As one of the longest-running Jewish film festivals in the country, the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma and Howard Laderberg, educates and engages diverse Tidewater communities, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, by presenting world-class film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are inspired by Jewish or Israeli history, heritage, and values. Our vision is to create shared experiences and connections through film and cultural programs inspired by Jewish legacy and values.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 pm: Midas Man

- Director Joe Stephenson
- 112 min
- United Kingdom
- 2024
- English (Captioned)
- Biography, drama

THE BIG SATURDAY NIGHT CELEBRATION OF JEWISH FILM! Hors d’oeuvres, cocktail hour and open galleries beginning at 6:00 PM. Dessert reception to follow, featuring live music and karaoke from John Lennon Tribute Star Tim Beasley!

On Thursday, November 9, 1961, a man named Brian descended the stairs to a cellar in Liverpool and changed the world forever. When Brian Epstein watched The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could - a glimmer of gold. Being Jewish, closeted, and having grown up as an outsider who had failed at pretty much everything, he was a 26-year old with something to prove and who wanted to tear up the rulebook.

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