NJFF 2022 PROGRAM GUIDE

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WELCOME TO THE 22nd ANNUAL

NASHVILLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Dear Movie Fans,

Jamie Brook

Laurie Eskind

Welcome to our HYBRID 2022 Nashville Jewish Film Festival (NJFF)! You probably remember that last year we had hoped to be hybrid but decided the better choice from a health perspective was to stay all virtual. We thank you for your understanding of that last-minute change, and we want you to know how much we appreciated your support. *This year, because we are indeed hybrid, we ask you to carefully check this program guide and the online listings to note which films will be shown virtually and which will be in person. Due to price restraints, none of the films will be offered in both versions.* Since distributors have been holding back for two years, our 2022 choices are more interesting and varied than ever before.

We hope our selections of entertaining and thought-provoking films and invited guests - both in person and virtually - will result in many stimulating discussions.

Just to give you a little preview, films like NEIGHBOURS, MARCH ’68, and THE MAN IN THE BASEMENT, portray challenging moments for Jews both in past and present times. With an effort to discover who we are check out LOVE AND MAZEL TOV, AMERICAN BIRTHRIGHT and iMORDECAI. And if docs are your Jackie Roth Karr thing, don’t miss THE LEVYS OF MONTICELLO and JEWS OF THE OLD WEST! We have our old favorites – Monday and Thursday Matinees and the Sunday family screening, and we are delighted to have a new venue for Opening Night (back in person again!) – Ruby Sunshine in Hillsboro Village! After a New Orleans’ style dinner and a toast to our 2022 NJFF, we will cross the street to our cherished Belcourt Theatre to launch the festival.

Cindy Moskovitz In this our 22nd year (!) the Nashville Jewish Film Festival is ever

grateful for your patronage and feels good to be able to offer you a choice of viewing options. We hope to see you during our festival – either in person or virtually! Stay safe and healthy!

Jamie Loretta Saff

Laurie

Jackie

Cindy

Loretta

THE NJFF DIRECTORS

GREETINGS FROM THE NJFF MANAGING DIRECTOR

Over the past two years or so, like so many other people, I spent a lot of time watching TV and streaming movies and episodic programming.

I enjoyed most of what I saw and sometimes was amazed at the lengths networks and cable companies would go to in order to get us to continue watching. They knew most of us were not comfortable being with crowds of people in movie theaters.

Yet, no matter how funny and clever the programming was, I didn’t find myself laughing out loud as I did in a theater watching a funny movie. When a Marx Bros movie got me to smile rather than laugh out loud I knew I was missing something. And I love The Marx Bros!

No matter how sad the story was, I rarely cried as I did when I watched a sad movie in a theatre. I knew something was missing. It seems to me that we need to be with other people to urge us to laugh out loud or allow tears to fall .

Welcome back to our hybrid season. Laugh with your neighbors and let yourself enjoy the emotional response to a film. And participate in the luxury of watching fine movies from the comfort of your home when we are showing films virtually. I think we are truly providing both community and comfort by being in theaters for some films and providing others virtually.

The co-directors and I are happy to present the 22nd Nashville Jewish Film Festival.

Fran Brumlik, NJFF Managing Director

Holocaust Lecture Series (HLS)

SONG SEARCHER • BELCOURT THEATRE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 at 7PM The Holocaust Lecture Series presents personal stories, lectures, films, art exhibitions and performances, and other events at Vanderbilt University and in the Nashville community to: 1) Remember and honor the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the Holocaust; 2) Connect students and community members with the stories of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, and liberators; 3) Present current, relevant scholarship on the Holocaust; 4) Promote continuing engagement with the memory of the Holocaust through the arts; 5) Encourage critical reflection on the Holocaust in order to: Explore moral choice and responsibility of bystanders and perpetrators in the Holocaust or historic and present day instances of mass atrocity or genocide; Identify and confront prejudice, hatred, and violence in the present day.

