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March 8 - 13, 2003 |
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March 8 - 13, 2003 |
| After The Truth (Germany, 1999, 35mm, 128 min., German w/subtitles) Directed by Roland Suso Richter Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous "Angel of Death" at Auschwitz, comes out of hiding in Argentina and hires for his defense lawyer Peter Rohm, an idealistic young lawyer who has been researching a theoretical prosecution of Mengele. Criticized in Germany for being soft on Mengele, this chilling film posits the incomprehensible: when evil seeks justice, how to defend the indefensible? |
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| Almonds and Wine (Canada, 1999, video, 5 min., English) Directed by Arnie Lipsey A story without words. This animated short follows a family from East European shtetl to Canada to the present day. An upbeat klezmer-backed delight. |
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| Benya Krik (Ukraine, 1926, video, 90 min, silent) Banned almost immediately due to is unflattering depiction of Russian politics, this silent film remained lost for 70 years. With a screenplay by Isaac Babel, the film is inspired by the remakable and violent life of "Mike the Jap" Vinitsky and his band of Jewish gangsters in revolutionary Odessa. |
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| Carpati (USA, 1996, 16mm, 80 min., Russian and Yiddish w/English subtitles) Directed by Yale Strom Strom heads for the Carpathian mountains in the Ukraine in search of Jewish music. He finds Zev Godinger, who in turn introduces us to a group of Gypsies -- the only people still playing Jewish music now that most of the Jews have left. They play a Yiddish tune as Zev triumphantly carries a Torah scroll to his newly-reopened boyhood synagogue. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy. |
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| Chicken Soup (USA, 1973, video, 14 min., English) Directed by Kenny Schneider Humorous. A Jewish grandmother explains how to make a real kosher chicken soup, beginning with her ritual killing of the bird, cleaning and plucking. You will never view chicken soup the same again. |
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| Children of Chabannes (USA, 1999, video, 92 minutes, English) Directed by Lisa Gossels A tale of courage, resilience and love set during WWII, when the people of Chabannes, a tiny village in unoccupied France, chose action over indifference to save the lives of 400 Jewish children. Gossels returns to Chabannes with her father and uncle, two of the children saved. |
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| Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust (USA, 1999, video, 57 min., w/subtitles) Directed by Martha Lubell & Barbara Attie Three Jewish women recall their lives as teenagers in occupied Holland, Hungary and Poland when they refused to remain passive. Faye Schulman, a photographer became a partisan fighter; Barbara Rodbell, a ballerina delivered underground newspapers and secured food for Jews in hiding; and Shulamit Lack acquired false papers and a safe house for Jews. |
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| Dream of Mother (Israel, 2000, video, 27 min., Hebrew and Ethiopian w/subtitles) Directed by Chava Schein Dasesh, a 19-year-old Ethiopian girl living in Israel with her father and step mother is anxious to be re-united with her biological mother. When she finally arrives, Dasesh finds her and her mother's worlds are vastly different. |
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| Kippur (Israel/France/Italy, 2000, 35 mm, 100 min., Hebrew w/subtitles) Directed by Amos Gitai An anti-war movie based on Gitai's experiences in the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Weinraub and his friend fight traffic jams to join their unit in the Golan Heights, but their initial excitement and enthusiasm give way to weariness and disgust. |
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| Left Luggage (Belgium, 1998, 35mm, 100 min., English) Directed by Jeroen Krabbe The past weighs heavily on two Jewish families in Antwerp in the 1970s. Chaya, a daughter of Holocaust survivors goes to work as a nanny for an Orthodox Jewish family and becomes deeply attached to her charge. As she learns to respect the convictions behind the Orthodox lifestyle, she begins to understand her father's quest for his hidden suitcases, which contain his lost past. A renowned international cast includes Isabella Rossellini and Jeroen Krabbe. |
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| Mah-Jongg: The Tiles That Bind (USA, 1998, video, 32 min. English) Directed by Bari Pearlman and Phyllis Heller Chinese and Jewish cultures converged in America with mah-jongg, the tile game that dates to the time of Confucius. For Jewish women in urban areas, it became a constant source of entertainment as well as the foundation for a unique support network for women in life, love and loss. |
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| My Father's Story (USA, 1997, video, 11 min., English) Directed by Mary Kocol A stirring, visually striking 11-minute photo-animation biography of the director's Polish father who was in a forced labor camp. "My story is a small story," her father says. "The real story is the six million Jews who were killed." |
