Films & Events
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5:30 P.M.
AT CABANA RESTAURANT1910 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)
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.
IN SEARCH OF MEMORY
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 12:45 P.M. at the GJCC
Dir. Petra SeegerUSA/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...
More InfoSHOLEM ALEICHEM: LAUGHING IN THE DARKNESS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 7 P.M.
Dir. Joseph DormanUSA, 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...
More InfoTHE 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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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 9:30 P.M.
Dir. Ben BerkowitzUSA, 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...
More InfoSTRANGERS 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...
More InfoRECEPTION 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...
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...
More InfoTHE 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,...
More InfoLA RAFLE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 7:00 P.M.
Dir. Roselyne BoschFrance, 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....
More InfoMONDAY 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...
VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE - MONDAY MATINEE
MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 12:00 P.M.
SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE GJCC
Dir. Craig TeperUSA, 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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MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 7:00 P.M.
Dir. Yoav PotashUSA, 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...
More InfoJEWISH SOLDIERS IN BLUE AND GRAY
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7:00 P.M.
Dir. Jonathan GruberUSA, 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...
More InfoMABUL
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 7:00 P.M.
Dir. Guy NattivIsrael, 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...
More InfoCLOSING 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...
More InfoJEWS 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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Festival Films
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
