Lindy SpringFest 2023 Brochure (Digital)

LINDY LINDY

SPRINGFEST SPRINGFEST

SPECIAL THANKS SPECIAL THANKS

TO PRESENTING SPONSOR TO PRESENTING SPONSOR

ELAINE LINDY ELAINE LINDY AND FAMILY FOR AND FAMILY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. OVER THE YEARS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

PJFM42 SPONSORS

PJFM42 SPONSORS WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE CALENDAR SNAPSHOT CALENDAR SNAPSHOT FILM GUIDE FILM GUIDE

BECOME A SPONSOR BECOME A SPONSOR UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS CONNECT WITH PJFM CONNECT WITH PJFM

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Elaine Lindy

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

CHAI SOCIETY SPONSORS

Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

The Lindy Family

MEDIA SPONSORS

WHYY

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Phyllis and Howard Fischer

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer

Amy and Richard Oller

DIAMOND SPONSORS

Jack and Cindy Bienenfeld, The Henry and Helen Bienenfeld Foundation

Mickey and Barbara Black

Jacob Cohen and Sarah Waxman

Joseph and Marie Field

Steve and Betsy Filton

Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg, Seed the Dream Foundation

Edward and Susan Hoffman

Lisa Kabnick and John McFadden

Larry and Cindy Rappoport

GOLD SPONSORS

Susanna Lachs Adler and Dean Adler

Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Philadelphia

Nancy and David Colman

Harris and Debra Devor

Jan Felman and Harvey Schwartz

Debbie and Bob Fleischman

Judith and Joel Golden

Libby Harwitz and Burton Blender

Julie and Richard Jaffe

Cathy and Dan Kaufman

Ellyn and Seth Lehr

Pam and Tony Schneider

Helen and Jordan Schwartz

Joseph Zuritsky

SILVER SPONSORS

Hallee and David Adelman

Penni and Mark Blaskey

Norman and Suzanne Cohn

Michael and Ellen Singer Coleman

Elaine and Jim Culbertson

Deutsch Family Foundation

Ellen B. Farber, Farber Family Foundation

Bob Gelsher

Sam and Gail Goldstein

Mary and Stuart Kahn

Rena Kopelman

Carole Landis Foundation

Alexis and Joel Marmar

Sue and Jim Meyer

Michael and Debbie Pollack

Richard and Beth Probinsky

Mary and Nathan Relles

Robin Rifkin and Michael Silverman

Lyn Ross

Patricia Saddier-Dana

Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel

Francine Tabas

Eileen R. Heisman Tuzman

BRONZE SPONSORS

Larry and Seyna Abel

Edward S. Brown Group LLC

Anita and Marc Cohen

Art Ellis

Jill and Mark Fishman

Terri Gelberg

Margie Honickman

Susan and Leonard Klehr

Joseph M. Manko, Sr.

Samuel E. Olshin

Lynn and Bruce Robins

Bob and Caro Rock

Brinker Simpson and Company c/o

Cathy Seiler, CPA

Nancy and Benjamin Shein

Susan Sherman, Independence Foundation

Rita Siegle

Sharon and Kenneth Spinrad

Ilene Wasserman

Zimmerman Studio LLC

RUBY SPONSORS (SPRING)

Bonnie Freundlich & Yuri Sergeyev

William Kirk

Jerry Silverman

RUBY SPONSORS (FALL)

Julie Curson

Rosa and Albert Esquenazi

Leslie Grodnitzky

Rachel A. Gross and H.P. Baker

Ann Lebowitz

Ruthie Levikoff

Jerry Silverman

Joan Tishgart

FUNDING PROVIDED BY

JPA Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Philadelphia Cultural Fund

VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED

Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media (PJFM) creates (PJFM) creates connection and community connection and community through Jewish cinema through Jewish cinema and digital storytelling. PJFM and digital storytelling. PJFM welcomes everyone welcomes everyone tto o engage with Jewish culture and values through its engage with Jewish culture and values through its educational and entertaining year-round programs. educational and entertaining year-round programs.

WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE

PJFM STAFF

Kristen Arter

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Matthew Bussy PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Yae Straxkson

DEVELOPMENT & DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

PJFM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Debbie Fleischman CO-CHAIR

