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Advance Tickets . . . . $12
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At a Glance
Opening Night – Thursday, September 5
7 pm Running on Sand Friday, September 6
1 pm Kidnapped* Saturday, September 7
9 pm The Monkey House Sunday, September 8
10 am Catskills 1 pm Children of Peace 4 pm The Boy in the Woods
pm Home
September 9
1 pm Troll Storm*
4 pm Moses Ezekiel 7:30 pm Shoshana
September 10
1 pm Shari & Lamb Chop*
pm Martha Liebermann
pm Seven Blessings
September 11 1 pm Auction* 4 pm We Will Dance Again 6:30 pm Unspoken (for young adults) 730 pm Call Me Dancer
September 12
pm Unspoken* 4 pm Silver’s Uprising 7:30 pm Diane Warren: Relentless
September 14 9 pm The Performance Sunday, September 15
am & 2 pm Shorts Program
Available September 5-22 Zweisters TV Series
Each episode available for streaming for 48 hours
Schedule subject to change
mu RUNNING ON SAND
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 7 PM • DESSERT RECEPTION FOLLOWS CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Director: Adar Shafran, Israel, Hebrew with subtitles, 2023, 104 minutes
Striking a perfect balance between lighthearted and dramatic, Running on Sand is the story of Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, who is in the process of being deported back to his home country After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is mistaken for a Nigerian soccer star who is supposed to arrive at the same time Despite having no soccer experience, Aumari plays along and somehow manages to reinvigorate the struggling squad while a tender romantic bond is growing with the daughter of the team’s owner .
Nominated for the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film
DRAMA
Opening Night Sponsor:
The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation
Opening Night Popcorn Sponsor: Andria Cowan Young
Opening
Night
KIDNAPPED: THE ABDUCTION OF EDGARDO MORTARA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Marco Bellocchio, Italy, Italian/Hebrew/Latin with subtitles, 2024, 134 minutes
Based on a true story in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, Italy in 1858, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family . By order of the Cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education Edgardo’s distraught parents will do anything to get their son back The harrowing tale reveals a dark chapter of historical tyranny in the church set against the backdrop of a nation on the verge of revolution
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival, Winner: Best Film Italian Golden Globes
THE MONKEY HOUSE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • 9 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Avi Nesher, Israel/Italy, Hebrew/Italian with subtitles, 2023, 123 minutes
Amitay, a once successful novelist, tries to revive his fading career in hopes of impressing Tamar, whom he has loved since childhood Through a highly inventive scam, he recruits a reckless actress and trains her to assume the somber identity of a literature master’s student Competing narratives collide with the truth, resulting in life-changing consequences for all A moving blend of literary mystery drawn from real events, this light comedy and an endearing character study has something for everyone
Nominated for 11 Israeli Academy Awards
Sponsor: Heather Ross
THE CATSKILLS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • 10 AM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Lex Gillepsie, USA, English, 2024, 86 minutes
Affectionately nicknamed the “Borscht Belt,” the “Sour Cream Sierras” and the “Jewish Alps,” the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York was a vacation destination which, from the 1920s to the 1960s, numbered 500 family-run Jewish resorts and hotels that, sadly, have since been demolished Employing a treasure trove of home movies, archival photos, postcards and interviews with former guests and staff, director Lex Gillespie resurrects this vibrant slice of Jewish American life that inspired films and TV series including Dirty Dancing and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
CHILDREN OF PEACE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Maayan Schwartz, Israel, Hebrew/Arabic with subtitles, 2022, 56 minutes
Arabs and Jews have lived in ongoing conflict for over a century In 1970s Israel, a group of dreamers decided to challenge everything they knew about their nationalities and histories and founded a new Israeli village, Neve Shalom, the only community in the world where Palestinians and Israelis chose to live together . The documentary, which follows the many children who were brought up in this environment, focuses on the internal struggles and the outside conflict that challenged the community’s revolutionary ecosystem
DOCUMENTARY Sponsors: Helene Diamond and Gail & Edward Weintraub
DOCUMENTARY
THE BOY IN THE WOODS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • 4 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Rebecca Snow, Canada, English, 101 minutes, 2024
Based on Maxwell Smart’s best-selling memoir, The Boy in the Woods follows the true story of a resourceful young boy’s harrowing experience of surviving the Holocaust After his family is rounded up by the Germans, Max’s mother and aunt help him escape into the woods where he must learn to fend for himself . Max encounters another young boy in hiding and the two heroically save a baby girl More than just an individual survival story, the film is testament to Max’s innate sense of compassion to set aside his fear and help others
Recommended for ages 12 and up
Industry Selects Toronto International Film Festival 2023
HOME
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • 7 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Benny Fredman, Israel, Yiddish/Hebrew, 2024, 111 minutes
Home is the engrossing story of Yair, a newly married ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva student, who opens an electronics shop in Geula, a neighborhood that is the shopping epicenter for the ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem The religious character of the neighborhood is enforced by the “Geula Committee” and Yair strictly adheres to their rules His shop is introducing a world of advanced technology that overnight becomes a magnet for every ultra-Orthodox household, but the increasing intrusion of modernity is an affront to the committee, leading to an inevitable conflict that forces Yair into a desperate struggle for survival . Based on true events .
