Saturday, February 25, 2012 • 8:00 PM • at Lightbox Film Center at the International House

Intimate Grammar

Intimate Grammar
הדקדוק הפנימי

A dysfunctional family and delayed puberty make life miserable for a pre-adolescent growing up in Jerusalem in the 1960’s. The film, an adaptation of David Grossman’s “The Book of Intimate Grammar”, shows our hero, Aharon Kleinfeld (Roee Elsberg), striving to... Read More»

Sunday, February 26, 2012 • 12:00 AM • at Lightbox Film Center at the International House

Dusk

Dusk
בין השמשות

In the tradition of 21 Grams and Crash, writer-director Alon Zingman skillfully interweaves four stories. Three of them begin at dawn: a young woman (Rotem Zussman) returning from Peru is met by her father (Shmil Ben Ari) at Ben Gurion... Read More»

Saturday, March 3, 2012 • 8:00 PM • at The Franklin Institute, Franklin Theatre

Dolphin Boy

Dolphin Boy
נער הדולפין

Morad lived in an Arab village in the north of Israel. He was socially popular, loved by his family, an athlete and a good student. One night, in the fall of 2006, he is beaten cruelly by his classmates, who... Read More»

Saturday, March 10, 2012 • 7:00 PM • at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy

Torn

Torn
קרוע

Can one be a Catholic priest and an observant Jew at the same time? 12 years after he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest, Romuald Waszkinel discovers that he was born to Jewish parents, and that his name was... Read More»

Saturday, March 17, 2012 • 8:30 PM • at Drexel University, Westphal College, Edmond D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center

Restoration

Restoration
בוקר טוב אדון פידלמן

When his business partner of many years dies suddenly, Yaakov Fidelman (Sasson Gabai) realizes his antique furniture restoration shop is on the verge of bankruptcy. Fidelman’s son (Nevo Kimhi), who doesn’t get along with his father, wants to close the... Read More»

Saturday, March 17, 2012 • 8:30 PM • at Drexel University, Westphal College, Edmond D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center

Barbie Blues

Barbie Blues
ברבי בלוז

When Mika (Meyrav Feldman), a suburban teenager, finds a disturbing creature in her pool, she asks her new friendly neighbor Gershon (Dvir Benedek) for help. The two end up spending the afternoon together by the pool, but what starts off... Read More»

Saturday, March 24, 2012 • 8:45 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

My Australia

My Australia
אוסטרליה שלי

In a poor neighborhood in 1960’s Lodz, Poland, 10-year-old Tadek (Jakub Wróblewski) and his brother (Lukasz Sikora) are in a gang with a strong anti-Semitic bent. When they are arrested, their mother (Aleksandra Poplawska), a Holocaust survivor, has no choice... Read More»

Sunday, March 25, 2012 • 7:00 PM • at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

My Lovely Sister

My Lovely Sister
אחותי היפה

This modern day tale of Moroccan Jewish superstitions follows a love triangle between Rahma (Evelin Hagoel), her rude husband, Robert (Moshe Ivgy), and the ghost of her beautiful sister, Marie (Reymonde Amsallem), who died from the pain of banishment. Rahma,... Read More»

Saturday, March 31, 2012 • 7:30 PM • at Drexel University, Westphal College, Edmond D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center

Melting Away

Melting Away
נמס בגשם

This heartfelt drama follows the story of a family drawn into crisis after the parents discover their child (Hen Yanni) is secretly a cross-dresser and kick him out of the house. Years later, when the father (Ami Weinberg) is dying... Read More»

Sunday, April 1, 2012 • 7:00 PM • at The Ritz East

The Flood (Mabul)

The Flood (Mabul)
מבול

Everything is complicated in Yoni’s life. He’s almost 13 and smart, but physically underdeveloped. His classmates bully him and his parents barely say a word to each other. As if this weren’t enough, his 17-year-old autistic brother Tomer returns home... Read More»