Schedule:

January 21, 2025

7:00pm Boy On the Run: An Extraordinary Journey of Survival - Temple Sinai

This poignant and profoundly insightful film tells the gripping story of Paul Galan and his family and the unbelievable events leading to his family’s survival of the Holocaust. Amid numerous close calls that could prove to be a death sentence for all, he and his family found themselves in a labor camp in Slovakis where they were liberated during an uprising. Soon after, they embarked on a perilous journey across the Sudetes Mountains disguised as Lutherans and relying on refuge from kind strangers. Boy on The Run vividly recounts the extraordinary journey, including a tense night when Paul and his family found themselves sharing quarters with Nazi soldiers. Hear firsthand from Paul Galan during the talkback and Q & A after the film.

Enjoy light nosh at 6:30pm and the film to follow at 7pm.

Ticket Price | $25

February 18, 2025

7:00pm Colleyville - Temple Emanu-El

On January 15, 2022, in the safe haven of Colleyville, Texas, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three other congregants find themselves taken hostage. A stranger looking for a place to warm up from the winter cold, disrupts a typical Saturday morning at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue with an antisemitic hostage attack. This film showcases the compelling story through real life drama over an 11-hour standoff, the first-hand experiences of those who lived through the events including real time security camera footage. Hear how Rabbi Cytron-Walker credits his recent training from Secure Community Network (SCN) as a reason they were able to survive the unimaginable nightmare. SCN CEO, Michael Masters, and Writer-Director Dani Menkin will both be in attendance to share insight and answer questions.

Enjoy light nosh at 6:30pm and the film to follow at 7pm.

Ticket Price | $25

March 2, 2025

7:00pm Janis Ian:  Breaking Silence - The Ora at the Morganroth Event Center

In the mid-sixties, Janis Ian, a tiny teenage Jewish singer-songwriter from New Jersey scores a controversial hit single called “Society’s Child,” about an interracial love relationship. The song launches her illustrious career but also ignites death threats plunging her into an emotional tailspin–only to emerge from the ashes in the 1970s with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen,” ahead of its time in confronting body shaming and bullying. Janis overcomes a host of obstacles– embezzlement, record industry misogyny, and heartbreak–to find love and to produce an indelible body of searingly honest songs that earn her a devoted following and critical acclaim. During the 1960’s, as a teenager, singer-songwriter Janis Ian used to jam with Jimi Hendrix, in Greenwich Village bars and partied with Janis Joplin who jokingly called herself, “the other Janis”. After the film, Janis Ian will share stories, from her past as well as answer audience questions.

Enjoy light nosh at 6:30pm and the film to follow at 7pm.

Ticket Price | $25

March 3, 2025

12:30pm Moses Ezekiel: Portrait of a Lost Artist - Regal Hollywood 11

Moses Ezekiel (1844-1917) was a world-famous American sculptor, who had been born and raised in a large Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia. Before becoming an artist, he was the first Jewish cadet to be enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute and as such faced some unusual situations, such as having to secure permission from the Board of Governors to visit his family for Passover. He was among a class of cadets who fought for the Confederacy in the 1864 Battle of New Market during the U.S. Civil War. After graduation he studied anatomy at the Medical College of Virginia, adding dramatic realism to his sculptures. Ezekiel died in Rome in 1917 and was interred at the foot of his work, the Confederate Memorial, in Arlington National Cemetery. This documentary film tells Ezekiel’s story, while also focusing on the modern-day debate over the presence of Confederate statues and monuments in the United States, including those made by Ezekiel.

Ticket Price | $15

3:30pm Welcome to Yiddishland - Regal Hollywood 11

A feature-length documentary about the progressive artists spearheading a global cultural renaissance of the endangered Yiddish language; by creating new art in an ancient language that speaks to our times. Welcome to Yiddishland offers an upbeat, witty and timely exploration of a global community of artists who are rediscovering and revitalizing the endangered Yiddish language. From Melbourne to Berlin, New York to Haifa, meet a diverse array of individuals who find solace, identity and inspiration in Yiddish language and culture.