Phyllis Fischer CHAIR EMERITA

Jacob Cohen TREASURER

Barbara Black

Elaine Culbertson

Debra Felman

Betsy Filton

Sarita Gocial

Larry Rappoport CO-CHAIR

Judy Golden CHAIR EMERTIA

Seth Goldstein

Ruth Perlmutter CHAIR EMERITA

Cathy Kaufman SECRETARY

Elaine Lindy

Libby S. Harwitz

Edward Hoffman

Julie Jaffe

Cathy Kaufman

Nadine Liez-Weiner

Nathan Relles

Jordan Rosenberg

Francyn Sacks

Francine Tabas

PJFM SCREENING COMMITTEE

Darcy Grabenstein

Sidney Amster

Adrienne Berger

Randi Boyette

Elaine Culbertson

Iris Drechsler

Bob Epstein

Tammy Forstater

Daniela Garzon

Elaine Gelb

Abby Gilbert

Marc Goldberg

Beverly Haas

Libby S. Harwitz

Edward Hoffman

Caren Hosansky

Mary Kahn

Cathy Kaufman

Kate Kelsen

Eva Kernis

Florence Golum Klein

Sophie Koester

Ronald H. Levine

Joseph W. Moser

Sasha Reese

Michael Riccardi

Jill Rosen

Patricia Saddier-Dana

Robert Schloss

Tali Segal

Neal Strauss

Irene Tenenbaum

Paul Waimberg

Kara Wexler

CALENDAR SNAPSHOT CALENDAR SNAPSHOT

SAT MAR 25

Opening Night MARCH '68

The Weitzman

SUN MAR 26

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT The Weitzman

MON MAR 27

SHTTL Gratz College BERENSHTEIN The Weitzman

TUES MAR 28

VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED

The Weitzman

WED MAR 29

ONLY IN THEATERS

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

BERENSHTEIN Gratz College SHTTL The Weitzman

THURS MAR 30

ONLY IN THEATERS

The Weitzman

SAT APR 1

JEWISH SHORTS

The Weitzman

Closing Night HAUTE COUTURE The Weitzman

THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS Silent Film w/ Live Music Score The Weitzman

OPENING NIGHT OPENING NIGHT

Directed by Krzysztof Lang

Narrative Feature

Poland | 2022 | 117 min

Polish with English subtitles

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 SATURDAY, MARCH 25

7:30 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

1968. Warsaw, Poland. Hania, a happy-go-lucky, aspiring actress, typically avoids the increasingly discriminatory rhetoric from her country’s government. The same goes for the charming Janek, a tech student. After meeting at a play one night, the two are instantly smitten with each other. Hania’s evasion of her country’s politics, however, changes when her father, a secretly Jewish man, is targeted by the government for his Zionist beliefs. The government’s increasingly antisemitic ideology puts her father, as well as Hania and her mother, at risk of deportation. Can the lovers circumvent their situation and live the rest of their lives together?

CLOSING NIGHT CLOSING NIGHT

HAUTE COUTURE HAUTE COUTURE

Directed by Sylvie Ohayon

Narrative Feature

France | 2021 | 100 min French with English subtitles

Esther is the renowned head seamstress at Dior on Avenue Montaigne and on the road to retirement. One day, she is mugged in the subway by Jade, a young woman from a lowerclass banlieue of Paris. When Jade’s friends warn her that it’s bad luck to steal religious items from someone, she makes the daring choice to return the belongings to the dressmaker. Instead of calling the police, Esther, though ill-tempered towards her mugger, sees talent in Jade and does the unexpected by offering her an internship at her atelier. Regardless of their differences in class, the two women form a trustful, poignant friendship, one that allows them to release their emotional scars and pain.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

7:30 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells

Narrative Feature

USA | 1998 | 99 min | English

25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

The Oscar-winning, box office hit of the late 90s, the kids movie musical that moved audiences around the world, the “Passover movie” of all Passover movies…is coming back to the big screen! After 25 years, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT celebrates its anniversary this year. Since its release in 1998, this animated classic has astounded viewers, viewers of all religions, with its epic adaptation of the Book of Exodus, making it one of the most iconic, non-Disney animated films of all time.

THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS

SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC SCORE

SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC SCORE

Directed by H.K. Breslauer

Narrative Feature

Austria | 1924 | 80 min | English subtitles

Featuring Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals

2024 will mark the 100th anniversary of THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS ¸ H.K. Breslauer’s phenomenal silent film that has since gone on to engross audiences across the world with its big budget filmmaking and eerily relevant story of a fictional town whose government passes a law excommunicating all Jews. The film’s story, released in 1923, would uncannily foreshadow the events to come in Europe.

SHTTL SHTTL

Directed by Ady

Walter

Narrative Feature

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

11 AM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

SUNDAY, MARCH 26 SUNDAY, MARCH 26

8 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Ukraine/France | 2022 | 114 min | Yiddish with English subtitles

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

The year is 1941, and although Nazi Germany has yet to take over Soviet Ukraine, there is already chaos and distrust in one particular shtetl. The gossip of a potential Nazi invasion is overshadowed by constant clashing between Hasidic Jews and communist supporters. Mendele, a young, secular Jew disillusioned with his town, adds fire to the flame after returning to the shtetl. The only way for the villagers to make peace is to converse over their disagreements, but the clock is ticking on this fateful day. Unbeknownst to these people, their chance to make amends with their neighbors’ differences may be too late.

MONDAY, MARCH 27

MONDAY, MARCH 27

2 PM at Gratz College

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

7 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Featuring Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals

Image via Dreamworks

BERENSHTEIN BERENSHTEIN

Directed by Roman Shumunov

Docudrama Feature

Israel | 2021 | 105 min

Russian, German, Polish, and Ukrainian with English subtitles

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

As commander of a partisan battalion, Leonid Berenshtein helped locate and thwart Hitler’s “wonder weapon,” the dictator’s V2 missile development facility, at the height of the Second World War. Years later, Berenshtein, a frail, elderly man in his final years, bravely recounts his time in the battalion. From fighting Nazis in the cold forests of Eastern Europe to rescuing Jewish prisoners behind enemy lines, the memories are as vivid to him as if they were from yesterday.

VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED

Directed by Michal Vinik

Narrative Feature

Israel/Ukraine | 2022 | 76 min Russian, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles

When a smiley, carefree Ukrainian woman arranges for her younger sister to marry an Israeli man and start her life anew, trepidation fills the room for the soonto-be bride. Is this arranged marriage a blessing in disguise or a disaster waiting to happen? VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED has astounded audiences and critics across the globe with its tense setting, intelligent writing, and top-notch performances from its minimal cast. Writer/director Michal Vinik has created a powerful tale of two women willing to decide for themselves and not fall victim to society’s demands.

ONLY IN THEATERS ONLY IN THEATERS

Directed by Raphael Sbarge

Documentary Feature

USA | 2022 | 94 min | English

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

For the Laemmles, going to the movies is a sacred experience. To this day, Laemmle Theatres has become a gateway for independent and international cinema, attracting movie buffs and up-and-coming arthouse filmmakers galore. After years of success and overcoming challenges, from the birth of television to an ever-growing increase in film streaming, nothing, however, will threaten their existence more than COVID-19.

MONDAY, MARCH 27

MONDAY, MARCH 27

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

2 PM at Gratz College

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

2 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

7 PM at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

2 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

7 PM at Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

JEWISH SHORTS JEWISH SHORTS

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERES PHILADELPHIA PREMIERES

IIBACH BACH

Directed by Rachel Weinberg

Documentary Short | USA | 2022 | 8 min

English

For Eric Brauer, his Ibach piano is more than just a musical instrument It is an object embedded with history, a part of the family that escaped from Nazi Germany to Philadelphia. This beautiful documentary shows the piano as it is polished and restored in the City of Brotherly Love for Brauer’s family

WOMEN OF VIRTURE WOMEN OF VIRTURE

Directed by Stéphanie Halfon

Narrative Short | France | 2022 | 29 min French with English subtitles

Etel, a curious, innocent 9-year-old girl from a Hasidic community in Paris, is surprised one morning to discover she has her first period Blessed by her mother and the community, she is pleased until she is told that women are “impure” during menstruation.

MAZEL TOV MAZEL TOV

Directed by Eli Zuzovsky

Narrative Short | Israel | 2021 | 25 min Hebrew with English subtitles

This is not your usual bar mitzvah For 13-year-old Adam, his entrance to adulthood is interrupted by his drunk mother, air raid sirens, and lingering anxiety towards his feelings about his sexuality Despite all the chaos of this crazy evening, this is his special night, and Adam will make the daring choice to show his true self for all the guests to see.

FAVORITE DAUGHTER FAVORITE DAUGHTER

Directed by Dana Reilly

Documentary Short | USA | 2022 | 19 min

English

The year is 2020 As COVID-19 locks everyone indoors, director Dana Reilly quarantines with her mother and hilarious grandmother in a Tribeca apartment where they laugh, reminisce about past relationships, and remind one another that no matter how scary the world gets, they will always be there for each other.

BONUS: SURPRISE SHORT BONUS: SURPRISE SHORT

Directed by Ramy "Kosha Dillz"

Narrative Short | USA

English

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

TICKETS & PASSES

$15 General Admission

$13 Senior $10 Student (I.D. required at check-in)

ALL-ACCESS PASS

$150 ALL-ACCESS PASS

This Pass grants front-of-theline access to ALL events during Lindy SpringFest, including free virtual access to a select amount of the films from April 18-20, 2023. All Pass Holders – including Sponsors – must be seated no later than printed film start time in order to be guaranteed seating.

VENUES

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 Lancaster Ave

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 527-9898

GRATZ COLLEGE

Mandell Education Campus

7605 Old York Rd

Melrose Park, PA 19026 (215) 635-7300

WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY

101 S Independence Mall E Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 923-3811

IBACH

(4) FREE Guest Tickets (redeemable at ONE inperson event. MUST RSVP in advance.)

(6) FREE Guest Tickets (redeemable at ONE inperson event. MUST RSVP in advance.)

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ALL of the Platinum Benefits and:

(8) FREE Guest Tickets (redeemable at ONE inperson event. MUST RSVP in advance.)

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| Chai Society

$36,000 | Chai Visionary $50,000 | Presenting

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

7 PM at THE WEITZMAN

Streaming MAY 1-2

Directed by Jonathan Gruber

Documentary Feature

USA | 2020 | 88 min | English

As one of the leading advocates for the State of Israel, Menachem Begin’s history is a vast display of extraordinary moments, from his founding of the Likkud party to the signing of a historic peace deal with Egypt. All these years later, the crazy, complicated life of the former Israeli Prime Minister is brought back into the picture.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JEWISH NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL JEWISH NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, MAY 20 - MONDAY, MAY 22 at THE WEITZMAN Featuring UNORTHODOX PODCAST LIVE

The universe’s leading Jewish podcast, hosted by Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie Butnick, and Liel Leibovitz.