The 2017 Jewish International Film Festival - JIFF

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Welcome

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I am thrilled by the creativity emanating from our JIFF 2017 line up of 65 films from 26 countries. The stories reach far into history and deep into human experience: from the cornerstone achievements of Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, J.D. Salinger and Joseph Pulitzer to the quirky detail of Louis Armstrong with his Magen David ode to the Jewish family that bought him his first trumpet. From the actors embodying us over so many years: Elliot Gould, Derek Jacobi and the late Martin Landau, to the newbies Zoe Lister-Jones and Zosia Mamet. The pizzazz (and brains!) of Hedy Lamarr and Billy Wilder. And always the vicissitudes of the heart, romance at all ages. Inexorable drive to drag secrets and traumas into the healing light — and laugh anyway.

Box office hits and award winners; The Wedding Plan, The Women’s Balcony, In Between, Keep the Change, Scaffolding and 1945. A particularly strong Australian focus includes My Mother’s Lost Children, Shalom Bollywood, The Last Goldfish and 2 local shorts financed by our JIFF Short Film Fund. The tradition of screening the cream of the new crop of Israeli films continues with over 30 Ophir (Israeli Oscar) award nominations amongst them. Our unique series of events from director Q&As to the kugel making competition. We begin it all with Menashe, the first commercial release Yiddish language film in over 50 years. The 1000 year old mameloshn is alive and well. Got tsu danken. Dive into the program. See you at the movies. JIFF and Chill. — Eddie Tamir, Artistic Director

F ES TI VA L T E A M — F ES T I VA L & A R T IS T I C DI R EC TO R . . . . Eddie Tamir

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Melbourne Events OPENING NIGHT

BIALIK BUTTON PROJECT

Celebrate the start of JIFF 2017 with the Australian Premiere of critically-acclaimed Yiddish drama, Menashe, with high energy klezmer classics from Hello Tut Tut, drinks and finger food preceding. Wednesday 25 Oct 7:15PM Drinks, canapés and live music 8:30PM Menashe screening

Prior to the screening of The Children of Chance, join us for a special screening of the inspiring short documentary, Bialik Button Project. 4:30PM Sunday 29 Oct 6:45PM Thursday 2 Nov

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

Celebrate the World Premiere of Shalom Bollywood with a Bollywood-inspired party! Co-presented by the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). 6:45PM Sunday 29 Oct

THE WOMEN’S BALCONY

Following the screening of The Women’s Balcony, the National Council of Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) VIC presents a post-film discussion on contemporary Judaism, chaired by Ellyse Borghi. 6:30PM Thursday 26 Oct CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK MORITZ DANIEL OPPENHEIM: THE FIRST JEWISH PAINTER

Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut, a Q&A with the director of Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, Isabel Gathof. 2:15PM Sunday 29 Oct CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK MY MOTHER’S LOST CHILDREN

Join director, Danny Ben-Moshe, for a Q&A following the screening of his personal documentary, My Mother’s Lost Children. The Q&A will be hosted by Franco Di Chiera, Film Victoria Development and Investment Manager. 4PM Sunday 29 Oct CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ME

Following the screening of People That Are Not Me, Melbourne Women’s Film Festival (MWFF) presents a discussion looking at how intimacy, relationships, sex and sexuality are approached through the female perspective in storytelling. 4:15PM Sunday 29 Oct LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK SHALOM BOLLYWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INDIAN CINEMA

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK 1-ON-1 ADVISORY SESSIONS WITH AWARDWINNING PRODUCER, GAL GREENSPAN

Israeli producer, Gal Greenspan, is best known for award-winning feature films Menashe (2017), Scaffolding (2017) and Youth (2013) and as Managing Director of GreenProductions; a production company specialising in international co-productions. Join the acclaimed producer for a 1-on-1 session to discuss your upcoming feature film project. To register your interest in this unique collaborative opportunity, submit your details at jiff.com.au. Sunday 29 Oct, see the website for details. LIDO CINEMAS JAZZ ROOM, HAWTHORN BEN-GURION, EPILOGUE

Following the screening of Ben-Gurion, Epilogue, Plus 61J presents a Q&A with Israeli director, Yariv Mozer, hosted by writer and academic, Dashiel Lawrence. 6:30PM Monday 30 Oct CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK VITCH