NJFF KATHRYN H. GUTOW STUDENT FILM COMPETITION It was a combination of her love for the arts and dedication to Nashville and The Temple that brought Kathy to co-found the NJFF in 2000 as a way of celebrating The Temple’s 150th anniversary.

An avid art collector and supporter of Nashville’s art scene, Kathy instilled in her family a deep devotion and appreciation for the impact arts have on a community and the need to keep them alive and flourishing.

It is fitting that the NJFF Student Film Competition be named after her.

We are grateful to her family, Gary S. Gutow, Mindy and Stefan Gutow, Daniel and Jessica Gutow Viner.

SUBMIT TO THE NJFF

STUDENT FILM COMPETITION

Requirements: • Film must have been made while the filmmaker was a student.

• Under 20 minutes in length.

• Jewish theme or content.

• Film must be completed after September 2021.

Deadline for entries is September 1st, 2023.

Submissions will qualify for $1,000 Kathryn H. Gutow “Best Student Film” Award.

Submit your film at NASHVILLEJFF.ORG

SUPPORT THE 2022 NAFF! NashFilm celebrates innovation, music and the many voices of the human spirit through the art of film. Founded in 1969, the Nashville Film Festival is one of the first film festivals in the United States.

The 53rd Nashville Film Festival runs September 29 – October 5, 2022.

NASHVILLEFILMFESTIVAL.ORG

OPENING NIGHT 1618

OPENING NIGHT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 at 7pm | BELCOURT THEATRE *COCKTAIL SUPPER @ 5pm at RUBY SUNSHINE | FILM BEGINS @ 7pm HOSTED BY CHABAD OF NASHVILLE Narrative Feature: Dir. Luís Ismael | Portugal | 2021, 86 min. | In Hebrew & Portuguese

The Inquisition continues the persecution of Portuguese Jews, sending Visitador Sebastião Noronha to the city of Oporto. With his family and community in danger, António Álvares, decides to outline an escape plan.

JEWS OF THE WILD WEST

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th-15th | VIRTUAL SCREENING (Limited to 300 views in TN) HOSTED BY WEST END SYNAGOGUE Documentary: Dir. Amanda Kinsey | USA | 2022, 80 min. | In English

By the early 1900s, over 100,000 Jews had put down roots in the Wild West. From cowboys and gunslingers to entrepreneurs and artists, the colorful and largely overlooked contributions of Jews on the American frontier are revealed in this critically acclaimed documentary.

GREENER PASTURES

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 at 7pm | AMC BELLEVUE 12 HOSTED BY ARGENT TRUST COMPANY Narrative Feature: Dir(s). Assaf Abiri & Matan Guggenheim | Israel | 2020, 90 min. | In Hebrew

In this comedy caper, a cranky Israeli nursing home resident gets a new lease on life as a cannabis dealer, but when love, police, and the local mafia enter the picture, he has to decide whether he would be willing to risk everything for what really matters to him.

Nominated for 12 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film.

THE MAN IN THE BASEMENT

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 at 7pm | BELCOURT THEATRE HOSTED BY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN JEWISH STUDIES, NOW GEN NASHVILLE & NEXT DOR, THE TEMPLE, CONGREGATION OHABAI SHOLOM Narrative Feature | Dir. Philippe Le Guay | France | 2021, 114 min. | In French

A benign real estate deal becomes a sinister standoff between a bourgeois French couple and a dangerous Holocaust denier. Provocative and superbly acted, this nightmare scenario based on a true story will keep audiences guessing from one unsettling moment to the next.

THE LEVYS OF MONTICELLO

THURSDAY MATINEE, OCTOBER 20 at 12pm | GORDON JCC FREE TO JCC SENIOR MEMBERS HOSTED BY CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAEL Documentary: Dir. Steven Pressman | USA | 2021, 70 min. | In English

The little-known story of the Levy family, which owned and carefully preserved Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello for nearly a century. The story behind this national treasure confronts the stain of ongoing racism and anti-Semitism that remain part of the national narrative.

