PROGRAM #1 BUZZ AT BREAKFAST Monday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. “The Picture on the Fridge” (pictured above) is a fantastical look inside a photograph.
PROGRAM #1 BUZZ AT BREAKFAST Monday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. “The Lost Tribe” (pictured above) introduces one woman in China who tries to preserve her Jewish heritage.
PROGRAM #3 HAPPY HOUR & A HALF Monday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. “The Little Dictator” (pictured above) is a brief look into a terrible shaving mistake.
PROGRAM #3 HAPPY HOUR & A HALF Monday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. “The Postman in Underwear” (pictured above) follows a postman through the perils of love.
“My acting teacher would always say ‘If you want to be special you should be yourself because everyone’s trying to be special. If you’re going to try to be special you’re going to end up like everyone else.’”
PROGRAM #2 LENSES AFTER LUNCH Monday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. “Mr. Bernstein” (pictured above) explores a father’s connection with Leonard Bernstein.
PROGRAM #4 DISCOVERY AFTER DINNER Monday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. “Spring Chicken” (pictured above) follows Holocaust survivor Anny Juneck on Purim.
ite among festival-goers, the Joyce Forum consists of 23 films, each 30 minutes or less, shown across a day-long program. Ivgy and her fellow judges – filmmaker Irina Isaeva and SDSU professor emeritus Lawrence Baron – will decide on winners in five categories: Best Short Film; Best Short Documentary; Special Jury Award; Best Director; and Best Short Narrative. Ivgy says she’ll be looking for work that showcases the filmmaker’s unique point of view. “The more individual and personal it is, the more interesting it is for me. ... My acting teacher would always say ‘If you want to be special you should be yourself because everyone’s trying to be special. If you’re going to try to be special you’re going to end up like everyone else.’
“The more I watch films and art [the more I realize] it’s a very simple kind of thing that he said but it’s very true. I get very excited when I see something that someone’s really saying – it could be from their heart, their brain, their dreams, but the more individual it is, the more interesting it is.” The film “Zero Motivation” is also playing at this year’s Jewish Film Festival and Ivgy will be there to answer questions after the showing on Feb. 19. A The Joyce Forum Film Shorts will show on Feb. 13 at the ArcLight Theatres in UTC mall from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Zero Motivation” plays on Feb. 19 at Clairemont Reading Cinemas at 4:15 p.m. Visit sdcjc.org/sdjff to purchase tickets. Shevat • Adar 5777 l SDJewishJournal.com 41