Join director, Sigal Bujman, and Eddie Vitch’s daughters, Lisa Cortez and Shani De Jesus, for a Q&A following the screening of the absorbing documentary, Vitch. 6:45PM Monday 30 Oct CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

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BAND AID

KEEP THE CHANGE

Preceding the screening of indie romcom, Band Aid, join musicians — and couple — Willy Zygier and Deborah Conway, as they sing and kvetch away their relationship gripes. 9PM Monday 30 Oct

Prior to the screening of this unique romantic comedy, Access Bakery will be popping up in the Classic Cinemas foyer with a selection of delicious treats for sale! Madeleine Ryan, an autistic writer and actor, will introduce the session. Sunday 5 Nov 4:45PM Pop-up bakery 5:45PM Keep the Change screening

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK FRESS AT THE FLICKS!

Have a nosh at the movies! On Wednesday mornings throughout the festival, join us for a delicious spread of tasty treats in the Classic Cinemas foyer. 12PM Wednesday 1 Nov, The Last Suit 12PM Wednesday 8 Nov, The Second Time Around 11:45AM Wednesday 15 Nov, Past Life 12PM Wednesday 22 Nov, Humor Me CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK MURDER IN POLNÁ

Co-presented and introduced by the Czech and Slovak Film Festival (CASFFA), a screening of Murder in Polná. 8:30PM Wednesday 1 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK BODY AND SOUL: AN AMERICAN BRIDGE

Following the screening of Body and Soul: An American Bridge, the Jewish Museum of Australia presents some hip-swaying, soul-shaking Amy Winehouse-inspired jazz. Ruth Rogers-Wright, Fem Belling and the Mark Fitzgibbon Trio play the jazz standards of Amy Winehouse in two separately ticketed sessions. Presented in association with the Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait exhibition. Thursday 2 Nov 6:15PM Body and Soul: An American Bridge screening Jazz tickets sold separately: $30 Adult, $25 Concession. 7:30—8:30PM SESSION 9—10PM SESSION LIDO CINEMAS JAZZ ROOM, HAWTHORN

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK THE DYBBUK

Co-presented by the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisations (ACJC), a special event screening of the newly restored, The Dybbuk. Author and scholar, Nathan Wolski, will introduce the seminal Yiddish feature, and Elisa Gray and Galit Klas will perform a scene from the stage version of The Dybbuk. 6:30PM Wednesday 8 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK ETGAR KERET: BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Prior to the screening of this quirky documentary, Scribe Publishing founder, Henry Rosenbloom, will perform a reading of his favourite Etgar Keret short story. 6:30PM Thursday 9 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORY

Saturday night at the movies! Join us for a twist and a shout and a groovin’ good time in the Lido Cinemas foyer, as DJ Pierre Baroni (PBS Soulgroove ’66) bangs out the best of the legendary Bert Berns, following the 6:30pm screening of Bang! The Bert Berns Story. Saturday 11 Nov 6:30PM Bang! The Bert Berns Story screening TUNES FROM 8:15—9:15PM DJ Pierre Baroni LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN CURIOUS GEORGE — KIDS FILM SCREENING

Bring the kids and grandkids for a nostalgic screening of the animated feature film, Curious George (2006). Join PJ Library in the Classic Cinemas foyer beforehand for craft activities and fun! Sunday 12 Nov 10AM Craft activities 10:30AM Curious George screening: all tickets $10 CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

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LITERARY POP-UP

THE DEVIL WEARS A SUIT

See the movies and read the books too! Popping up in the Classic Cinemas foyer, Avenue Bookstore will be selling the books that inspired your favourite JIFF films, including The Bloom of Yesterday, The History of Love, Curious George, and the best of Etgar Keret. 12—4:30PM Sunday 12 Nov

Prior to the screening of The Cakemaker, and introduced by the director, Eli Mak; a screening of award-winning drama/scifi short, The Devil Wears a Suit. 4PM Saturday 18 Nov

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

RUSSIAN JEWS TRILOGY

MENASHE

After the Tears will be supplying a spread of delicious Eastern European treats for ticket-holders to indulge in between sessions of The Russian Jews trilogy. Nostrovia! Sunday 19 Nov 11:30AM Russian Jews: Part 1; a plateful of delicious perogi. 1:30PM Russian Jews: Part 2 pickled herring, plus a shot of vodka to warm the soul! 4:15PM Russian Jews: Part 3