Ticket Price | $15

7:00pm Between the Stone and the Flower = Regal Hollywood 11

Genie Milgrom spent decades searching for her Jewish heritage. Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Miami Genie was schooled from grade school through college in the Roman Catholic religion. She had a deep-rooted feeling of not belonging to the Spanish Catholic environment she grew up in. Resulting from her research, Genie becomes firmly convinced that centuries before, her family was Jewish from the Iberian Peninsula. When she decides to convert to Orthodox Judaism, it causes a major shift in her family. With her husband, an Ashkenazi Jew with Romanian origins, Genie reaches the truth about her family and its history.

12:30pm The Glory of Life - Regal Hollywood 11

The Glory of Life profiles the last year in Franz Kafka’s life and its surprising love story. The power of love makes this the happiest time of his life. Kafka suffers from tuberculosis and is dependent on his overbearing family. In July 1923, Franz Kafka is convalescing on the Baltic Sea coast when he meets Dora Diamant and falls in love. Franz’s health deteriorates rapidly, they travel to a sanatorium in Austria. Set over the last year of Kafka’s life, the tale of Franz and Dora’s fragile time together in Germany juxtaposes the excitement and vitality of Weimar Berlin with Kafka’s indecision and failing health. Mediated through letters, telegraphs, and the telephone, Michael Kumpfmüller captures the exhilaration of modernity, and the essence of a friendship nourished by communication.

3:30pm Running on Sand

Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee who lives in Israel, is caught by the immigration police, and deported. While in the airport, he manages to escape at the last minute and runs straight into the hands of Maccabi Netanya’s football fans. He is mistaken for the new Nigerian striker soccer player who was enroute to Israel to help save the struggling team. With no prior soccer experience, Aumari plays along and somehow manages to reinvigorate the floundering soccer club. His survival depends on the success of the team. When his ruse is discovered, and he is forced to become a refugee again, will someone stand by his side, and will he manage, for the first time in his life, to stop running?

7:00pm Bella

Before female leaders like Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi, Bella Abzug blazed a path for them to follow. In 1970, when the United States was ruled by men, Bella Abzug challenged the status quo, running a successful campaign starting in the streets of New Youk and ending in the halls of Congress. With her trademark hat and Bronx swagger, Bella entered Congress with an agenda, fighting for equality for women, the LGBTQ community and trailblazing a path for leadership that reflected the broad diversity of the country. The most recognizable woman in politics also became the target of a Washington establishment resistant to change. Using never-before-seen home movies, audio, and newly discovered news footage, Bella! delves into a colorful and gritty era where one woman sacrificed her own political ambitions for future generations of female leadership.

Ticket Price | $15

March 4, 2025

7:00pm Moses Ezekiel: Portrait of a Lost Artist - Regal Hollywood 11

Moses Ezekiel (1844-1917) was a world-famous American sculptor, who had been born and raised in a large Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia. Before becoming an artist, he was the first Jewish cadet to be enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute and as such faced some unusual situations, such as having to secure permission from the Board of Governors to visit his family for Passover. He was among a class of cadets who fought for the Confederacy in the 1864 Battle of New Market during the U.S. Civil War. After graduation he studied anatomy at the Medical College of Virginia, adding dramatic realism to his sculptures. Ezekiel died in Rome in 1917 and was interred at the foot of his work, the Confederate Memorial, in Arlington National Cemetery. This documentary film tells Ezekiel’s story, while also focusing on the modern-day debate over the presence of Confederate statues and monuments in the United States, including those made by Ezekiel.

Ticket Price | $15

12:30pm All About the Levkoviches

A generous and stubborn elderly boxing coach, Tamas, gets along with everyone except his own son. They have not spoken since the son, Ivan moved to Israel and became religious in an Orthodox community. They are reunited due to the unexpected and untimely death of his wife, Zsuzsa. Tamas agrees that Ivan can sit Shiva with him on the condition that his grandson, Ariel comes too. The two men embark on a reflective journey that resurfaces past conflicts as they reconcile while helping Arial deal with his grief and obsession that his grandmother’s spirit is still in the house.

