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A Matter of Size

A Matter of Size

December 6, 2018 · by Aelon Porat · in

Told with a blend of Israeli humor and beautiful Japanese-influenced cinematography, “A Matter of Size” sheds new light on the universal underdog story. When an unassuming dishwasher discovers that his life-long obesity makes him an ideal sumo candidate, he recruits…

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Closing night at the IFF📽️📽️📽️📽️

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Join us for Running on Sand, this Saturday evening at the Philadelphia Film Society PFS East Theater. Its a drama-comedy about a runaway Eritrean migrant worker whos mistaken for a famous Nigerian soccer player at the airport and is then recruited to a local soccer team. https://iffphila.com/movie/running-on-sand/

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Tickets for tonights The Child Within Me screening at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute are still available in person at the theater! Due to overwhelming response, the movie was moved to a larger auditorium.

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will you show this again? It was sold out?

Not sure how a judge can force a theater to show this film against their will. Perhaps there will be a lawsuit against you. Honestly, I don't know who should win this dispute. I don't doubt many of those associated with the festival don't want it to be a tool of nationalism. Perhaps the Israeli consulate should not have been involved, as this becomes primarily a political issue, not cultural

www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bryn-mawr-film-institute-the-child-within-me/?fbclid=IwAR3ZEuJR...

As you may have seen on social media or read in the news, there was a coordinated attempt to block the Israeli Film Festival from presenting our music documentary The Child Within Me at BMFI in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. This attempt to censor the arts and culture of Israel was not successful.

The Bryn Mawr Film Institute decided to cancel the screening yesterday, a day prior to its scheduled date. However, the Israeli Film Festival has filed for and was granted a court order earlier today requiring BMFI to meet its commitment to the festival and the community, and proceed with the screening as planned.

IFF’s mission and mandate is to connect all of us through the beauty, vibrance, humor, history and soul that shine throughout Israeli’s unforgettable films. For 28 seasons, we’ve shared these wonderful dramas, documentaries and comedies and are deeply proud of the impact they’ve had in bringing people together.

The show must (AND WILL) go on.

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Great opening last night at the Israeli film Festival with the film Seven Blessings 📽️📽️📽️📽️📽️screening the film writer and actress Elinor Sela in attendance.

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PLEASE JOIN US AT THE UPCOMING ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL COMING UP 4/6-4/14
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Full details in the attached link - dates, times and the synopsis of the 7 films to be screened. Tickets can be purchased online. Please join us to support Israeli Art and Culture!

2024 FILMS 🍿 📽️🍿📽️🍿📽️

Seven Blessings
Seven Blessings שבע ברכות

Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Saturday, April 6, 2024, 8:45 pm

Admission: General $20, Students and seniors $18

In Israel’s official entry for the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, Ayelet Menahemi’s Seven Blessings revolves around an eventful Jewish Moroccan family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during the ceremony, again at the reception, and... Read More»

Guest Speaker: Elinor Sela, Actor and Screenwriter

Eleanor Sela is a screenwriter, actress and producer. She created and wrote the feature film Seven Blessings, which won 10 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay. It was chosen by the Israeli film critics society as the best Israeli film of 2023 and has also been selected as Israel’s entry to the 2024 Oscars. Eleanor acted in one of the leading roles in the film. She created the successful stand-up show A Thousand Faces, One Truth – an artistic stand-up startup with customized writing. Each show is a one-off, and Eleanor has performed it in Israel and abroad for over a decade in front of the largest commercial bodies in Israel. Additionally, Eleanor has written, directed, and produced video content for numerous companies. Her book From a Life of Permission to a Life of Inspiration was published in 2021 and became a bestseller.

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Sunday, April 7, 2024 •

Generation 1.5
Generation 1.5 דור 1.5

Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 3:00 pm

Admission: General $15, Students and seniors $13

The massive Aliyah from the former USSR left an indelible mark on Israeli society. However, their integration into Israeli society was not without challenges and sacrifices. The film captures the profound narrative of the monumental exodus from the Soviet Union...
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Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 7:00 pm

Admission: General $15, Students and seniors $13

In this explosive true-crime drama, a newly married young man’s ambition to open a computer store in his ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood begets a shocking clash of tradition versus modernity. Devout yeshiva student Yair (Roy Nik) tries to support his family...