Presented by Eskal: JIFF’s inaugural kugel-off! From 4:00pm, join us in the Classic Cinemas foyer for pre-film tastings and treats, plus a panel of special guest judges will crown the winners of JIFF’s inaugural ‘Best Kugel’ (sweet or savoury) competition! Entry details at jiff.com.au Sunday 12 Nov 4PM Kugel-off contest 4:45PM Menashe screening Presented by Pathways, join us for a postfilm discussion on Yiddish in contemporary Melbourne. Speakers from both religious and secular Judaism will join us to share their personal experiences and insight into the mameloshn (mother tongue). CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK THE LAST GOLDFISH

Melbourne Jewish Book Week presents a Q&A with director, Su Goldfish, following the screening of her personal documentary, The Last Goldfish. Memoirist and publisher, Romy Moshinsky, will host the Q&A. 7PM Sunday 12 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK MUHI: GENERALLY TEMPORARY

Following the screening of Muhi: Generally Temporary, Hadassah Australia President Ron Finkel AM will discuss Project Rozana: an Australian-inspired, multi-faith initiative that works to build bridges to peace between Israel and her neighbours. 6:30PM Thursday 16 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN 8:30PM Tuesday 21 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK 1945

Join Hungarian director, Ferenc Török, for a Q&A following the screening of his moving historical feature, 1945. 4PM Sunday 19 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK THE GLIKSMANS

Join director, Michael Skolnick and producer, Eden Stelmach, for a Q&A following the screening of their wacky road movie, The Gliksmans. 6:30PM Monday 20 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK THE CHILDREN OF CHANCE

Preceding the screening of The Children of Chance, the Jewish Holocaust Centre presents a testimony from John Lamovie, a French Holocaust survivor. 6:45PM Monday 20 Nov CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK CLOSING NIGHT

To farewell JIFF for 2017, join us for a drink before the Australian Premiere of J.D. Salinger biopic, The Rebel in the Rye. Wednesday 22 Nov 7:30PM Drinks 8:30PM The Rebel in the Rye screening CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

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Please note all event details are correct at time of printing and subject to change. Visit jiff.com.au for updated details.

Sydney Events OPENING NIGHT

BODY AND SOUL: AN AMERICAN BRIDGE

Celebrate the start of JIFF 2017 with the Australian Premiere of critically-acclaimed Yiddish drama, Menashe, with jazz and klezmer tunes from Marcello Maio and Mark Ginsburg, drinks and finger food preceding. Thursday 26 Oct 7:15PM Drinks, canapés and live music 8:30PM Menashe screening

Prior to the screening of Body and Soul: An American Bridge, musician and scholar, Mark Ginsburg, will discuss the intersections between African American and Jewish music. 6:45PM Wednesday 1 Nov

EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION BEN-GURION, EPILOGUE

Following the screening of Ben-Gurion, Epilogue, Plus 61J presents a Q&A with Israeli director, Yariv Mozer, hosted by Dr Shahar Burla. 6:15PM Sunday 29 Oct EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION THE BLOOM OF YESTERDAY

Following the screening of The Bloom of Yesterday, German-Australian historian and Holocaust researcher Professor Dr. Konrad Kwiet will discuss the frailty and malleability of memory. Presented by the Sydney Jewish Museum. 6:15PM Tuesday 31 Oct

EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION MORITZ DANIEL OPPENHEIM: THE FIRST JEWISH PAINTER

Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut, a Q&A with the director of Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, Isabel Gathof. 1:15PM Sunday 5 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION MY MOTHER'S LOST CHILDREN

Join director, Danny Ben-Moshe, for a Q&A following the screening of his personal documentary, My Mother’s Lost Children. Acting Head of TV Arts at ABC, Linda Brusasco, will host the Q&A. 3:45PM Sunday 5 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION SHALOM BOLLYWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INDIAN CINEMA

Join director, Sigal Bujman, and Eddie Vitch’s daughters, Lisa Cortez and Shani De Jesus, for a Q&A following the screening of the absorbing documentary, Vitch. 8:45PM Tuesday 31 Oct