Sponsors: Esther & Jerry Spott and Susan & Eric Wasserman
DRAMA
Sponsors: Sandi & Martin Horwitz and Sheri & Kenneth Sacks
DRAMA
TROLL STORM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Eunice Lau, USA, English, 2024, 83 minutes
A successful Montana realtor and soccer mom’s life is turned upside down when Neo-Nazis unleash an orchestrated harassment and intimidation, known as a “troll storm,” against her and her family In the face of an alarming growth of American fascism, she finds solidarity with her community by standing up, fighting back and ultimately filing a landmark case for the First Amendment, setting a precedent that could shape America’s future
MOSES EZEKIEL:
PORTRAIT OF A LOST
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 4 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Steven Pressman, USA, English, 2024, 50 Minutes
ARTIST
Hundreds of Confederate monuments have been removed throughout the United States, largely in response to the Black Lives Matter movement . But who knew that one of the nation’s most prominent Confederate monuments was created by an internationally famous Jewish sculptor who had fought for the Confederacy as a young soldier? From the award-winning director of 50 Children and The Levys of Monticello, Steven Pressman’s timely and provocative new documentary film tells the unknown story of artist Moses Ezekiel while also focusing on the current fate of Civil War monuments devoted to the dangerous “Lost Cause” myth of the Confederacy
Sponsor: Norma Lerner
SHOSHANA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 7:30 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Michael Winterbottom, UK/Italy, English/Hebrew/Arabic/Russian, 2023, 121 minutes
Set in British Mandate Palestine in 1938, tensions run high in Tel Aviv, where the British struggle to maintain order among a mixed Palestinian and Jewish population . English police officer Thomas Wilkin is in love with Shoshana, daughter of the Zionist labor movement co-founder Ber Borochov . As the paramilitary organization Irgun, led by poet Avraham Stern, undertakes a violent campaign to evict the British authorities, Thomas and his superior officer adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward the resistance Receiving death threats, Shoshana will be forced to choose between the pursuit of her people’s independence and her love in this tense historical thriller
Warning: Violence • Official selection Toronto Jewish Film Festival
SHARI & LAMB CHOP
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Lisa D’Apolito, USA, English, 2023, 83 minutes
Using archival footage, TV clips and insightful interviews, this film delivers a heartwarming tribute to one of America’s most beloved entertainers of a generation, Shari Lewis and her most treasured creation, partner and puppet Lamb Chop . Lewis, whose father was also an entertainer, grew up in a Jewish family in the Bronx Rising from her early experiences with children’s variety shows in the ‘50s, she soon debuted her iconic partner Lamb Chop on Captain Kangaroo Lewis went on to win 13 Emmys and a Peabody Award and authored more than 60 children’s books during her impressive career
MARTHA
LIEBERMANN: A STOLEN LIFE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 • 4 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Stefan Buhling, Germany/Czech Republic, German with subtitles, 2022, 88 minutes
Upper-class widow Martha Liebermann stubbornly refused to leave her beloved homeland, choosing to remain in war-torn Berlin Despite her Jewish heritage, her reputation and that of her departed husband, famous painter Max Liebermann had managed to keep her safe from the Nazis until early 1943 Faced with imminent deportation to a concentration camp, she is encouraged to sell some of her husband’s valuable paintings and use the funds to make her escape . Martha Liebermann: A Stolen Life is the true story of a distinguished 85-year-old woman and the impossible choices she is forced to make .
Warning: Adult content: violence, death by suicide
SEVEN BLESSINGS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 • 7:30 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Ayelet Menahemi, Israel, Arabic/Hebrew/French with subtitles, 2023, 108 minutes
Seven Blessings unfolds over an exciting week of sheva brachot, seven nights where two newlyweds are honored with festive dinners . What is intended to be a week of celebration proves to instead be a catalyst for family conflict, as long-held resentments and unresolved issues stemming from an old Moroccan tradition rise to the surface . Adding to the tension are the groom’s French Ashkenazi parents unaccustomed to Sephardic traditions . Inspired by the director’s own multiethnic background, the film is a complex tangle of relationships, culture and tradition infused with humor, empathy and forgiveness
Winner of 10 Ophir awards and Israel’s submission to the Oscars
Sponsor: Bobrow & Lettofsky Families IMO Jean Loeb Lettofsky
DRAMA/COMEDY
Sponsor: DRAMA
AUCTION (LE TABLEAU VOLE)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Pascal Bonitzer, France, French with subtitles, 2023, 91 minutes
André Masson’s routine as a Parisian modern art appraiser is disrupted by a call about a mystery painting by Egon Schiele . The caller claims the painting is in the possession of a young blue collar worker . Believing it to be a hoax, Masson soon discovers that the painting is, in fact, a long-lost Schiele painting masterpiece that had gone missing decades earlier in 1939 after falling into the hands of Nazi officers . While this discovery could launch his career, it sets in motion a chain of events that could also seriously jeopardize it .
