SNEAK PREVIEW The Dinner Thursday, March 21 | 7:30 PM Drama | Directed by Matti Harari and Arik Lubetzki 2020 | Israel | Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles | 79 Min. | Kaplan Theatre A smart dinner party turns into a cold buffet of secrets and lies in this gripping film. Emma and […]
New promising, entertaining and exceptional award-winning films are featured in this annual festival, which brings Jewish lives and stories to the big screen. The Festival, now in its 20th year, shines the spotlight on Jewish and Israeli culture, art and history.
OPENING NIGHT June Zero Sunday, March 24 | 7:00 PM Drama | Directed by Jake Paltrow 2022 | Israel | Hebrew, with English subtitles | 105 Min. | Kaplan Theatre American filmmaker Jake Paltrow revisits the 1962 trial of Adolf Eichmann with a gripping Hebrew-language historical drama centered on three Israeli characters on the periphery […]
Children of Nobody Monday, March 25 | 7:30 PM Drama | Directed by Erez Tadmor 2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 108 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Inspired by a true story, this compassionate drama tells the story of at-risk youths living on the fringe of society on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. […]
Home Tuesday, March 26 | 7:30 PM Drama | Directed by Benny Fredman 2023 Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 111 Min. | Kaplan Theatre This dramatic portrayal of a young and recently married Orthodox man’s dream to open a computer store in his Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood goes awry when his entire community sees […]
Bella! Wednesday, March 27 | 1:00 PM Documentary | Directed by Jeff L. Lieberman 2023 | USA | English | 102 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Guest Speaker Leandra Zarnow, author of Battling Bella, in attendance Bella Abzug, daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a pivotal and trailblazing figure in 1970s politics. With her successful campaign for U.S. […]
WOMEN’S NIGHT Simone: Woman of the Century Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 PM Drama | Directed by Oliver Dahan 2022 | France | French, with English subtitles | 135 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Consul General of France in Houston Valérie Baraban in attendance Renowned French stateswoman and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil led the fight […]
The Artist’s Daughter* Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 PM Documentary | Directed by Margarita Linton and Yaniv Linton 2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 60 Min. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Brown Auditorium Theater Director Margarita Linton in attendance for Virtual Q&A following film Long estranged from her […]
Martha Liebermann* Thursday, March 28 | 7:30 PM Drama | Directed by Stefan Bühling 2022 Germany | German with English subtitles | 88 Min. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Brown Auditorium Theater This award-winning film is the true story of Martha Liebermann, widow of towering German Jewish impressionist painter, Max Liebermann. In […]
Matchmaking Saturday, March 30 | 8:30 PM Comedy | Directed by Erez Tadmor 2022 | Israel Hebrew with English subtitles | 98 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Moti Bernstein (Amit Rahav from Netflix’s Unorthodox) is the son every mother wants, the ideal Yeshiva student, and the perfect match for every young Ashkenazi bride. But he falls […]
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