Presented by the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), join director, Danny Ben-Moshe, for a Q&A following the screening of his vibrant documentary, Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema. Fellow filmmaker, Dan Goldberg will host the Q&A. 6:30PM Sunday 5 Nov

EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION


EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION VITCH

THE LAST GOLDFISH

ETGAR KERET: BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Shalom Institute presents a Q&A with director, Su Goldfish, following the screening of her personal documentary, The Last Goldfish. Hosted by Scott Whitmont (Talking Books 2GB Radio). 6:30PM Wednesday 1 Nov

Prior to the screening of this quirky documentary, Sydney Writers’ Festival Artistic Director, Michaela McGuire, will share her favourite Etgar Keret short story. Presented by the Sydney Writers' Festival. 6:30PM Thursday 9 Nov



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BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORY

MUHI: GENERALLY TEMPORARY

Following the screening of Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Shir Madness founder and director, Gary Holzman, will discuss the man behind the popular hits, Twist and Shout, Hang on Sloopy, Here Comes the Night and Piece of My Heart. 4:30PM Saturday 11 Nov

Following the screening of Muhi: Generally Temporary, Hadassah Australia President Ron Finkel AM and former Australian Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, will discuss Project Rozana: an Australianinspired, multi-faith initiative that works to build bridges to peace between Israel and her neighbours. 4PM Sunday 19 Nov

EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION LITERARY POP-UP

See the movies and read the books too! Popping up in the Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction foyer, Harry Hartog bookseller will be selling the books that inspired your favourite JIFF films, including The History of Love, The Bloom of Yesterday, Curious George, and the best of Etgar Keret. 12—6PM Sunday 12 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION THE CHILDREN OF CHANCE

Following the screening of The Children of Chance, the Sydney Jewish Museum presents a testimony from a French Holocaust survivor. 6PM Sunday 12 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION THE DEVIL WEARS A SUIT

Prior to the screening of The Cakemaker, and introduced by the director, Eli Mak; a screening of award-winning drama/scifi short, The Devil Wears a Suit. 6:30PM Tuesday 14 Nov HAYDEN ORPHEUM, CREMORNE THE GLIKSMANS

Join director, Michael Skolnick and producer, Eden Stelmach, for a Q&A following the screening of their wacky road movie, The Gliksmans. 6:30PM Thursday 16 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION THE DYBBUK

Yiddish literature scholar Dr Jennifer Dowling will introduce this one-off screening of the newly restored, The Dybbuk. 6:45PM Thursday 16 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION 10

EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION MENASHE

Presented by the Monday Morning Cooking Club; JIFF’s inaugural kugel-off! From 6pm, join us in the Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction foyer for pre-film tastings and treats, plus special guest judges, Netanya Eskin and Jacqui Israel, will crown the winners of JIFF’s inaugural ‘Best Kugel’ (sweet or savoury) competition! Sunday 19 Nov 6PM Kugel-off contest 6:45PM Menashe screening EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION 1945

The Sydney Jewish Museum presents a Q&A with director, Ferenc Török, following the screening of his film, 1945. Hosted by University of Sydney’s Dr Michael Robertson. 6:30PM Tuesday 21 Nov EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION CLOSING NIGHT

To farewell JIFF for 2017, join us for a drink before the Australian Premiere of J.D. Salinger biopic, The Rebel in the Rye. Wednesday 22 Nov 7:30PM Drinks 8:30PM The Rebel in the Rye screening EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION Please note all event details are correct at time of printing and subject to change. Visit jiff.com.au for updated details.

JIFF Short Film Fund In 2017, we were thrilled to announce Paul Andersen and Anita Lester as the inaugural recipients of the JIFF Short Film Fund. JIFF is thrilled to support Australian filmmakers with our first Short Film Fund: a funding initiative aimed at encouraging and supporting the production and exhibition of short films on themes that engage with Jewish life, history and culture. We are committed to supporting and championing local filmmakers, and stories reflecting the global Jewish experience. The high calibre entries from around Australia were adjudicated over by industry professionals Mike Selwyn, former Managing Director Paramount Australia, Vice President Australia / New Zealand and current Distribution Consultant, and Israeli producer Gal Greenspan, Managing Director of GreenProductions. The JIFF Short Film Fund was made possible by generous donations from the Pratt Foundation and an Anonymous donor. Entries for the 2018 JIFF Short Film Fund will open in Dec 2017. Check jiff.com.au for details.