Guest Speaker: Benny Fredman, Director

For a decade, Benny Fredman owned a chain of stores in ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhoods. After graduating from the Camera Obscura School of Art, he directed and produced the Netflix thriller Suicide, the series Suspect, and the documentary Moving to the Embassy.
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The Child Within Me
The Child Within Me הילד שבי

Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:00 pm

Admission: General $15, Students
and seniors $13

Yehuda Poliker, one of Israel’s musical giants – in a retrospective meeting of his own life – stares calmly into the camera; sometimes with longing, sometimes with regret, but mostly lovingly. He watches rare archival footage,
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 • 8:45 PM • at PFS East

Running On Sand
Running On Sand לרוץ על החול

Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee who lives in Israel washing dishes for a living, is caught by the immigration police, and deported to his country. At the last moment he manages to escape at the airport and runs straight into...
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 • 4:00 PM • at PFS East

Children of Peace
Children of Peace ילדי השלום

Arabs and Jews have lived in ongoing conflict for over a century. A group of dreamers decided to challenge everything they know about their nationalities and histories and founded a village in 1970s Israel as a social experiment.

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PFS East
125 S. 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Sunday, April 14, 2024, 7:00 pm

Admission: General $15, Students and seniors $13

The Monkey House
The Monkey House גן קופים

Nominated for 11 Israeli Academy Awards, legendary Israeli director Avi Nesher’s critically acclaimed film The Monkey House is a splashy cinematic gem melding a literary mystery, a rambunctious comedy, and a moving character study that follows the unexpected connection

https://iffphila.com/2024-films/

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A Special Film Event from the

ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL

IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

DOCUMENTARY FILM:

BACK TO BERLIN

Shortly after his father dies, Bobby returns to England and finds an old suitcase revealing the truth his father hid about his family who perished in the Holocaust. Bobby invites Manuel, his childhood friend with a German background, to translate the documents. Manual shares that he too recently discovered a family secret: his great uncle was the infamous Nazi director Veit Harlan, who directed Jew Suss - the most notorious anti-Semetic propaganda film in history. Together they embark on a journey back to Berlin that tests their friendship.
Written and directed by Bobby Lax
Israel, 2021, 60 min.

Cost: FREE for members!

A LINK TO WATCH THIS FILM WILL BE SENT ON JANUARY 25

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Shana Tova 🍏🍯🍏🍯🍏🍯

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CLOSING NIGHT AT THE Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AT THE MOVIES 🍿📽️🎥🍿🎥📽️🍿🎥📽️🍿🎥📽️🍿🎥📽️

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I don't see very big attendance, or am I wrong? I think that scheduling in the secular horrible days (הימים הנוראים בין יום השואה ליום הזיכרון) is one reason. Also - location, location, location...

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סרט מצוין Loved this film

מישהו מהנורט איסט פילי הולך לסרט הערב?

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ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT YESTERDAY (EXODUS 91)AT THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL WITH GUEST SPEAKERS AND DESSERTS!

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91 אקסודוס
EXODUS 91
Saturday, April 22, 8:45 pm
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
272 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Brywn Mawr, PA 19010

Drama : A hybrid docudrama film that follows Israeli diplomat, Asher Naim, on a seemingly insurmountable mission to bring 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. As Asher learns more about these African Jews, he finds himself between worlds and facing a crisis of faith in himself and his country.

Guest Speakers: Gideon and Ari Naim, sons of the late Asher Naim.

DESSERT RÉCEPTION FOLLOWING THE FILM

השתיקה
SILENT
Sunday, April 23, 7:00 pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Drama : Avihu, a controversial TV host, is back from suspension in the height of the Prime Ministers election campaign. The leading candidate for Prime Minister is his former beloved pupil and the son of the ex Prime minister who is keeping silent. He isnt the only one who is silent, Avihus mother curiously stopped talking. Caught in the whirlwind of their silence Avihu is on a path to his own reckoning.

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A WONDERFUL MOVIE AND A FULL CROWD - 🎥CINEMA SABAYA🎥

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PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY APRIL 20th AT 7 PM TO WATCH THE ACCLAIMED MOVIE:

CINEMA SABAYA

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Second night at the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia🎥🎥🎥🎥

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כולכם נראים נהדר! ישר כח

GREAT OPENING NIGHT AT THE 27th ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL OF PHILADELPHIA🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥

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Congratulations 🎈

What a great movie, a great roster of movies to follow... and what a great team behind putting together the IFF. Kol Hakavod ?

Good film!

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GET READY FOR A CINEMATIC FEAST🎭🎭🎭

THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL OF PHILADELPHIA SEASON TWENTY SEVEN IS COMING SOON📽🎞📽🎞

SAVE THE DATES:

APRIL 15-APRIL 23 ,2023
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SAVE THE DATE !!!!

for a special virtual screening for members of the Israeli Film Festival

MURANOW

The Muranów neighborhood in Warsaw was a flourishing and important Jewish center. During World War II the neighborhood was turned into the ”Warsaw Ghetto” When the war ended the neighborhood was rebuilt with the rubble of its own destruction.