WE WILL DANCE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 4 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Yariv Mozer, Israel, Hebrew/Arabic with subtitles, 2024, 90 minutes
A harrowing minute-by-minute retelling of the Supernova Music Festival Massacre on October 7, 2023 . As the sun rose above the Nova Music festival in Israel on October 7, rockets sliced through the sky, and confusion morphed into fear as gunfire erupted amidst the chaos . The terror unleashed on the unsuspecting partygoers was in its rawest form The film documents the experiences of those who survived and those who did not A meticulous reconstruction of the events of the victims and perpetrators capturing the rawest of emotions and heroism that emerged
Sponsors: Mindy & Martin Davidson and Shelly & Scott Lewis
Warning: Violence, disturbing content • Free, registration required
Sponsor: Janet Stotter and Barbara & Michael Peterman
CALL ME DANCER
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 7:30 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Leslie Shampaine, India/UK/Israel/USA, English/Hindi with subtitles, 2023, 84 minutes
Manish is an athletic street dancer from Mumbai whose working-class parents depend on their only son’s support When he accidentally walks into an inner-city dance school and encounters Yehuda, a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli ballet master, a hunger develops within him . Together, Manish and Yehuda transform each other’s lives, searching to uncover who and what they are
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NIGHT @ THE FILMFEST
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 6:30 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE • $10/PERSON
Join other young adults for an exclusive screening of Jeremy Borison’s new film Unspoken (see description at right) After the film, gather with friends old and new at a neighborhood venue to mingle with Jeremy .
For more information, contact Maddy Mizrachi at mmizrachi@jewishcleveland .org (216) 593-2919
YLD Board Chair: Jono Nisenboum
DOCUMENTARY Sponsor: Erica Hartman-Horvitz & Richard Horvitz
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Sponsor: The Ross Family Initiative
JEREMY BORISON
UNSPOKEN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 1 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Jeremy Borison, USA, English, 2024, 91 minutes
Past and present intertwine in this coming-of-age story about finding one’s place in their own family history When Noam, a teenager struggling to come out to his religious parents, discovers a love letter written to his grandfather by another man before the Holocaust, he begins to believe the two of them had more in common than he’d thought Seeking a path to openness and acceptance, Noam sets out to uncover his family’s hidden past
SILVER’S UPRISING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 4 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Dan Shadur, Israel, Hebrew/English/Ukrainian, 2023, 97 minutes
Leaving his Orthodox upbringing behind, Amos Dov Silver is the creator of the drug-dealing mobile app “Telegrass ” A polarizing figure for Israelis, he was revered by many, particularly soldiers suffering from PTSD, but as his business grew, so did accusations of corruption . Through exclusive footage of Silver, his family and his partners’ investigations, as well as secretly filmed footage of Silver in a Ukrainian prison, a divisive portrayal of this man emerges: Is he a folk hero guru, champion of the people, brilliant activist or a lost soul corrupted by power?
DRAMA Sponsor: Heather Ross IMO Jay Manas
DOCUMENTARY
DIANE WARREN:
RELENTLESS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 7:30 PM
CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Bess Kargman, USA, English, 2024, 91 minutes
Diane Warren, a prolific Jewish songwriter, has written hits for the biggest stars including Cher, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga and Beyonce Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for the soundtrack of our lives . In this intimate documentary filled with Diane’s signature humor, audiences get a rarely seen glimpse into Diane’s life and underdog journey to where she is today Strong language
THE PERFORMANCE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • 9 PM
PETER
B . LEWIS CIA CINEMATHEQUE
Director: Shira Piven, USA, English, 2024, 112 minutes
Based on an Arthur Miller short story, Harold May (Jeremy Piven) is a gifted American Jewish tap dancer While on tour in Europe in 1937, Harold, his old flame Carol, and the rest of his troupe are scouted by Damian Fugler, a German attache . Once in Germany, the troupe discovers that the show is an exclusive performance for Hitler himself . As Fugler, Harold and the troupe’s lives become intertwined, Harold is faced with a choice: either keep his Jewishness a secret for the sake of his dreams or own up to his true identity
DOCUMENTARY
Sponsors: Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Barry Goloboff and Beth & Brian Robbins
DRAMA
Sponsor: Helen & Ronald Ross
SHORTS PROGRAM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 • 11 AM AND 2 PM
MALTZ MUSEUM
WE SHOULD EAT
Director: Shaina Feinberg, USA, English, 2024, 9 minutes, Drama
A comedy about age-old familial irritations with Jewish mothers, the intricacies of raising pre-teen daughters and whether everyone can agree on what to order for dinner
GROWING UP MIZRAHI
Director: Carol Isaac, UK, English, 2023, 3 minutes, Animated Documentary Through cartoons and music this short documentary explores what it’s like to be the UK-born daughter of Iraqi Jews growing up in an Ashkenormative world .