Dream House

Still Alive (NOCH AM LEBEN)

A social satire about the battle of the sexes. This hilarious short pits a woman — whose nesting desire trumps even her personal happiness — against her philandering boyfriend. AUS T R A L I A — 2 017, 10 M I N DI R EC TO R — Paul Andersen L A N G UAG E —

English

Dream House screens with The Boy Downstairs (pg. 21).

A mother tells her daughter the tale of madness born from the Holocaust. Through the ghetto to cradling her dying sister, Eva Nagler left her mind on the beaches of the Baltic Sea during one of the largest death marches of the war. Being only one of two survivors out of 60,000, we see vignettes of her perspective — distorted, romantic and affected by the muffled memories. Narrated by her great-niece, the story captures a snapshot of the cold reality of war and its terrible lingering aftermath. AUS T R A L I A — 2 017, 8 M I N DI R EC TO R —

Anita Lester English

L A N G UAG E —

Still Alive screens with Past Life (pg. 45).

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USA, ISRAEL — 2017, 82 MIN DIRECTOR —

Joshua Weinstein

LANGUAGE — Yiddish (English subtitles)

OPENING NIGHT FILM —

Menashe

FEATURE

“A touching father-son drama that finds universal emotion in an unlikely place.” — Indiewire “Brilliant new Yiddish mumblecore heartbreaker… an absolute must-see.” — Tablet Magazine “A gentle human comedy.” — The New York Times

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Set within the New York Hasidic community in Borough Park, Brooklyn, Menashe follows a kind but hapless grocery store clerk trying to maintain custody of his son Rieven after his wife, Lea, passes away. Since they live in a tradition-bound culture that requires a mother present in every home, Rieven is supposed to be adopted by the boy’s strict, married uncle, but Menashe’s Rabbi decides to grant him one week to spend with Rieven prior to Lea’s memorial. Their time together creates an emotional moment of father/son bonding as well as offering Menashe a final chance to prove to his skeptical community that he can be a capable parent. Shot in secret entirely within the Hasidic community depicted in the film, and performed wholly in Yiddish, Menashe is a warm, life-affirming look at the universal bonds between father and son that also sheds light on a notoriously private community. An audience and critics darling that premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, the film is a strikingly authentic, gently comedic and deeply moving portrait of family, love, connection, and community.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) — OPENING NIGHT

Wed 25 Oct ★ Party 7:15pm, Film 8:30pm Adults $49 / Concession $45 Sat 4 Nov Mon 6 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sat 11 Nov Sun 12 Nov ★ Wed 15 Nov Wed 22 Nov

9:15pm 2:30pm 2:15pm 7:00pm 4:45pm 6:45pm 4:15pm

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) —

Sat 28 Oct Sun 5 Nov Sun 19 Nov

8:45pm 4:30pm 6:30pm

SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) — OPENING NIGHT

Thu 26 Oct ★ Party 7:15pm, Film 8:30pm Adults $49 / Concession $45 Sat 4 Nov Sat 11 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sun 19 Nov ★

9:00pm 7:00pm 6:30pm 6:45pm

SYD (HAYDEN ORPHEUM) —

Sun 12 Nov BRISBANE, CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

6:20pm

USA — 2017, 106 MIN DIRECTOR —

Danny Strong

LANGUAGE — English

CLOSING NIGHT FILM —

The Rebel in the Rye “A fascinating account of Salinger’s life, with a perfect sense of period and a faultless lead performance by Hoult.” — FilmInk

CLOSING NIGHT

Wed 22 Nov ★ Drinks 7:30pm, Film 8:30pm Adults $29 / Concession $26 SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

FEATURE

Starring Kevin Spacey and Nicholas Hoult, The Rebel in the Rye is an immersive chronicle of one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, J.D. Salinger. Spanning 15 seminal years of Salinger’s life — from his Jewish upbringing and enrolment in a Columbia writing class with Whit Burnett (Spacey), to his phenomenal success with iconic novel, The Catcher in the Rye — this handsome biopic presents a surprising and comprehensive account of the notoriously reclusive and unconventional author. Premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

