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OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5:30 P.M.

AT CABANA RESTAURANT

1910 Belcourt Avenue

*Please RSVP by October 30th by purchasing online or emailing nashvillejewishfilmfest@gmail.org.

Cocktail Supper at Cabana Restaurant

$75/person or $135/couple *
(Includes opening night film Bride Flight at 7:30 p.m. at the Belcourt Theater)

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BRIDE FLIGHT

BRIDE FLIGHT

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7:30 P.M.



Dir. Ben Sombogaart
Netherlands, 2008, 130 min.


A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

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IN SEARCH OF MEMORY

IN SEARCH OF MEMORY

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 12:45 P.M. at the GJCC

Dir. Petra Seeger
USA/Austria, 2008, 95 min.

In Search of Memory is a compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of Eric Kandel, one of the most important...

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SHOLEM ALEICHEM: LAUGHING IN THE DARKNESS

SHOLEM ALEICHEM: LAUGHING IN THE DARKNESS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 7 P.M.

Dir. Joseph Dorman
USA, 2011, 93 min.

Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye... and the man who created him. A riveting portrait of the great writer, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in...

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THE NAMES OF LOVE

THE NAMES OF LOVE

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5,  7 P.M.

Dir. Michel Leclerc
Belgium, 2010, 100 min.

A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her...

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POLISH BAR

POLISH BAR

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 9:30 P.M.

Dir. Ben Berkowitz
USA, 2010,96 min.

Polish Bar is a drama about Reuben, a young middle-class Jew, who is fed up with the family jewelry business. He looks for respect by trying to...

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STRANGERS NO MORE - SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCREENING

STRANGERS NO MORE - SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCREENING

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 9:30 A.M.

AT THE GORDON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (GJCC)

Dir. Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon
Israel, 2010, 40 min.

Join us after the screening for a reception for our special guests.  Refreshments provided.  FREE!  No RSVP needed.

 

In this Academy Award winning picture for Best Documentary Short Subject, we are introduced to an exceptional school in the heart of Tel Aviv where...

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RECEPTION FOR STRANGERS NO MORE

RECEPTION FOR STRANGERS NO MORE

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 11 A.M.

AT THE GJCC

Join us after the Religious School Screening with a reception for our special guest
Avi Poster, CRC Director and Nashville Educator. Refreshments...

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SHALOM SESAME: ADVENTURES IN ISRAEL

SHALOM SESAME: ADVENTURES IN ISRAEL

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 3:30 P.M.

SCREENING AT THE GJCC accompanied by craft project and event
Concurrent to Matchmaker screening
For Preschool Age Children
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
NO RSVP needed
SPONSORED BY PJ LIBRARY

Grover goes to Israel! Join your favorite blue monster and his new pal, Annelise van der Pol as they begin to explore this beautiful land. It's an...

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THE MATCHMAKER

THE MATCHMAKER

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 3:30 P.M.

SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE GJCC

Dir. Avi Nesher
Israel, 2011, 112 min.

Arik, a teenage boy growing up in Haifa in 1968, gets a job working for Yankele Bride, a matchmaker. Yankele, a mysterious Holocaust survivor,...

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LA RAFLE

LA RAFLE

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 7:00 P.M.

Dir. Roselyne Bosch
France, 2011, 124 min.


In picturesque Montmarte, three children wearing a yellow star play in the streets, oblivious to the darkness spreading over Nazi-occupied France....

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MONDAY MATINEE LUNCH

MONDAY MATINEE LUNCH

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 11:30 A.M.

AT THE GJCC

*Please RSVP by October 30th by purchasing online or emailing nashvillejewishfilmfest@gmail.org.

Do lunch with us while you enjoy our Monday Matinee film at the GJCC!
$25/person * (Includes lunch, catered by Goldie Shepard and the film Vidal...

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VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE - MONDAY MATINEE

VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE - MONDAY MATINEE

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 12:00 P.M.

SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE GJCC

Dir. Craig Teper
USA, 2010, 90 min.

Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser-he's a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors." With the...

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CRIME AFTER CRIME

CRIME AFTER CRIME

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 7:00 P.M.

Dir. Yoav Potash
USA, 2011, 95 min.

The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush this...

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JEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE AND GRAY

JEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE AND GRAY

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7:00 P.M.

Dir. Jonathan Gruber
USA, 2011, 88 min.

JEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE & GRAY reveals the little-known struggles facing American Jews both in battle and on the home front during the nation’s...

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MABUL

MABUL

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 7:00 P.M.

Dir. Guy Nattiv
Israel, 2011, 101 min.

A week before 13 year-old Yoni's Bar Mitzvah, Yoni's autistic older brother unexpectedly returns home and threatens to demolish the already shaky...

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CLOSING NIGHT NOSH AND HAPPY HOUR

CLOSING NIGHT NOSH AND HAPPY HOUR

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 5:30 PM

At Sam’s Sports Grill

1803 21st Ave. Hillsboro Village

*Please RSVP by October 30th by purchasing online or emailing nashvillejewishfilmfest@gmail.org.

Join us for appetizers and drink specials before our Closing Night Film.

$25/person* (Includes food and Closing Night event, Jews in Toons.  Drinks...

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JEWS IN TOONS - CLOSING NIGHT

JEWS IN TOONS - CLOSING NIGHT

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 7:00 P.M.

 Mike Reiss
60 min.

 

Join special Guest Mike Reiss, longtime writer-producer of The Simpsons, as he introduces us to classic Jewish comedy, reprises his experiences in...

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Wed, November 02, 2011
5:30 PMOPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

 

Wed, November 02, 2011
7:30 PMBRIDE FLIGHT

 

Thu, November 03, 2011
12:45 PMIN SEARCH OF MEMORY

 

Thu, November 03, 2011
7:00 PMSHOLEM ALEICHEM: LAUGHING IN THE DARKNESS

 

Sat, November 05, 2011
7:00 PMTHE NAMES OF LOVE

 

Sat, November 05, 2011
9:30 PMPOLISH BAR

 

Sun, November 06, 2011
9:30 AMSTRANGERS NO MORE - SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCREENING

 

Sun, November 06, 2011
11:00 AMRECEPTION FOR STRANGERS NO MORE

 

Sun, November 06, 2011
3:30 PMSHALOM SESAME: ADVENTURES IN ISRAEL

 

Sun, November 06, 2011
3:30 PMTHE MATCHMAKER

 

Sun, November 06, 2011
7:00 PMLA RAFLE

 

Mon, November 07, 2011
11:30 AMMONDAY MATINEE LUNCH

 

Mon, November 07, 2011
12:00 PMVIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE - MONDAY MATINEE

 

Mon, November 07, 2011
7:00 PMCRIME AFTER CRIME

 

Tue, November 08, 2011
7:00 PMJEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE AND GRAY

 

Wed, November 09, 2011
7:00 PMMABUL

 

Thu, November 10, 2011
5:30 PMCLOSING NIGHT NOSH AND HAPPY HOUR

 

Thu, November 10, 2011
7:00 PMJEWS IN TOONS - CLOSING NIGHT