AMERICAN BIRTHRIGHT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th-22nd | VIRTUAL SCREENING HOSTED BY COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE, JEWISH FEDERATION AND JEWISH FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE Documentary: Dir. Becky Tahel Bordo | USA | 2021, 65 min. | In English & Hebrew

Who hasn’t asked themselves the question “what’s important in a relationship?”

Director/ producer, Becky T. Bordo’s American Birthright is an intimate, deep and joyous investigation that starts by asking “why marry Jewish?” and ends up exploring the more subtle inquiry “why be Jewish?”.

BETRAYED

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25th-27th | VIRTUAL SCREENING (Limited to 300 views in TN & AL) HOSTED BY TENNESSEE HOLOCAUST COMMISSION Narrative Feature: Dir. Eirik Svensson | Norway | 2021, 126 min. | In Norwegian

In November of 1942 hundreds of Jewish citizens in Norway were taken from their homes and forced on to a ship with the final destination of Auschwitz. Follow one family’s struggle as the life they knew and loved is ripped from them by the tides of war.

SONG SEARCHER

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 at 7PM | BELCOURT THEATRE HOSTED BY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY’S HOLOCAUST LECTURE SERIES Documentary: Dir. Elena Yakovich | Russia | 2021, 82 min. | In English

Musician and scholar, Moyshe Beregovsky, crisscrossed Ukraine to record the traditional music of Ukrainian Jewry on fragile wax cylinders. With tremendous dedication, he saved the musical heritage of centuries-old Yiddish civilization.

how to fest with the njff!

The 22nd Annual Nashville Jewish Film Festival will be presented virtually and in-person. We’ll be using the same ticketing and virtual screening platform we’ve used since 2020. If you joined us to fest in 2020 or 2021, it will feel very familiar and you may already have an account on Eventive. Here’s what to do:

Visit the NJFF Festival Hub The Festival Hub will be your destination for the latest news about the Festival films, Q&As, talkbacks and more! Go to njff.eventive.org, or link to it from nashvillejff.org.

Dig Into the Film Guide to see the complete lineup of films, learn more about them, and watch trailers.

Check out the Schedule The Schedule will include both in-person and virtual screening dates and details.

You can even star the film screenings you want to watch and add them to your calendar.

Order Tickets In-Person and Virtual screening tickets will be available on Sepember. 14th.

Select the program you’d like to watch and click “Pre-Order Now” or “Buy Now”.

SPONSORS: Remember to LOGIN to access your Sponsor Pass benefits - there’s no charge for your ticket when you’ve logged in. Reserve your tickets in advance to make sure you don’t miss out!

venue information AMC BELLEVUE 12 Unit #4472 | 8125 Sawyer Brown Rd. | Nashville, TN 37221 GORDON JCC 801 Percy Warner Blvd. | Nashville, TN 37205 BELCOURT THEATRE 2012 Belcourt Ave. | Nashville, TN 37212 Belcourt parking: NJFF patrons with a valid receipt from the lot pay station.

To acquire a valid receipt please use the following code: 5783 RUBY SUNSHINE Opening Night Sponsor Event; reservations required by Oct. 8 1800 21st Avenue S. | Nashville, TN 37212 Please arrive early as all screenings begin at scheduled times.

Screenings & Special Guests are subject to change.

njff ticket information

Tickets for all films will be available beginning September 14th,

New for 2022, tickets for ALL Nashville Jewish Film Festival events will be sold by the Nashville Jewish Film Festival using the Eventive ticketing platform.

At the NJFF Festival Hub you’ll find schedules, film guides, tickets and more.

It’s your one-stop spot to learn about the festival and order tickets for: • All in-person screenings • All venues (Belcourt Theatre, AMC Bellvue and the GJCC) • All virtual screenings If you ordered or received tickets for NJFF in 2020 or 2021, you may already have an account with us!