CLOSING NIGHT

Wed 22 Nov ★ Drinks 7:30pm, Film 8:30pm Adults $29 / Concession $26 BRISBANE, CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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HUNGARY — 2016, 91 MIN DIRECTOR —

Ferenc Török

LANGUAGE — Hungarian (English subtitles)

FEATURE

1945

“One of the most stunningly beautiful movies you’ll see all year.” —Miami Herald “...gripping period drama offers a fresh, intelligent cinematic approach.” —Variety “...a powerful and beautifully made film.” —Indiewire Two men in black hats disembark from a train under a foreboding sky, setting a small town into a panic. The scene could be from a Western, except that the town is in Hungary and the black-clad men are Orthodox Jews, not gun-slinging drifters. As they walk silently behind a horse-drawn cart carrying two crates to an unknown destination, their presence elicits a spate of rumours. Adapting the short story Homecoming by Gábor T. Szántó, awardwinning Hungarian director Ferenc Török stunningly captures a transitional moment in European history with one village’s actions reflecting the moral corrosion of an entire continent. Beautifully shot in black and white with a spare, melancholy score, this understated film quietly builds and ultimately packs an unexpected punch. Premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. Director Ferenc Török is a guest of the festival.

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Thu 26 Oct Sun 29 Oct Thu 2 Nov Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Thu 16 Nov Sun 19 Nov ★ Wed 22 Nov

6:30pm 2:00pm 12:15pm 7:15pm 4:15pm 8:30pm 4:00pm 6:30pm


Sun 29 Oct Sat 4 Nov Mon 6 Nov Sun 12 Nov Fri 17 Nov Wed 22 Nov

4:30pm 9:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 6:30pm

SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Sun 29 Oct Mon 30 Oct Fri 3 Nov Sat 4 Nov Sun 12 Nov Thu 16 Nov Tue 21 Nov ★

4:00pm 2:00pm 12:00pm 6:45pm 4:00pm 8:45pm 6:30pm


Wed 15 Nov CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

6:30pm

DENMARK — 2016, 94 MIN

ISRAEL — 2016, 98 MIN

DIRECTOR — Nicolo Donato LANGUAGE —

Danish, German (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR —

Arik Rotstein

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, German (English subtitles)

Across the Waters

Antenna

“Will touch even the most cynical viewers.”—Atlanta Jewish Times In a gripping story of survival and rescue, a Jewish musician and his family make a frantic escape from Nazi-occupied Denmark. Enjoying the nightlife of 1943 Copenhagen, jazz guitarist Arne is seemingly immune to the hardships of war, as the Danish government opts for a compliant relationship with Nazi Germany. When his terrified wife Miriam hears rumours of the round-up and deportation of Danish Jews, he is initially skeptical, but an overnight raid forces the couple to flee their home with five-year-old son, Jakob. Amidst lurking danger from the Gestapo and their collaborators, the family puts its fate in the hands of strangers whose allegiance and motives are not always clear. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov Wed 15 Nov

4:15pm 6:45pm


Wed 15 Nov

6:45pm

“An engaging family drama sprinkled with humour.” — Cineuropa Joshua, an 80 year old Holocaust survivor, discovers one morning that a cellphone antenna has been installed on the roof of his house without his permission. He is furious and voices his immediate consternation to his wife Sara (played by queen of Israeli cinema, Gila Almagor), and their three sons: army officer, Itzik; depressed and divorced literature professor, Leon; and DJ/small time weed dealer, Efi. Fixated on the idea that toxic waste spewing from the antenna is causing strange pains and disrupting his sleep, Joshua starts to lose his grip on reality. An entertaining saga of love, family and pesky neighbours.