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| One Day Crossing (USA/Hungary, 1999, video, 25 min., English and Hungarian w/subtitles) Directed by Joan Stein JUST NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD! It is Budapest, 1944. A young Jewish mother poses as a Christian to protect her son from the Arrow Cross. Her husband brings home a Jewish boy he saved from execution, threatening their safety. An intensely moving story of moral responsibility and simple humanity in a horrific world. |
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| One Day in September (Israel, 2000, 35mm, 90 min., English) Directed by Kevin Macdonald Dramatic recounting, via archival footage and eye-witness testimony, of the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Includes an interview with the only surviving terrorist. Musical score of 1970s hits. Narrated by Michael Douglas. |
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| Paragraph 175 (USA, 2000, 16mm, 81 min., English, German and French, w/subtitles) Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Paragraph 175, an obscure and archaic law against homosexuality in casual pre-war Berlin, became a powerful tool of Nazi persecution. Interviews with the few surviving homosexuals who endured unspeakable horrors. A delicate mix of seamlessly melded personal testimony and historical footage. |
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| Peace of Mind (USA/Israel, 1999, video, 57 min., English) Directed by Mark Landman and Susan Siegal Israeli and Palestinian teens who attended Seeds of Peace camp in Maine were given video camers to take home and document their lives. The result is this film about the challenges of making friends with your enemies. |
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| Pleasures of Urban Decay (Canada/USA, 1999, video, 19 min., English) Directed by Sam Ball An offbeat film about Ben Katchor, who has been halied as the creator of the last great American comic strip. Katchor's Yiddish-inflected voice guides us through a vast and shadowy landscape of old skyscrapers, neglected warehouses, and all-night cafeterias. |
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| Shuly's Fiance (Israel, 1997, video, 47 min., Hebrew w/subtitles) Directed by Doron Tzabari A farce-like story about a Sephardic family awaiting their younger daughter's fiance. Wrong guy gets wrong sister who must choose between family and love, reason and passion. |
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| Sleeping With The Enemy (Israel, 2000, video, 26 min., English) Directed by Dov Gil-Har Twenty men and women from Israel and the Palestinian Authority find that in Tokyo, 10,000 kilometers from their homes, they can overcome their turbulent past and become friends. At the offices of the Foreign Ministry they talk and shout, fight and reconcile. Making peace in the Far East, Middle-Eastern style. |
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| Solomon and Gaenor (United Kingdom, 1998, 35mm, 102 min. English, Welsh, Yiddish) Directed by Paul Morrison Set in Wales amidst the labor unrest of 1911, Solomon, a Jewish boy falls in love with Gaenor, a Welsh girl from a mining family. Beautiful cinematography and a heart-wrenching story of star-crossed love. |
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| The Price Is Right (Israel, 1994, 17 min., Hebrew w/subtitles) Directed by Daphna Levin Supermarket clerk has a chance at fame, fortune and love if he can only win the grand prize. |
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| Uncle Chatzkel (Australia, 1999, video, 52 min., Yiddish, Lithuanian and English w/subtitles) Directed by Rod Freedman Chatzkel Lemchen of Lithuania lived through the Russian revolution, two world wars, the Holocaust, and the rise and fall of cummunist rule. He survived through his skills as a linguist and lexicographer and is now regarded as a national treasure. Years of isolation end when his Australian relatives, including director Freedman, arrive. Uncle Chatzkel helps them to understand their roots. |
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| Voyages (France, 1999, 16mm, 115 min. Hebrew/Yiddish/French/Polish/Russian w/ subtitles) Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel Three remarkable tales that come together in a short instant at the film's end. A woman on a bus tour of Poland is left behind at a Jewish cemetery. A Parisian widow receives a call from a man claiming to be her long-lost father. And a newly arrived 85-year-old Russian immigrant wanders the streets of Tel Aviv looking for a distant cousin. Slow-paced and breathtaking. Winner of numerous awards and rave reviews. |
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| What I Saw in Hebron (Israel, 1999, 16mm, 73 min., Hebrew and Aramaic w/subtitles) Directed by Dan and Noit Geva The day after she witnessed the 1929 Hebron massacre, Noit Geva's grandmother wrote down what she had seen and never spoke of it again. Based on her diary, this film documents the horror of rioting Arabs murdering their Jewish neighbors, including her father, and how an Arab acquaintance saved her life. |
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| Zyklon Portrait (Canada, 1999, video, 13 min., English) Directed by Elida Schogt A meditation on Zyklon B, the gas used for the efficient extermination of Jews. With moving, non-Holocaust imagery, home movies and snapshots, and a dispassionate narrator's voice explaining how Zyklon B works. |
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