NJFF SPONSORS: passes will be issued to you by email beginning in September.

You will receive additional details for ordering your complimentary Sponsor tickets with your passes.

TICKET PRICES Regular Admission: $15 Seniors $12 Students (with ID) $12 GROUP TICKET SALES 10 or more: $12 each Contact fran@nashvillejcc.org to arrange for a group sale.

Three ways to order: • ONLINE at the NJFF Festival Hub (https://njff.eventive.org/) • BY PHONE call the NJFF Box Office at 615-334-0413 • IN THE LOBBY 30 minutes prior to each in-person screening A few things to note…

• Online ticket purchases are available and highly encouraged.

• All tickets will be delivered by email.

• Physical tickets will not be printed at the Box Office.

• All tickets will be scanned prior to event entry.

• Please present scannable tickets on your smartphone, or print them at home.

• NJFF Sponsors will be given priority seating.

• Doors will be open to all attendees 10 minutes prior to the screening.

• No refunds will be made.

• Due to distributor restrictions we regret that there are geographic and attendance limitations to streaming films.

SECURITY WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR ALL 2022 IN PERSON SCREENINGS

For questions or more assistance, email njffboxoffice@gmail.com ALSO, BE SURE TO VISIT THE NJFF virtual SCREENING tips & faqs NEAR THE BACK OF THE GUIDE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE

PERSIAN LESSONS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27th-29th | VIRTUAL SCREENING Narrative Feature: Dir. Vadim Perelman | Germany | 2020, 127 min. | In German & French

In 1942, Gilles, a Belgian Jew, is sent to a concentration camp. To avoid execution, he claims to be Persian and is ordered to teach the language to an SS officer. Gilles must somehow fabricate a language, knowing that exposure of the ruse will cost him his life.

iMORDECAI

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 7PM | AMC BELLEVUE 12 HOSTED BY B’NAI B’RITH SOCIAL CLUB Narrative Feature: Dir. Marvin Samel | USA | 2022, 102 min. | In English

Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch stars in this heart-warming true story of Mordecai, a holocaust survivor from Poland, who now lives in Miami. When his ancient flip phone breaks, a tech-savvy girl shows him how to use an iPhone, opening him up to all kinds of adventures, which makes him feel like a kid again.

SHEPHERD: THE STORY OF A JEWISH DOG

FAMILY SCREENING • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 at 9:30am | GORDON JCC FREE TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL STUDENTS Narative Feature: Dir. Lynn Roth | USA | 2020, 93 min. | In English

Based on the award-winning and bestselling Israeli novel, “The Jewish Dog”. Kaleb, a beloved German Shepherd, is separated from his Jewish family. He is adopted by an SS Officer who trains him to round up Jews at a concentration camp. Kaleb is well cared for and good at his job until one day when he is distracted by a familiar scent.

THE UNITED STATES OF ELIE TAHARI

MONDAY MATINEE | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 at 12pm | GORDON JCC HOSTED BY WOMEN OF THE W.E.L.L., THE TEMPLE, CONGREGATION OHABAI SHOLOM Documentary: Dir. David Serero | USA | 2021, 65 min. | In English

Fashion Designer and Mogul Elie Tahari came to New York from Israel in 1971 with less than $100 in his pocket, slept on benches in Central Park, and went on to build a billiondollar fashion empire that’s stayed relevant for nearly 50 years.

NEIGHBOURS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st-3rd | VIRTUAL SCREENING (Limited to 300 views in TN & AL) HOSTED BY THE GORDON JCC Narrative Feature: Dir. Mano Khalil | Switzerland & France | 2021, 124 min. | In Kurdish

In a Syrian border village in the early 80’s, one of little Sero’s teachers preaches hate of the Zionist enemy - the Jews. This upsets Sero because his long-time neighbors are a lovable Jewish family. With a fine sense of humor and satire, the film depicts a childhood which manages to find light moments between dictatorship and dark drama.

