Arts and Entertainment
December 20, 2024
From: Mobile Jewish Film FestivalSchedule Of Events
January 12, 2025
2:00pm : Stay With Us
Gad, living in the US, returns to France hiding his conversion to Catholicism from family. When parents find out, they try to revert him to Judaism. Gad convinces them his Catholic faith doesn't negate his identity or love for them.
January 16, 2025
2:00pm : Vishniac
Roman Vishniac is best known for his iconic images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe from 1935 through 1938. Few predicted that less than a decade later, these communities would be wiped out, and Vishniac’s photographs would provide the last visual records of an entire world. Now for the first time, his story comes to life as a feature documentary.
January 19, 2025
6:00pm : Reita Franco Memorial Film: The Catskills
The Catskills is a humorous and nostalgic tribute to what became affectionately known as the Borscht Belt. Through the lens of stand-up comedians delivering their finest routines and the reminiscences of former waiters, entertainers, and dance instructors, the film captures the essence of the family-run resorts and bungalows that served as the inspiration for iconic films like Dirty Dancing. By piecing together personal anecdotes, home videos, promotional images, postcards, and menus, this cinematic time capsule offers a comprehensive overview of Jewish immigration to New York.
January 23, 2025
7:00pm : The Survivor
Directed by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson and based on a true story, The Survivor stars award-winning actor Ben Foster as Harry Haft, who, after being sent to Auschwitz, survives not only the unspeakable horrors of the camp, but the gladiatorial boxing spectacle he is forced to perform with his fellow prisoners for the amusement of his captors. Unbeknownst to those who try to destroy him, Haft’s will to survive is driven by his quest to reunite with the woman he loves.
January 26, 2025
2:00pm : The Survivor
Directed by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson and based on a true story, The Survivor stars award-winning actor Ben Foster as Harry Haft, who, after being sent to Auschwitz, survives not only the unspeakable horrors of the camp, but the gladiatorial boxing spectacle he is forced to perform with his fellow prisoners for the amusement of his captors. Unbeknownst to those who try to destroy him, Haft's will to survive is driven by his quest to reunite with the woman he loves.
January 28, 2025
7:00pm : Ain't No Back to the Merry Go Round
In June of 1960, three shocking, unprecedented events happened at “idyllic” Glen Echo Amusement Park: Howard University students arrived up at the Park, and sat down on the carousel. Two, white, middle-aged neighbors, largely Jewish, joined the protests. Three, the American Nazi Party showed up. AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND is the forgotten story of how those three events shook metropolitan Washington, forced sides, changed lives, and ignited sparks that flew out across the Civil Rights Movement for years to come.
January 29, 2025
7:00pm : The Goldman Case
"The Goldman Case," a French courtroom drama that homes in on Goldman's 1976 retrial for murder, has thrust him back into the spotlight. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and became a hit in France, where Jewish actor Arieh Worthalter won a César Award - the French equivalent of the Oscar - for his portrayal of Goldman.
January 30, 2025
7:00pm : Running on Sand
Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is mistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time.
Date : January 12-30, 2025
Time :
January 12, 2025 at 2:00pm
January 16, 2025 at 2:00pm
January 19, 2025 at 6:00pm
January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm
January 26, 2025 at 2:00pm
January 28, 2025 at 7:00pm
January 29, 2025 at 7:00pm
January 30, 2025 at 7:00pm
Location : Various Venues In Mobile