Schedule:

Thursday, March 20, 2025

OPENING NIGHT

7– 9:30PM - Bad Shabbos - $18 tickets

English with English subtitles
In this madcap only-in-New York comedy, an engaged
interfaith couple is about to have their parents
meet for the first time over Shabbat dinner when an
accidental death gets in the way. Audience Award
Winner at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

Saturday, March 22, 2025

8:45–10:45PM - Running on Sand

Hebrew, English, & Tigrinya with English subtitles
Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee, is about to be
deported from Israel. After an escape attempt, he
is mistaken for Maccabi Netanya’s new star player
from Nigeria, and his fate becomes intertwined with
the soccer team’s success in this drama leavened
with humor

Sunday, March 23, 2025

NOON–2PM - Of Dogs and Men

Hebrew with English subtitles
Filmed on location in Kibbutz Nir Oz shortly after
October 7, 2023 — and with the participation of
October 7 survivors — a 16-year-old girl returns to
her devastated community in search of her missing
dog. This drama includes some (non-graphic) footage
of the October 7 attack and the ensuing war.

3– 5:15 PM - Unspoken

English with English subtitles
Noam, a closeted Orthodox teenager, discovers a
love letter written to his grandfather by another man
before World War II. He sets out to find the letter’s
writer while coming to terms with his own identity.

Monday, March 24, 2025

7– 9:30PM - The Spoils

Shot over four years, this ironic documentary
profiles the Düsseldorf City Museum’s floundering
attempts to honor German-Jewish art dealer Max
Stern and explores the still-raging battle over the
restitution of Nazi-looted art.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

7– 9:30PM - Come Closer

Hebrew with English subtitles
When her beloved younger brother suddenly dies,
Eden is drawn into an obsessive relationship with
the girlfriend he kept secret. This stunning first
feature by Tom Nesher won Best Picture and
three other Ophir Awards (Israel’s Oscars) and the
Viewpoints Award at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival,
among other accolades.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

1– 3:15PM - Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren is one of the most prolific and successful
songwriters of all time. Featuring interviews with
Cher, Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson, and other stars,
this documentary offers intimate access to Warren
and tells her story from her upbringing as a Jewish,
neurodivergent music lover to the pinnacle of the
American music industry.

Friday, March 28, 2025

NOON–2PM
Total running time: 110 minutes
All short films have English subtitles

Goodman
USA, Ben Rosenbach, 14 minutes

The Cave Synagogue
USA, Peter Decherney, 8 minutes

The Holiness
Israel, Daniel Moreshet
17 minutes

Lion of Zion
USA, Mike Musikanto, 33 minutes

Girl No. 60427
Israel, Shulamit Lifshitz
& Oriel Berkovits, 22 minutes

Miriam
USA, Josie Andrews, 16 minutes

Saturday, March 29, 2025        
        
9–11pm - Matchmaking 2        
        
Hebrew With English Subtitles        
Picking Up After The Events Of Matchmaking, Moti        
And Nechama Navigate Their Next Steps While His        
Friend, Baruch, Embarks On His Own Quest To Find A        
Bride. This Sequel Cleverly Builds Upon Matchmaking        
With Humor And Depth.        
        
$18 Tickets        
        
Sunday, March 30, 2025        
        
3-5:30 Pm - The Ring        
        
In 1944 Hungary, A Young Jewish Woman Saves Herself And Her Infant Son By Bribing A Soldier With Her Gold Ring. Decades Later In Israel, With Her Health In Decline, The Son Travels To Hungary With His Estranged Daughter To Recover The Ring And, Hopefully, Save His Mother's Life One More Time.        
        
Monday, March 31, 2025        
        
7-9:30 Pm - Jerry's Last Mission        
        
English And Japanese With English Subtitles        
This Documentary Profiles Newark-born Jerry Yellin, A World War Ii Combat Pilot Who Overcame Prejudice And Ptsd To Devote His Golden Years To Teaching Humanism And Peace To Other Veterans And Schoolchildren.        
        
The Path Forward        
Julie Cohen, Mo Husseini, 2024, Usa, 39 Minutes English, Hebrew, And Arabic With English Subtitles        
From The Director Of Rbg, The Path Forward Profiles Three Pairs Of Jewish And Palestinian Activists In The Wake Of October 7, All Grieving Losses From War And All Seeking A Peaceful Future Through Dialogue. This Film Is Designed To Be Non-triggering And Contains No Images Of War, Death, Or Public Protests       

Tuesday, April 1, 2025        
        
7-9:30 Pm Hemda (Bliss)        
        
This Gentle Drama, Spiced With Humor, Follows A Long-married Couple (Israeli Acting Legends Sasson Gabay And Assi Levy) Whose Bond Is Tested By The Dual Returns Of Their Teenage Grandson And A Figure From Their Past        
        
Wednesday, April 2, 2025    
        
1-3pm - Colleyville        
        
This Documentary By Dani Menkin (On The Map, Aulcie) Uses Never-before-seen Surveillance Footage And Interviews With All Those Involved To Examine The January 2022 Texas Synagogue Hostage Siege, From Which Every Captive Emerged Alive        
        
Thursday, April 3, 2025            
        
7-9:30 Pm - Sabbath Queen        
        
$18 Tickets        
        
21 Years In The Making, Sabbath Queen Follows Amichai Lau-lavie's Journey From Descendant Of 38 Generations Of Orthodox Rabbis To Radical Drag Queen To Influential Founder Of An Experimental, Artist-driven New York Synagogue.        
        
Saturday, April 5, 2025            
        
9-11pm - Mazel Tov        
        
In This Comedy, A Jewish-argentinian Patriarch Passes Away Just Before A Family Wedding And A Bat Mitzvah, Leaving His Four Children To Navigate Their Grief, Eccentric Grudges, And Unfinished Business Together.            

Sunday, April 6, 2025        
        
Closing Film        
        
3-5:45 Pm - Midas Man        
        
This Highly Entertaining Biopic Of Beatles Manager And Music Innovator Brian Epstein Captures His Jewish Family Life And His Meteoric Rise With The Fab Four Alongside His Struggles As A Closeted Gay Man In Swinging Sixties England.       

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Date: March 20-April 6, 2025

Location: JCC MetroWest - Maurice Levin Theater, 760 Northfield Avenue West Orange, NJ 07052

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