3:30pm Bad Shabbos

An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way. Two couples, Abby & Benjamin, and David and his currently converting to Judaism fiancé Meg arrive at Abby and David’s family home for a special Shabbot dinner. David’s Jewish parents will be meeting Meg’s Catholic, Midwestern parents for the first time. An accidental death threatens to unravel the evening. During this atypical Shabbot dinner, things take a turn for the worse. While trying to conceal a dead body in the bathroom deep-rooted traditions are creatively exploited as new ones are created. Kyra Sedgwick stars.

3:30pm Air War

Compared to an Israeli version of Top Gun, a rivalry between two charismatic Israeli fighter pilots reaches breaking point on the eve of the 1967 six-day war. After single handedly shooting down six Egyptian Migs in aerial combat, a young, brash lieutenant is rewarded by being assigned to take over command of a fighter squadron. The methodical and more disciplined squad’s second in command, clashes with the new leader and his inexperience and domineering ways. The ongoing power struggle between the two leaders is affecting the performance and conduct of the squadron. As their country’s existence hangs by a thread, the two men must learn to work together, uniting their squadron. It is only then that they are ready to lead their soldiers to victory.

7:00pm Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren, a prolific songwriter with an unparalleled track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants, emerges as a force to be reckoned with in Diane Warren: Relentless. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for the soundtrack of our lives. In this intimate documentary, filled with Diane’s signature humor, audiences get a rarely seen glimpse into Diane’s life and underdog journey to where she is today.

March 5, 2025

12:30pm Welcome to Yiddishland - Regal Hollywood 11

A feature-length documentary about the progressive artists spearheading a global cultural renaissance of the endangered Yiddish language; by creating new art in an ancient language that speaks to our times. Welcome to Yiddishland offers an upbeat, witty and timely exploration of a global community of artists who are rediscovering and revitalizing the endangered Yiddish language. From Melbourne to Berlin, New York to Haifa, meet a diverse array of individuals who find solace, identity and inspiration in Yiddish language and culture.

Ticket Price | $15

12:30pm Bella

Before female leaders like Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi, Bella Abzug blazed a path for them to follow. In 1970, when the United States was ruled by men, Bella Abzug challenged the status quo, running a successful campaign starting in the streets of New Youk and ending in the halls of Congress. With her trademark hat and Bronx swagger, Bella entered Congress with an agenda, fighting for equality for women, the LGBTQ community and trailblazing a path for leadership that reflected the broad diversity of the country. The most recognizable woman in politics also became the target of a Washington establishment resistant to change. Using never-before-seen home movies, audio, and newly discovered news footage, Bella! delves into a colorful and gritty era where one woman sacrificed her own political ambitions for future generations of female leadership.

Ticket Price | $15

3:30pm All About the Levkoviches

A generous and stubborn elderly boxing coach, Tamas, gets along with everyone except his own son. They have not spoken since the son, Ivan moved to Israel and became religious in an Orthodox community. They are reunited due to the unexpected and untimely death of his wife, Zsuzsa. Tamas agrees that Ivan can sit Shiva with him on the condition that his grandson, Ariel comes too. The two men embark on a reflective journey that resurfaces past conflicts as they reconcile while helping Arial deal with his grief and obsession that his grandmother’s spirit is still in the house.

3:30pm Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren, a prolific songwriter with an unparalleled track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants, emerges as a force to be reckoned with in Diane Warren: Relentless. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for the soundtrack of our lives. In this intimate documentary, filled with Diane’s signature humor, audiences get a rarely seen glimpse into Diane’s life and underdog journey to where she is today.