MARCH ‘68

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd-4th | VIRTUAL SCREENING (Limited to 300 views in TN & AL) HOSTED BY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, NASHVILLE SECTION Narrative Feature: Dir. Krzysztof Lang | Poland | 2022, 117 min. | In Polish

Hania and Janek are protesting against the unlawful expulsion of Jewish colleagues from their university. Young and madly in love with each other, in a country overwhelmed by rebellion, they fight for their affection. Will their love survive? Will they be able to overcome the adversities that fate presents them?

CLOSING NIGHT LOVE & MAZEL TOV

CLOSING NIGHT | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 7PM | BELCOURT THEATRE HOSTED BY NASHVILLE HADASSAH Narrative Feature: Dir. Wolfang Murnberger | Germany | 2020, 88 min. | In German

What begins as a flirtatious fib snowballs into a wild tangle of lies, ensnaring two couples in a comedy of errors, in this breezy, sexy German rom-com. A clever take on social appropriation and historical guilt, this witty, warmhearted look at modern love will strike right at the heart.

ABOVE THE DROWINGthe SEA We congratulate NJFF on their 22nd Year!

PRINT SOURCES 1618

Israelifilms | Dov GilHar 101 Herzl Street Tel Aviv 66555 Israel israelifilm@gmail.com

American Birthright

Love and Mazel Tov Israelifilms | Dov GilHar 101 Herzl Street Tel Aviv 66555 Israel israelifilms@gmail.com

March ‘68

Tahel Productions LLC Becky Tahel 8144 Chimineas Ave. Reseda, CA 91335 btbordo@gmail.com

Menemsha Films | Neil Friedman 2601 Ocean Park Blvd. #101 Santa Monica, CA 90405 neil@menemshafilms.com

Betrayed

Menemsha Films | Neil Friedman 2601 Ocean Park Blvd. #101 Santa Monica, CA 90405 neil@menemshafilms.com

Greener Pastures

Cohen Media Group Oded Horowitz 750 Lexington New York, NY 10027 Oded.horowitz@gmail.com

Jews of the Wild West

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Israelifilms | Dov GilHar 101 Herzl Street Tel Aviv 66555 Israel israelifilm@gmail.com

Israelifilms | Dov GilHar 101 Herzl Street Tel Aviv 66555 Israel israelifilm@gmail.com

Electric Yolk Productions LLC Amanda Kinsey 700 N. Colorado Blvd. #717 Denver, Co 80206 amanda@electricyolk.com

Love and Mazel Tov

Neighbors

Persian Lessons

7thArts Releasing | Phil Miller 6579 Pickwick Los Angeles, CA 90040 phil@tharts.com

Song Searcher

Israelifilms | Dov GilHar 101 Herzl Street Tel Aviv 66555 Israel israelifilms@gmail.com

7thArts Releasing | Phil Miller 6579 Pickwick Los Angeles, CA 90040 phil@7tharts.com

iMordecai

The Man In The Basement

Greenwich Entertainment Oded Horowitz 610 5th Avenue 3rd New York, NY Oded.horowitz@gmail.com

The Levys of Monticello

Menemsha Films | Neil Friedman 2601 Ocean Park Blvd. #101 Santa Monica, CA 90405 neil@menemshafilms.com

Greenwich Entertainment Oded Horowitz 610 5th Avenue New York, NY 10020 Oded.horowitz@gmail.com

The United States of Elie Tahari 7thArts Releasing | Phil Miller 6579 Pickwick Los Angeles, CA 90040 phil@7tharts.com

NJFF virtual SCREENING tips & faqs General Information How do I access the films?

