Walk on Water
 An Israeli
Mossad agent has the mission to track down and kill Alfred
Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Acting
as a tour guide, Eyal befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to
visit his sister. As the two men tour the country, Axel
challenges Eyal’s values. The real meaning of walk on water is
that one must get out of the boat and have enough confidence to
do it. It is also the theme of this film, with its connections
to the past and the present in an uneasy mix of prejudices and
learning: how to overcome those personal inhibitions and flaws
to finally be able to walk on water. 2005, 104 minutes
Rated R
Country: Israel
Original Language: Hebrew, German, English
Speaker: Ralph Cohen
Topic: Internal Conflict of Self, A Comparison to Shakespeare
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The Rape of Europa
 Joan Allen narrates this documentary that chronicles 12 years of the
Nazis’ pillaging works of art throughout Europe and the international effort
to locate, protect and return millions of valuable treasures. The film
traces the story of art lovers and everyday heroes who tried to thwart the
looting Nazis and reveals how experts from Europe and the United States are
working to recover priceless works of art missing or hidden for decades.
Rated NR
Country: USA
Original Language: English
Speaker: Dr. Marlena Hobson
Topic: Nazi Art Theft and Return to Owners
Following the Saturday 1:00pm showing
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Praying with Lior
 Not just a
documentary film for diverse audiences, it is also the
centerpiece of an ambitious outreach campaign to change the way
people with disabilities are perceived and received by faith
communities. Lior Liebling, called “the little rebbe”, has Down
syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with utter
abandon. While everyone agrees Lior is closer to G-d, he’s also
a burden, a best friend, an inspiration, and an embarrassment.
As Lior approached Bar Mitzvah, different characters provide a
window into life spent praying with Lior. 2007, 87 minutes.
Rated NR
Country: USA
Original Language: English
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Witt
Topic: Mental Abilities, Special Abilities, and Living with Mental
Disabilities
Following the Saturday 4:00pm showing |
Wondrous Oblivion
 Eleven-year-old David Wiseman lives with the dream of being a cricket
star, but much to the dismay and ridicule of his classmates, he is all
passion and no skill. The son of a traditional Jewish family living in the
racial and cultural turbulence of 1960s South London, David and his world
are shaken by the unexpected arrival of the Samuels, a lively and big
hearted family. When his new Jamaican neighbor offers to coach David, the
gesture sparks racial hostility. A warm hearted coming of age story, a
portrait of the importance of family, tolerance and standing up for
what is right. 2006, 106 minutes.
Rated PG
Country: England
Original Language: English
Speaker: Mike Schikman
Topic: Cricket, Coming of Age and Prejudice
Prior to the Saturday 7:00pm showing
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Live and Become
 The
magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted
from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1948 during Operation
Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets. He is neither a
Jew, nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants,
somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that
he go, live, and become. Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering
motherly love both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive
mother he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his
own. 2005, 140 minutes.Rated NR
Country: France, Belgium, Italy, Israel
Original Language: Hebrew, French, Amharic
Speaker: Lou Boden
Topic: Identity and Prejudice
Following the Sunday 1:00pm showing |
Making Trouble
 A documentary about legendary funny Jewish women who broke barriers and
rocked the social order of their day. Presented by the Jewish Women’s
Archive, Making Trouble includes archival footage and photographs from
performances by the six featured comedians, giving audiences a glimpse into
each of their lives and careers over the last century. Each series of
snapshots with accompanying commentary illuminate what it meant at the time
to be Jewish, to be female, and to dream of making it on the stage and
screen.Rated NR
Country: USA
Original Language: English
No Speaker
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Only Human
This zany comedy in “Meet the Parents” fashion is a cautionary
tale of bringing home that special someone. Leni’s family is a
handful. There’s her blind grandfather, the belly dancer sister
with a 5-year-old daughter, the brother with a newfound
relationship with religion, the pre-menopausal mother, and the
estranged father. Leni brings her fiancé, Rafi, to meet the
family, but all chaos ensues when the Jewish clan discovers he’s
Palestinian. 2006, 89 minutes.Country:
Israel
Original Language: Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, English
Speaker: To be announced
Topic: Dysfunctional Families & Their Effects
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