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11:45am  On the Banks of the Tigris: The Hidden Story of Iraqi Music (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereOn the Banks of the Tigris: The Hidden Story of Iraqi Music(Australia, 2015, documentary, 79 minutes)English and Arabic with English subtitles • Director: Marsha Emerman After Majid Shokor escaped ... read more about  On the Banks of the Tigris: The Hidden Story of Iraqi Music (New Jersey Premiere)

12:30pm  Dimona Twist (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereDimona Twist (Israel, 2016, documentary, 71 minutes)Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Michal Aviad This moving documentary focuses on the lives of seven women from North Africa and Poland ... read more about  Dimona Twist (New Jersey Premiere)

02:00pm  Keep the Change (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereKeep the Change (USA, 2017, drama, 94 minutes)English • Written and directed by Rachel Israel A feel-good romantic comedy set in New York City, Keep the Change is the ... read more about  Keep the Change (New Jersey Premiere)

04:30pm  A Bag of Marbles (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereA Bag of Marbles (France, 2017, drama, 110 minutes)French with English subtitles • Director: Christian Duguay In occupied France in 1941, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers, must ... read more about  A Bag of Marbles (New Jersey Premiere)

05:00pm  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereBen-Gurion: Epilogue (Israel, 2016, documentary, 70 minutes)English and Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Yariv Mozer In the depths of an archive in Jerusalem, six hours of interview footage ... read more about  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)

02:00pm  1945 (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

1945 (Hungary, 2017, drama, 91 minutes)Hungarian with English subtitles • Director: Ferenc Török On a sweltering August day in 1945, a rural Hungarian village prepares for the wedding of the town ... read more about  1945 (New Jersey Premiere)

11:30pm  Harmonia    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

Harmonia (Israel, 2016, drama, 98 minutes)Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Ori Sivan A modern adaptation of the biblical story of Sarah, Abraham, and Hagar, Harmonia is set against the musical ... read more about  Harmonia

01:00pm  Menashe    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

Menashe (USA, 2017, drama, 82 minutes)Yiddish with English subtitles • Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein In Borough Park, Brooklyn, a Hasidic widower battles for custody of his son. Shot in secret entirely ... read more about  Menashe

07:30pm  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereBen-Gurion: Epilogue (Israel, 2016, documentary, 70 minutes)English and Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Yariv Mozer In the depths of an archive in Jerusalem, six hours of interview footage ... read more about  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)

12:30pm  A Bag of Marbles (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereA Bag of Marbles (France, 2017, drama, 110 minutes)French with English subtitles • Director: Christian Duguay In occupied France in 1941, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers, must ... read more about  A Bag of Marbles (New Jersey Premiere)

03:30pm  The Cakemaker (Northeast Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

Northeast PremiereThe Cakemaker (Germany and Israel, 2017, drama, 104 minutes)English, Hebrew, and German with English subtitles •Director: Ofir Raul Graizer The Cakemaker is a sensitive portrayal of love and relationships. Thomas, ... read more about  The Cakemaker (Northeast Premiere)

07:30pm  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

New Jersey PremiereBen-Gurion: Epilogue (Israel, 2016, documentary, 70 minutes)English and Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Yariv Mozer In the depths of an archive in Jerusalem, six hours of interview footage ... read more about  Ben-Gurion: Epilogue (New Jersey Premiere)

08:00pm - 10:00pm  Don’t Call me Son / Mãe Só Há Uma    ::  Center for Latin American Studies Jueves De Cine Fall 2017

RUTGERS CINEMA (THEATER 1)Don’t Call me Son / Mãe Só Há Umadir. Anna MuylaertBrazil, 2016, 1h 22 min.A young man is stunned to discover that he was kidnapped as a ... read more about  Don’t Call me Son / Mãe Só Há Uma

07:15pm  Menashe    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

Menashe (USA, 2017, drama, 82 minutes)Yiddish with English subtitles • Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein In Borough Park, Brooklyn, a Hasidic widower battles for custody of his son. Shot in secret entirely ... read more about  Menashe

09:30pm  1945 (New Jersey Premiere)    ::  Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017

1945 (Hungary, 2017, drama, 91 minutes)Hungarian with English subtitles • Director: Ferenc Török On a sweltering August day in 1945, a rural Hungarian village prepares for the wedding of the town ... read more about  1945 (New Jersey Premiere)