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The Invisibles (New Jersey Premiere) :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
New Jersey PremiereThe Invisibles (Germany, 2017, docudrama, 110 minutes)German with English subtitles • Director: Claus Räfle This dramatic thriller tells the story of four young German Jews in 1943 who manage ... read more about The Invisibles (New Jersey Premiere)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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The Testament (New Jersey Premiere) :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
New Jersey PremiereThe Testament (Israel and Austria, 2017, drama, 88 minutes)English, German, and Hebrew with English subtitles •Director: Amichai Greenberg Yoel Halberstam, a historian leading a legal battle against Holocaust deniers ... read more about The Testament (New Jersey Premiere)
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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)
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The Invisibles (New Jersey Premiere) :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
New Jersey PremiereThe Invisibles (Germany, 2017, docudrama, 110 minutes)German with English subtitles • Director: Claus Räfle This dramatic thriller tells the story of four young German Jews in 1943 who manage ... read more about The Invisibles (New Jersey Premiere)
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The Wedding Plan :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
The Wedding Plan (Israel, 2016, drama, 110 minutes)Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Rama Burshtein At 32, Michal, an Orthodox Jewish woman, is looking forward to the comfort and security of ... read more about The Wedding Plan
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
New Jersey PremiereThe Settlers (Israel, 2016, documentary, 107 minutes)Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles • Director: Shimon Dotan The Settlers traces the history and growth of the Israeli settlements in the ... read more about Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(USA and Israel, 2016, drama, 117 minutes)English • Written and directed by Joseph Cedar Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) is a ... read more about Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
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Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators(USA, 2017, documentary, 80 minutes)English • Written and directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki This charming documentary explores the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret ... read more about Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators
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The Testament (New Jersey Premiere) :: Rutgers Jewish Film Festival 2017
New Jersey PremiereThe Testament (Israel and Austria, 2017, drama, 88 minutes)English, German, and Hebrew with English subtitles •Director: Amichai Greenberg Yoel Halberstam, a historian leading a legal battle against Holocaust deniers ... read more about The Testament (New Jersey Premiere)
The Cinema Studies Program, in collaboration with the Paul Robeson Center, is delighted to celebrate Rutgers' 250th anniversary by presenting four films featuring the university's esteemed alumnus, the actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson.
The series will be introduced on October 13 by Professor CHARLES MUSSER (Yale University), an internationally-renowned scholar of Paul Robeson, as well as of "race films" and early cinema in general.
These events are free and open to the public.
The Bildner Center is pleased to present the 17th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will run from Sunday, October 30 through Sunday, November 13. The festival features a diverse array of narrative and documentary films from around the world and most screenings feature guest speakers, including filmmakers and scholars.
We hope that you will be able to join us at the festival and ask that you share this event information with faculty, staff, and students.
All screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call 848-932-5245 or email karina.daves@rutgers.edu
This series is underwritten by the Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation
Jueves de Cine is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and co-sponsored by the Cinema Studies Program, the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies (LCS) and the Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies (RAICCS) .
All screenings are free and open to the public. No RSVP but come early to secure your seat!
The APU Trilogy
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray’s film trilogy masterwork, newly restored
Rutgers’ Cinema Studies Program is delighted to present the Criterion Collection’s restoration of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, on the first three Wednesday evenings in April. The opening night (April 5), we will also welcome Criterion’s Abbey Lustgarten and Professor Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh), who will introduce the trilogy and its restoration.
Dates: Wednesday April 5, 12 & 19 at 6:30 PM
Location: AB-1180 (CAC; 15 Seminary Place)
This event is free and open to all!
Co-sponsored by the Department of African, Middle-Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures, and the South Asian Studies Program
Jueves de Cine is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and co:sponsored by the Cinema Studies Program and the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies (LCS). All screenings are free and open to the public. No RSVP but come early to secure your seat! Popcorn and sodas courtesy of the Center for Latin American Studies.
The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival heads into its eighteenth run, Oct. 29 – Nov. 12, bringing New Jersey a broad range of award-winning, international films. Of the fifteen films being screened at the festival, ten are New Jersey premieres and they represent seven countries. Discussions with filmmakers, actors, scholars, and other noteworthy guests enrich the film going experience. The festival will be held at two venues: AMC Loews New Brunswick 18, 17 US Highway 1 South, New Brunswick (AMC); and Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, Princeton (PGT). The festival is sponsored by Rutgers’ Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
Information:
Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center
Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies
4170 Academic Building, 15 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8525 U.S.A.
Phone: (848) 932-8482; Fax: (732) 932-1935;
E-mail: NJMAC@aol.com, NJMAC12@gmail.com; Web Site: www.njfilmfest.com
Jueves de Cine is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and co-sponsored by the Cinema Studies Program, and the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies. The Program is free and open to the public. Seating is on first come, first served basis. Popcorn and soda will be served.
INFORMATION
New Jersey Film Festival
Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center
Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies
4170 Academic Building, 15 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8525 U.S.A.
(848) 932-8482 phone (732) 932-1935 fax;
NJMAC@aol.com, NJMAC12@gmail.com e-mail;
Web Site: www.njfilmfest.com
The Bildner Center is pleased to present the 19th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will run from Tuesday, October 30, through Sunday, November 11. The festival features a diverse array of narrative and documentary films from around the world and most screenings feature guest speakers, including filmmakers, actors, and scholars.
The festival will be held at two locations: AMC Loews New Brunswick (AMC), 17 US Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ; and Princeton Garden Theatre (PGT), 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. Please note that all films will be screened at the New Brunswick location at least once.
Following is a full list of films and the screening schedule. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit our website at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu/film.