When purchasing individual tickets you will be prompted to create an account with Eventive, our secure ticketing and streaming platform. You’ll receive an email confirmation of each ticket you purchase. Your in-person tickets will also be viewable in the “My Tickets” section when you log in to the festival’s Eventive site. Virtual film orders may be found in your Content Library at https://watch.eventive.org/me. A reminder email will be sent out shortly before the date and time the event is scheduled to become available. Each virtual program will be accessible for 48 hours.

How do I use my Sponsor Pass?

When logged into your account, click on “Pre-order Now” or “Unlock Now”. Your pass benefits will be automatically applied. If you don’t see the benefits of your pass reflected, confirm that you are logged in under the correct email address.

How do I use a Discount code?

When ordering a ticket, click on “Have a Discount Code?”. Enter the code and then click on “Apply Discount”. If the code isn’t working, please contact us to verify that it is correct.

(Note: discount codes are case sensitive)

Virtual Screening FAQs How long do I have to watch each film?

Each film screening will be available for 2 days beginning at the designated time. Once you start watching a film, you will have 48 hours to finish it.

Can I watch the films more than once?

You can pause and restart a film as many times as you’d like within the 48 hour “watch window”.

Why isn’t a particular film available in my location?

With the shift to online, NJFF has created new digital agreements with filmmakers and distributors, and those agreements sometimes include limiting online streaming access to certain geographic locations. This is called geo-blocking. We apologize for any inconvenience.

How Do I Watch at Home?

There are several ways to watch virtual film screenings. You can use either a laptop, tablet, or smart TV depending on your preference and device compatibility.

Options include: • Watch on Your TV with Eventive’s Roku or Apple TV apps • Connect Your Device To Your TV with an HDMI cable • Cast or Airplay to your Smart TV, Roku, etc.

For detailed system requirements and all of the latest recommendations, go to watch. eventive.org/help. If you don’t find the answers you need, use the Live Chat feature on this page to contact Tech Support for help connecting your specific device.

For questions or more assistance, email njffboxoffice@gmail.com

SPONSOR THE 2022 NJFF Sponsoring the Nashville Jewish Film Festival (NJFF) means supporting the multi– cultural fabric of our Nashville and Middle Tennessee community through Jewish films, arts, and culture. Our 2022 season will be a hybrid virtual and in-person film festival, with 7 virtual screenings on Eventive.org & 8 screenings held at the Belcourt Theater, AMC Theater, and the Gordon Jewish Community Center.

Sponsorship includes: • Designation as an official sponsor at all 2022 screenings • Your logo and/or name on the NJFF and Gordon JCC website • Your logo and/or name on screen prior to all film screenings NJFF PRODUCER $7,500 10 All–Festival passes (includes all films + Opening Night dinner) NJFF DIRECTOR $3,000 8 All–Festival passes (includes all films + Opening Night dinner) NJFF STAR $1,000 4 All–Festival passes (includes all films + Opening Night dinner*) NJFF CO-STAR $600 2 All–Festival passes (includes all films + Opening Night dinner) NJFF SUPPORTING CAST $325 1 All–Festival pass (includes all films + Opening Night dinner) NJFF CAMEO $175 1 All–Festival pass for films only YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (UNDER 40) PASS $140 1 pass (includes three film screenings of your choice + Opening Night dinner) Please visit NASHVILLEJFF.ORG to choose your sponsor level and receive instructions & information about our 2022 hybrid season. Or detach this page and fill out the instructions below to mail your sponsorship preference to us directly.

PAYMENT INFORMATION Print Name _______________________________________________ Billing Address__________________________________________________ City______________________Zip___________Phone__________________ Email__________________________________________________________ Enclosed is my check in the amount of $______________ SPONSORS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PASSES make checks payable to NJFF or: Please charge my ____Visa ____MC ____AMEX CC#_____________________________________________Exp_________CCV________

Please Mail Payment to: NJFF/FRAN BRUMLIK • Managing Director 801 Percy Warner Blvd. • Nashville, TN 37205