Will Be Sent To Ticket Holders

The Glory Of Life:

This Tender Love Story Portrays The Relationship Between Acclaimed
Writer Franz Kafka And His Lover, Dora Diamant, A Charming And Politically Active Orthodox Jewish Kindergarten Teacher. Despite Kafka’s Rapidly Progressing Tuberculosis, The Two Fall In Love And Make A Life Together. Told With Hope And Heart, The Glory Of Life Reveals Kafka As More Than A Tortured Artist.

Running On Sand:

An Eritrean Refugee, Omari, Is About To Be Deported When He Is Mistaken For A Top-notch Nigerian Soccer Player. Despite Zero Soccer Skills, Omari Hides His Identity In Order To Stay In Israel. His Presence On The Team Both Exposes And Heals The Racial Divisions Among His Teammates. Running On Sand Is A Charming Antidote For Our Polarizing Times.

Speaker: Don Seeman, Emory University
Zoom Link Will Be Sent To Ticket Holders

Telling Nonie:

In 1956, Shin Bet Official Geizi Tsafrir Helped Assassinate Mustafa
Hafiz Darwish, An Egyptian Military Intelligence Officer Who Had Organized Commando Brigades Against Israel. Now, Over 50 Years Later, An Elderly Geizi Seeks Forgiveness For His Decision And Contacts Darwish’s Daughter, Nonie. This Essential Documentary Sheds An Unwavering Spotlight On The Individual Costs Of The Arab-israeli
Conflict.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

7:00 Pm Running On Sand
9:15 Pm The Stronghold

Sunday, November 17, 2024

12:00 Pm All About The Levkoviches
2:00 Pm Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
4:45 Pm The Stronghold
7:30 Pm Call Me Dancer

November 18–21, 2024

Virtual Screening

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence:

This Inspiring Documentary Chronicles The Acclaimed American Singer-songwriter Janis Ian’s Epic Life Journey Beginning With Her Jewish Childhood On A Chicken Farm In New Jersey; Her Struggle With
Notoriety Following Her First Hit “society’s Child” About An Interracial Love Affair; And Her Ascent To Fame With “at Seventeen” About Body Shaming. The Film Features Other Iconic Singers Like Joan Baez And Arlo Guthrie.

Colleyville:

On January 15, 2022, A Gunman Took Four Men Hostage At A Synagogue
In Colleyville, Texas. Featuring Never-beforeseen Security Footage And Exclusive Interviews With The Hostages, This Extraordinary Action Documentary Takes You Inside That Fateful Day To Examine How The Hostages’ Faith And Resilience Kept Them Strong When All Hope Seemed Lost.

Speaker: Dani Menkin, Director
Zoom Link Will Be Sent To Ticket Holders

The Glory Of Life:

This Tender Love Story Portrays The Relationship Between Acclaimed
Writer Franz Kafka And His Lover, Dora Diamant, A Charming And Politically Active Orthodox Jewish Kindergarten Teacher. Despite Kafka’s Rapidly Progressing Tuberculosis, The Two Fall In Love And Make A Life Together. Told With Hope And Heart, The Glory Of Life Reveals Kafka As More Than A Tortured Artist.

Running On Sand:

An Eritrean Refugee, Omari, Is About To Be Deported When He Is Mistaken For A Top-notch Nigerian Soccer Player. Despite Zero Soccer Skills, Omari Hides His Identity In Order To Stay In Israel. His Presence On The Team Both Exposes And Heals The Racial Divisions Among His Teammates. Running On Sand Is A Charming Antidote For Our Polarizing Times.

Speaker: Don Seeman, Emory University
Zoom Link Will Be Sent To Ticket Holders

Telling Nonie:

In 1956, Shin Bet Official Geizi Tsafrir Helped Assassinate Mustafa
Hafiz Darwish, An Egyptian Military Intelligence Officer Who Had Organized Commando Brigades Against Israel. Now, Over 50 Years Later, An Elderly Geizi Seeks Forgiveness For His Decision And Contacts Darwish’s Daughter, Nonie. This Essential Documentary Sheds An Unwavering Spotlight On The Individual Costs Of The Arab-israeli
Conflict.

In Person Screening - November 7-17, 2024
Virtual - November 15-21, 2024

Ticket Prices
$15 (In-person And Virtual)
$8 Students (Must Purchase In Person)

Discount Passes
$150 — Theater All-access Pass:
Tickets To All 12 In-person Films
$65 — Theater 5-film Pass:
Tickets For 5 Different In-person Films
$65 — Virtual All-access Pass:
Tickets To 5 Virtual Films

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Date: November 7-21, 2024

Location: The Regal Cinema Commerce Center, 2399 Us 1 South, New Brunswick, Nj 08901   

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