FEATURE

FEATURE

(FUGLENE OVER SUNDET)


Mon 30 Oct Wed 8 Nov Thu 16 Nov

12:15pm 9:10pm 2:30pm


Tue 14 Nov Tue 21 Nov

6:45pm 2:00pm

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USA — 2017, 90 MIN

IRELAND, UK, USA — 2016, 91 MIN

Zoe Lister-Jones LANGUAGE — English

DIRECTOR — Brett Berns, Bob Sarles

DIRECTOR —

“An honest, intelligent, and hilarious perspective on modern relationships.” — Sundance Institute Anna and Ben are a pair of 30-something Jewish artists who fight constantly. It doesn’t help that they’ve each come to a standstill in their careers, or that, together, they’ve suffered a heartbreak neither wants to face. But one day they come up with a brilliant idea they actually agree on: why not start a band and use their arguments as songwriting inspiration? Debut feature director Zoe Lister-Jones, who also writes and stars in Band Aid, offers a funny, unexpected, and poignant perspective on modern relationships. Also starring Adam Pally (The Mindy Project) and Fred Armisen (Portlandia), Band Aid premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

“Juicy stuff here… If you love the music Berns made, you’ll love this movie; if you don’t, I feel for you.” —The New York Times Music meets the Mob in this biographical documentary about the life of Bert Berns, the most important songwriter and record producer from the sixties that you’ve never heard of. With hits including Twist and Shout, Hang on Sloopy and Piece of My Heart, Berns helped to launch the careers of legends Van Morrison and Neil Diamond, and produced some of the greatest soul music ever made. Premiered at the 2017 SXSW Festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Mon 30 Oct Sat 11 Nov Mon 20 Nov

8:45pm 4:45pm 12:00pm


Sat 11 Nov ★ 6:30pm



Mon 30 Oct Sat 11 Nov ★ Mon 20 Nov


8:45pm


Wed 15 Nov

16

Bang! The Bert Berns Story

Mon 30 Oct ★ 9:00pm Mon 13 Nov 8:55pm Thu 2 Nov

8:45pm

English

8:30pm 4:30pm 4:30pm


Tue 21 Nov PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

4:30pm

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

Band Aid

LANGUAGE —

ISRAEL, FRANCE, GERMANY — 2016, 70 MIN DIRECTOR —

Yariv Mozer

LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles)

Ben-Gurion, Epilogue

A six-hour interview with David Ben-Gurion, one of modern history’s greatest leaders, emerges from the obscurity of an archive where it has lain unrecognised for decades. It is 1968, and Ben-Gurion is 82 years old. He lives in the seclusion of his home in the desert, remote from all political discourse, which allows him a perspective on the Zionist enterprise. His introspective soul-searching is the focus of this film, and his reflections provide a surprising vision for today’s crucial decisions and for the future of Israel. Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2017 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars). Director Yariv Mozer is a guest of the festival, with thanks to Plus 61J.


Thu 26 Oct 4:30pm Mon 30 Oct ★ 6:30pm Sat 4 Nov 4:30pm Sun 12 Nov 4:30pm Sun 19 Nov 6:30pm Wed 22 Nov 6:45pm MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov Sun 5 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sun 19 Nov

6:30pm 2:00pm 6:45pm 12:00pm

DOCUMENTARY

“Offers a rare intimate look at what went on inside Ben-Gurion’s heart and mind.” — Variety


Sun 29 Oct ★ Mon 30 Oct Sat 4 Nov Sun 19 Nov Wed 22 Nov

6:15pm 6:30pm 4:30pm 6:45pm 6:30pm


Wed 15 Nov

4:45pm

BRISBANE, CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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USA — 2016, 93 MIN

Todd Soliday, Leah Warshawski LANGUAGE — English

AUSTRIA, GERMANY, FRANCE — 2016, 125 MIN

DIRECTOR —

Big Sonia

DIRECTOR —

Chris Kraus

LANGUAGE — German, French (English subtitles)

The Bloom of Yesterday

“An unforgettable woman refuses to forget in this thoughtful exploration of history’s fallout.” — The Hollywood Reporter Standing tall at 4'8", Sonia Warshawski is a tiny woman with bold lipstick and a penchant for animal prints. A feisty nonagenarian who runs a six-day-a-week tailor shop in suburban Kansas City, Sonia is also a Holocaust survivor who has taken it upon herself to share her story with the local community. As survivor numbers dwindle, Sonia understands the urgency of remembering the past, and her insistence on speaking out has a life-changing impact on those who are privy to her testimony. Directed by Sonia’s granddaughter, filmmaker Leah Warshawski, this engaging and thoughtful documentary stitches together a moving portrait of a powerhouse woman. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Tue 14 Nov Sun 19 Nov