Today thousands of Polish people live in the green and spacious Muranow neighborhood, yet its dark past keeps haunting it. Polish residents claim that Jewish ghosts live in the neighborhood. They say at night they shake off the dust and ashes that cover them, and wander the streets they once lived in. Other residents think the ghosts are a metaphor for the life, culture and memories of the Jewish people buried beneath the ground.

Director:
Chen Shelach
Details:

Israel, 2021, Hebrew, Polish and English with English subtitles, 70 min.

Cost: FREE!

The link for Muranów will be available at NOON on JANUARY 26 until JANUARY 31.

Look for a link to watch soon!

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WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A
HAPPY
HANUKKAH✨🕎✨🕎✨🕎✨

We are also very excited to announce our 2023 Festival which will kick-off at the Philadelphia Film Center on April 15, 2023.
We have a really exciting Season in the works.

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Three Great Israeli Novelists🎥🎥🎥

For a limited time, we are offering three virtual screenings, each a documentary covering a great Israeli novelist:

The Fourth Window: Amos Oz עמוס עוז,

The Last Chapter: A.B. Yehoshua א.ב. יהושוע, and Grossman: David

Grossman דוד גרוסמן

Free virtual screening🎥

AMOS OZ :Through the Fourth Window החלון הרביעי

The Fourth Window takes us behind the international success story of Amos Oz and into the tumultuous life experiences that shaped his work, including the formative death of his mother when Oz was twelve. Through a series of conversations with...

The link to watch this move will be available on
Monday, April 18, 2022 12:00 PM

Free virtual screening🎥

The Last Chapter of A.B. Yehoshua הפרק האחרון של א.ב. יהושע

The Last Chapter of A.B. Yehoshua is a portrait of one of the greatest Israeli writers living today as he deals with a serious illness, widowhood, and loneliness, but chooses love and embarks on his final journey. A rare and...

The link to watch this move will be available on
Monday, April 25, 2022 12:00 PM

Free virtual screening🎥

David Grossman גרוסמן

“I learned something about my writing since my son, Uri, was killed – there’s one way we’re able to comprehend the slightest inkling of what exists beyond the impenetrable wall of death, the feeling of non-existence. And yet, to feel...

The link to watch this move will be available on
Monday, May 2, 2022 12:00 PM

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Closing Night at the Festival !

תמונת הניצחון
IMAGE OF VICTORY
Sunday, April 10, 7:00 pm
Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Documentary: A dramatic historical film, Image of Victory follows an Egyptian filmmaker in 1948 that sets out to create news stories about the task force that liberates Palestinian farmers. Told from the perspective of both the propaganda filmmaker and the Kubbitz community, this eye-opening film shows how a nearby commune leader will soon change all of their lives.

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Closing weekend at the Festival !

אשת חיל
WOMEN OF VALOR
Sunday, April 10, 3:00 pm
Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Documentary: This riveting documentary follows Esty and her co-CEO in their mission to fight for womens’ equality in the orthodox community. From setting up leadership programs to submitting lawsuits to the supreme court, the pair brings a new meaning to the biblical expression of Women of Valor.

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Closing Weekend at the Festival!

המלכה שושנה
QUEEN SHOSHANA
Saturday, April 9, 8:30 Pm
Philadelphia Film Center
1412 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Documentary: This revealing documentary covers the life of Shoshana Damari. Known globally as the first Israeli diva, Shoshana had much more to her than her riveting performances and unparalleled voice. However, it wasn’t until this documentary that her hidden traits came to life.

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COMING THIS WEEKEND TO THE FESTIVAL📽🎥📽🎥📽🎥

עוד סיפור אחד
ONE MORE STORY
Saturday, April 2, 11:30 am
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Comedy: This atypical romantic comedy follows a quick-witted journalist who dreams about nothing other than becoming published. When she and her boss come up with the perfect plan to set up a new blind date each day of the month, they end up getting more than just another good story to write about.

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Great opening night of the 2022 Festival !

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OPENING NIGHT OF THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL!!!!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
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GREENER PASTURES
Saturday, March 26, 8:00 pm
Kimmel Center, Perelman Theatre
300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Comedy, Crime, Drama: In this must-see witty crime comedy, 75-year-old widower Dov uses his unique skills and overwhelming desire to move out to gain money by selling cannabis that he gets from the other senior citizens in his nursing home. This pivotal decision triggers unexpected love and tumultuous feuds with local law enforcem

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THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK🎬📽🎬

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Today! Join us for a live Zoom panel. Free to attend.

A Special Live Panel: A Lullaby for the Valley שיר ערש לעמק
Sunday, April 18 at 12:00 Noon EDT

Join us for a live Q&A with filmmaker Ben Shani and artist Elie Shamir moderated by Dr. Aya Lurie, Director and Chief Curator of the Herzilyah Museum of Contemporary Art.

More info at www.iffphila.com

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