Film Club
Do you like movies? Do you enjoy watching and discussing Jewish films but don’t always have the chance? CDT members gather on Zoom (and in members’ homes when it becomes safe to do so again!) generally on the second Saturday of each month to discuss moving and thought-provoking Jewish films from around the world. Many of the films have been featured in recent Jewish film festivals.
Everyone is welcome to attend one or all films, so in that sense it’s not actually a club. Typically, films are available to watch on Kanopy, which requires you to sign up with a public library or university library card. We hope you'll join us!
Please note that dates and films are subject to change. Contact Emily Sper at filmclub@dorsheitzedek.org with questions, film suggestions, or if you’d like to lead a discussion about a particular film.
Join on Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82219004192?pwd=dmFUYUFrV0VoZzd0NFloUXR3ai96dz09
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Upcoming Films:
April 8 (double-feature): Three Minutes: A Lengthening (1 hr 11 min, 2022): A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II. The three
minutes of footage, mostly in color, are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk before the Holocaust. The existing three minutes are examined to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid.
Uncle Chatzkel (52 min, 2000): A personal documentary about Rod Freedman’s 93 year old great uncle in Lithuania, Uncle Chatzkel
portrays the patient triumph of one man’s dignity and intellect over genocide, oppression and personal tragedy.
May 13: Golden Voices (1 hr 28 mins, 2020): Raya and Victor built a shared career as the Soviet Union’s most beloved film dubbers. As the USSR collapses, the couple must immigrate to Israel and start anew by putting their vocal talents to unexpected use in the underground economy. A charming comedy about disrupting old dynamics, starting anew, and rediscovering yourself in the most unexpected places. Golden Voices is also a stirring tribute to the redemptive power of cinema.
Previous Films (alphabetized, 2004-2023):
A History of Israeli Cinema
Arab Labor, Season One
Arranged
Attack, The
Apples from the Desert
Aviva Ahuvati (Aviva My Love)
Baba Joon
Bag of Marbles
Band's Visit, The
Beaufort
Beyond the Bolex
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Bonjour, Monsieur Shlomi
Borrowed Identity, A
Boy in Striped Pajamas, The
Cakemaker, The
Censored Voices
Close to Home
Concert, The
Dancing in Jaffa
Dear Mr. Waldman
Denial
Disobedience
Divan
Dough
Dybbuk, The
East Jerusalem West Jerusalem: Peace Through Music
Etgar Keret: What Animal Are You?:
Everything is Illuminated
Eyes Wide Open
Fanny’s Journey
Fateless
Fill the Void
To Life
Flat, The
Flying Camel, The
Footnote
Foxtrot
Frisco Kid, The
Gentlemen's Agreement
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Green Chariot, A
Green Prince
Hannah Arendt
Havanagila
Heir to an Execution
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Hitler’s Children
Holy Land Hardball
Human Resources Manager, The
Ida
In Between
In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Inside Hana's Suitcase
Insult, The
James’ Journey to Jerusalem
Jellyfish
Jewish Cardinal, The
Keep Quiet
Kind Words
Kindergarten Teacher, The [bad/disturbing/now in English]
Komediant, The
La Petite Jerusalem
Late Marriage
Left Luggage
Lemon Tree
Leona
Lies My Father Told Me
Life, Animated
Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
Life Apart, A
Life of Song: Ruth Rubin, A
Lost Embrace
Mary and Max
Matchmaker, The
Menashe
Midnight Orchestra, The
My Father My Lord
My Mexican Shiva
Nina's Tragedies
Nora’s Will
Omar
One Week and a Day
Orthodox Stance
Other Son, The
Out of Sight
Paperclips
Past Life
Pawnbroker, The
Policeman, The
Postville
Rabin The Last Day
Rashevski’s Tango
Reuven Shiloach
Run Boy Run
Sand Storm
Secret, A
Secrets, The
Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema
Shoelaces
Shop on Main Street, The
Solomon and Gaenor [terrible]
Strangers, The
Summer of Aviya
Tehilim
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tenth Man, The
They Are Everywhere
Time of Favor
To Be or Not To Be [not relevant]
Trembling Before God
Turn Left at the End of the World
Two of Us, The
Ushpizin
Waiting for the Messiah
Walk on Water
Waltz with Bashir
Write Down, I am an Arab
Woman in Gold
Women’s Balcony
Yellow Asphalt
Yidl mitn fidl
Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
Yossi
Yossi & Jagger
Zaytoun
Zero Motivation