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Women Making Movies Award winning films by women directors, followed by discussion with moderator Linda Horowitz.
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm $10, A&L Gold Members: $8, A&L Platinum Members: Free (Pay at the door, no pre-registration required)
What Happened, Miss Simone? a film by Liz Garbus, 2015 January 11
An Oscar and Emmy nominated documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist. The film combines previously unreleased archival footage and interviews with Simone’s daughter and friends.
The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America, a film by Gabriela Bohm, 2007 March 8
The story of a small group of South Americans whose European Jewish ancestors were forced to convert during the Spanish Inquisition. Rejected by local Jewish communities, the group seeks the guidance of a Brazilian American rabbi who helps “lost Jews” reclaim their identities. Though the new converts’ dreams are partially fulfilled, they face an uncertain future.
Dancing in Jaffa, a film by Hilla Medalia, 2013
Brave Miss World, a film by Celia Peck, 2013
May 10
Ballroom dancing bridges gaps between Jewish and Palestinian children in Israel. Celebrated ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine, a veteran of a tremendously successful interethnic program in New York, returns to help his hometown of Jaffa, which he fled as a 4-year-old in 1948. Starting with a seemingly impossible situation, marked by deep cultural restrictions and war-forged trauma, the film traces a slow but inexorable process of change as enemies learn to tango, rumba and meringue together.
February 8
Weeks before winning the 1998 Miss World pageant, Linor Abargil was held captive and raped by her travel agent while heading home from a modeling assignment. This documentary is about one woman’s quest to turn personal tragedy into global awareness.
From Stage to Screen! Filmed presentations of the best in live performances of opera, ballet, symphony and theater from around the world.
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm $10, A&L Gold Members: $8, A&L Platinum Members: Free (Pay at the door, no pre-registration required)
Encores! Great Performances at the Met January 25
An Evening with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater February 22
Great Opera Arias: A Gala Concert from the Royal Opera House March 22
Sondheim: The Birthday Concert April 26
The Original Three Tenors Concert May 24
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