7:00pm Turn Left at the End of The World (Remastered)

As a family from India moves into a desert neighborhood in Southern Israel in the 1960’s, the family’s eldest, beautiful daughter discovers friendship with the lovely local French girl as they explore the trials and tribulations of growing into womanhood. The film also explores the hardships and surprises that come with the integration of multiple families from different ethnic backgrounds and their struggle with immigration and prejudice and how they learn not only to exist in the same space, but to thrive.

March 6, 2025

12:30pm Between the Stone and the Flower = Regal Hollywood 11

Genie Milgrom spent decades searching for her Jewish heritage. Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Miami Genie was schooled from grade school through college in the Roman Catholic religion. She had a deep-rooted feeling of not belonging to the Spanish Catholic environment she grew up in. Resulting from her research, Genie becomes firmly convinced that centuries before, her family was Jewish from the Iberian Peninsula. When she decides to convert to Orthodox Judaism, it causes a major shift in her family. With her husband, an Ashkenazi Jew with Romanian origins, Genie reaches the truth about her family and its history.

3:30pm The Glory of Life - Regal Hollywood 11

The Glory of Life profiles the last year in Franz Kafka’s life and its surprising love story. The power of love makes this the happiest time of his life. Kafka suffers from tuberculosis and is dependent on his overbearing family. In July 1923, Franz Kafka is convalescing on the Baltic Sea coast when he meets Dora Diamant and falls in love. Franz’s health deteriorates rapidly, they travel to a sanatorium in Austria. Set over the last year of Kafka’s life, the tale of Franz and Dora’s fragile time together in Germany juxtaposes the excitement and vitality of Weimar Berlin with Kafka’s indecision and failing health. Mediated through letters, telegraphs, and the telephone, Michael Kumpfmüller captures the exhilaration of modernity, and the essence of a friendship nourished by communication.

12:30pm Running on Sand

Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee who lives in Israel, is caught by the immigration police, and deported. While in the airport, he manages to escape at the last minute and runs straight into the hands of Maccabi Netanya’s football fans. He is mistaken for the new Nigerian striker soccer player who was enroute to Israel to help save the struggling team. With no prior soccer experience, Aumari plays along and somehow manages to reinvigorate the floundering soccer club. His survival depends on the success of the team. When his ruse is discovered, and he is forced to become a refugee again, will someone stand by his side, and will he manage, for the first time in his life, to stop running?

7:00pm Bad Shabbos

An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way. Two couples, Abby & Benjamin, and David and his currently converting to Judaism fiancé Meg arrive at Abby and David’s family home for a special Shabbot dinner. David’s Jewish parents will be meeting Meg’s Catholic, Midwestern parents for the first time. An accidental death threatens to unravel the evening. During this atypical Shabbot dinner, things take a turn for the worse. While trying to conceal a dead body in the bathroom deep-rooted traditions are creatively exploited as new ones are created. Kyra Sedgwick stars.

7:00pm Air War

Compared to an Israeli version of Top Gun, a rivalry between two charismatic Israeli fighter pilots reaches breaking point on the eve of the 1967 six-day war. After single handedly shooting down six Egyptian Migs in aerial combat, a young, brash lieutenant is rewarded by being assigned to take over command of a fighter squadron. The methodical and more disciplined squad’s second in command, clashes with the new leader and his inexperience and domineering ways. The ongoing power struggle between the two leaders is affecting the performance and conduct of the squadron. As their country’s existence hangs by a thread, the two men must learn to work together, uniting their squadron. It is only then that they are ready to lead their soldiers to victory.

7:00pm Turn Left at the End of The World (Remastered)

As a family from India moves into a desert neighborhood in Southern Israel in the 1960’s, the family’s eldest, beautiful daughter discovers friendship with the lovely local French girl as they explore the trials and tribulations of growing into womanhood. The film also explores the hardships and surprises that come with the integration of multiple families from different ethnic backgrounds and their struggle with immigration and prejudice and how they learn not only to exist in the same space, but to thrive.

Ticket Price | $15

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Date: January 21-March 6, 2025

Location: Various Location

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