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The People vs. Fritz Bauer :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Germany, 2015, 105 Minutes German, English, and Yiddish with English subtitles Directed by Lars Kraume In 1957, German Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant ... read more about The People vs. Fritz Bauer
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In Search of Israeli Cusine :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 97 Minutes English Directed by Roger M. Sherman James Beard award-winning chef Michael Solomonov, takes us on a journey to Israel through food. He enters peoples’ lives and their kitchens as ... read more about In Search of Israeli Cusine
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Fire Birds :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2015, 105 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Amir I. Wolf Three windows and a handsome srtanger cross paths in this Israeli murder mystery. Speaker: TBA read more about Fire Birds
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Germans and Jews :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 76 Minutes English and German with English Subtitles Directed by Janina Quint This documentary examines the history of Germany's postwar Jewish population and the fraught and fragile relationships between Jews and ... read more about Germans and Jews
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One Week and a Day :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, Drama, 97 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Asaph Polonsky When shiva for their son ends and his wife tries to return to her routine, a grieving father sets out ... read more about One Week and a Day
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In Search of Israeli Cusine :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 97 Minutes English Directed by Roger M. Sherman James Beard award-winning chef Michael Solomonov, takes us on a journey to Israel through food. He enters peoples’ lives and their kitchens as ... read more about In Search of Israeli Cusine
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The Women's Balcony :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, 96 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Emil Ben Shimon An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in ... read more about The Women's Balcony
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On the Map :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, 78 Minutes English and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Dnai Menkin This documentary recounts the story of the 1977 Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team's victory int he European cup, which ... read more about On the Map
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Germans and Jews :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 76 Minutes English and German with English Subtitles Directed by Janina Quint This documentary examines the history of Germany's postwar Jewish population and the fraught and fragile relationships between Jews and ... read more about Germans and Jews
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The Kind Words :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel and Canada, 2016, 118 Minutes French and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Shemi Zarhin This quirky and wry dramedy follows three siblings—Dorona and brothers Netanel and Shai—who, in the wake of ... read more about The Kind Words
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A Tale of Love and Darkness :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel and USA, 2015, 98 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Natalie Portman Based on Amos Oz's international best-seller, and starring Natalie Portman, in her directorial debut, A Tale of Love and ... read more about A Tale of Love and Darkness
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 91 Minutes English Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the ... read more about Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
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A La Vie :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
France, 2014, 106 Minutes French with English subtitles Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Fifteen years after surviving Auschwitz, Helene, Lili and Rose are reunited on holiday in the North of France. Savoring ice cream ... read more about A La Vie
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A La Vie :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
France, 2014, 106 Minutes French with English subtitles Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Fifteen years after surviving Auschwitz, Helene, Lili and Rose are reunited on holiday in the North of France. Savoring ice cream ... read more about A La Vie
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Eva Hesse :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA and Germany, 2016, 108 Minutes English Directed by Marcie Begleiter The film portrays the extraordinary brief life of artist Eva Hesse: from escaping Germany at age two on the Kindertransport, to her ... read more about Eva Hesse
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Who's Gonna Love Me Now? :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel and U.K., 2016, 84 Minutes English and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Barak Heymann and Tomer Heymann Saar is an HIV-positive gay man living in Lodong, where he found refuge from ... read more about Who's Gonna Love Me Now?
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Cloudy Sunday :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Greece, 2015, 116 Minutes Greek with Ladino and English subtitles Directed by Manoussos Manoussakis Set in the Greek city of Thessaloniki during the German occupation in 1942, the film tells the story of ... read more about Cloudy Sunday
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Fire Birds :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2015, 105 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Amir I. Wolf Three windows and a handsome srtanger cross paths in this Israeli murder mystery. Speaker: TBA read more about Fire Birds
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Who's Gonna Love Me Now? :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel and U.K., 2016, 84 Minutes English and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Barak Heymann and Tomer Heymann Saar is an HIV-positive gay man living in Lodong, where he found refuge from ... read more about Who's Gonna Love Me Now?
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A La Vie :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
France, 2014, 106 Minutes French with English subtitles Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Fifteen years after surviving Auschwitz, Helene, Lili and Rose are reunited on holiday in the North of France. Savoring ice cream ... read more about A La Vie
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Who's Gonna Love Me Now? :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel and U.K., 2016, 84 Minutes English and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Barak Heymann and Tomer Heymann Saar is an HIV-positive gay man living in Lodong, where he found refuge from ... read more about Who's Gonna Love Me Now?
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Sabena Hijacking: My Version :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2015, 98 Minutes English, Hebrew, Arabic, and French with English subtitles Directed by Rani Saar On the eighth of May 1972, four hijackers from the Palestinian organization "Black September" took control of ... read more about Sabena Hijacking: My Version
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One Week and a Day :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, Drama, 97 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Asaph Polonsky When shiva for their son ends and his wife tries to return to her routine, a grieving father sets out ... read more about One Week and a Day
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Double Feature: Partner with the Enemy and Women in Sink :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Women in Sink Israel, 2015, 36 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Iris Zaki In a hair salon owned by a Christian Arab in Haifa, the director installs a camera over the washbasin ... read more about Double Feature: Partner with the Enemy and Women in Sink
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Cloudy Sunday :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Greece, 2015, 116 Minutes Greek with Ladino and English subtitles Directed by Manoussos Manoussakis Set in the Greek city of Thessaloniki during the German occupation in 1942, the film tells the story of ... read more about Cloudy Sunday
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Denial :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA and United Kingdom, 2016, 110 Minutes English, Hebrew and German with English subtitles Directed by Mick Jackson This drama depicts Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt's historic legal trial against Holocaust denial. Starring Rachel ... read more about Denial
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On the Map :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, 78 Minutes English and Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Dnai Menkin This documentary recounts the story of the 1977 Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team's victory int he European cup, which ... read more about On the Map
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The People vs. Fritz Bauer :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Germany, 2015, 105 Minutes German, English, and Yiddish with English subtitles Directed by Lars Kraume In 1957, German Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant ... read more about The People vs. Fritz Bauer
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
USA, 2016, 91 Minutes English Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the ... read more about Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
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Double Feature: Partner with the Enemy and Women in Sink :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Women in Sink Israel, 2015, 36 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Iris Zaki In a hair salon owned by a Christian Arab in Haifa, the director installs a camera over the washbasin ... read more about Double Feature: Partner with the Enemy and Women in Sink
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Sabena Hijacking: My Version :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2015, 98 Minutes English, Hebrew, Arabic, and French with English subtitles Directed by Rani Saar On the eighth of May 1972, four hijackers from the Palestinian organization "Black September" took control of ... read more about Sabena Hijacking: My Version
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The Women's Balcony :: The 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
Israel, 2016, 96 Minutes Hebrew with English subtitles Directed by Emil Ben Shimon An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in ... read more about The Women's Balcony