THE EIGHTH DAY
Director: Jonah Weinstein, USA, English, 2023, 11 minutes, Drama Noah and Jonah are gay Jewish husbands and new parents to a baby boy . When Noah’s and Jonah's parents arrive at their home expecting a traditional bris for their grandson, Noah and Jonah are forced to reveal that they had something very different in mind for their son: no circumcision
LOCAL FILMMAKER
HOMEFRONT
Director: Gal Balaban, Israel, English/Hebrew, 2024, 14 minutes, Documentary
A look at the nationwide efforts from volunteers across Israel to support Israeli families and soldiers during the Israel-Hamas war of 2023, from stadiums and college campuses to dog shelters and restaurants
MORE THAN FRIENDS
Director: Omri Laron, Israel, Hebrew, 2023, 19 minutes, Drama
A quirky lesbian mom discovers a love letter written by her 11-year-old son to another boy Concerned for her son’s social status, she crashes into a birthday party to keep a close eye on him
THE ANNE FRANK GIFT SHOP
Director: Mickey Rapkin, USA, English, 2023, 15 minutes, Drama
A dark comedy about anti-Semitism that packs a vital and timely message . When a high-end design firm presents its plans to reimagine the gift shop at The Anne Frank House, the company's overt appeal to Generation Z sparks a debate about collective trauma, the Holocaust and tote bags
SHORTS
Sponsor: Sally & Larry Sears
The Ross Family Initiative for Audience Expansion
The Ross Family has generously provided funding to engage a wider and more diverse audience of teens and young adults to participate in the 2024 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest Funds have been allocated to build our capacity to increase the number of students attending the Teen Screen and developing the engagement of young adults to participate in the Young Professionals Night at the FilmFest .
TEEN SCREEN
THE BOY IN THE WOODS
Director: Rebecca Snow, Canada, English, 2024, 101 minutes
Based on the true story of a resourceful young boy’s harrowing experience of surviving the Holocaust . After his family is rounded up by the Germans, Max’s mother and aunt help him escape into the woods where he must learn to fend for himself More than just an individual survival story, the film is testament to Max’s innate sense of compassion to set aside his fear and help others
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, France, 2014, French with English subtitles, 105 minutes
Based on a true story, a group of troubled inner city students are markedly changed when their history teacher enters them in a high school competition on the theme of what it meant to be a teen in a Nazi concentration camp Though the project is first met with resistance, a face-to-face encounter with a Holocaust survivor profoundly alters the students’ attitudes .
ATTENTION EDUCATORS
October 15 • 10 am Cedar Lee Theater
To find out how your classroom can be part of this enriching and educational experience, please contact Deborah Bobrow at 216-593-6278 or dbobrow@mandeljcc.org.
Sponsors: Ross Family Initiative, The Frayman Family in memory of Roman Frayman, with support from Debra S. Gold and Eileen Gold
VIRTUAL CINEMA
STREAMING AFTER THE FILM FESTIVAL
The Boy in the Woods
Moses Ezekiel
Martha Liebermann
Auction Unspoken Zweister
Once in a Lifetime
ZWEISTERS
VIRTUAL – AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 5-22
48-HOUR VIEWING WINDOW
Director: Anja Marquardt, Clara Zöe My-Linh von Arnim, Germany, German, English, Yiddish, 2024
Six 45-minute episodes/ $20 per household for series
Family patriarch and Holocaust survivor Simcha Zweifler wants to sell his delicatessen empire when suddenly he is confronted with his past in Frankfurt's red light district just after World War II – an acid test for the whole family as long-suppressed conflicts resurface . Things get worse when Simcha’s grandson Samuel and his girlfriend Saba are expecting a son . A tragic-comic search for the meaning of life begins, culminating in decisions that will change the lives of everyone involved .
Films are available for streaming for 48 hours
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THE JACK & MINDA JAFFE AUDIENCE AWARD ENCORE SCREENING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 • 1 PM MANDEL JCC STONEHILL AUDITORIUM • FREE
Presenting a free screening of the film voted audience favorite at the 2024 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest
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TEEN SCREEN
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– IMO Roman Frayman
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Eileen Gold
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Susan & Eric Wasserman
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Brad Demsey
Ann Freimuth
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