4:00pm 11:45am


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Wed 8 Nov

4:15pm

“Audacious… an offbeat romantic comedy.” — Variety Toto is an esteemed Holocaust scholar. He is also the grandson of a Nazi war criminal. While organising a conference, Toto takes on an intern who’s the granddaughter of a Holocaust victim. After a rocky first meeting, the two bond, speak candidly about their familial legacies, and stumble toward romance. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival, Chris Kraus’ unflinching The Bloom of Yesterday wrings comedy from unfathomable atrocity. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sun 12 Nov Thu 16 Nov

6:30pm 11:45am 12:00pm 8:45pm


Wed 8 Nov Thu 16 Nov

8:30pm 2:00pm


Tue 31 Oct ★

6:15pm

FEATURE

DOCUMENTARY

(DIE BLUMEN VON GESTERN)

USA — 2016, 58 MIN DIRECTOR — Robert Philipson LANGUAGE —

English

Body and Soul: An American Bridge

The Great American Songbook is replete with standards from Jewish composers, inducted into the jazz canon by black musicians. Perhaps none has been as enduring as the 1930s tune Body and Soul, composed by Jewish songwriter Johnny Green, introduced on Broadway by Jewish torch singer Libby Holman, and first recorded as a jazz piece by Louis Armstrong. Filmmaker Robert Philipson explores the timelessness of the piece, and its role at the very heart of both black American and Jewish music. Combining expert interviews with rare archival footage and brilliant performances, Body and Soul: An American Bridge pays tribute to the enduring power of music to break down barriers and unite disparate peoples.


Wed 1 Nov Mon 13 Nov Thu 16 Nov

7:00pm 4:45pm 7:00pm


Thu 2 Nov ★

6:15pm


Wed 1 Nov ★ Thu 16 Nov

DOCUMENTARY

“I’m all for you, body and soul.”

6:45pm 9:10pm

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Alexandra Dean


DOCUMENTARY

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story “A thoroughly engaging, eye-opening showbiz doc.” — The Hollywood Reporter Truth is stranger than fiction in the extraordinary story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood screen siren who invented 1940s wireless technology. Known for her striking looks and electric on-screen persona, Lamarr’s legion of fans never knew she possessed such a beautiful mind. An Austrian Jewish émigré who acted by day and drew mechanical and electronic inventions by night, Lamarr came up with a ‘secret communication system’ to help the Allies to beat the Nazis. Weaving in Lamarr’s own voice from archival recordings, this absorbing documentary reveals how Lamarr gave her patent to the Navy, received no credit for her contributions, and wound up impoverished in her latter years. Executive produced by Susan Sarandon and narrated by Diane Kruger, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story is a film for lovers of history, Hollywood and science. Premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. IN HONOUR OF Eva & Les Erdi OAM

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Sun 29 Oct Wed 1 Nov Mon 6 Nov Mon 13 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sat 18 Nov Tue 21 Nov

12:00pm 12:15pm 4:30pm 2:30pm 8:45pm 4:15pm 11:45am


Sat 28 Oct Mon 6 Nov Thu 9 Nov Sun 19 Nov

4:15pm 6:30pm 2:00pm 1:45pm


Sun 29 Oct Mon 13 Nov Sat 18 Nov CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

12:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm

USA — 2017, 91 MIN DIRECTOR — Sophie Brooks LANGUAGE —

English

The Boy Downstairs


Wed 1 Nov Tue 21 Nov


Wed 15 Nov

From first-time writer-director Sophie Brooks, this original romantic comedy is the coming-of-age tale of a young writer looking to find her way back in New York City after a two-year stint in London. Zosia Mamet (Girls) exhibits winsome charm as Diana, navigating the rite of passage of every single New Yorker: the search for the perfect apartment. She seemingly finds such a jewel of a home, until realising her downstairs neighbour is actually an ex whose heart she broke when she left town. Making the girl-meets-boy story new again, The Boy Downstairs asks real questions about love, chemistry and growing up. Premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.

9:00pm 8:45pm 8:30pm

FEATURE

“An earnest examination of love, heartache and the tumultuous time of 20-something not-quite-there adulthood.” — The Playlist


Wed 1 Nov

8:45pm

S C R EEN S W I T H JIFF Short Film Fund winner, Dream House (pg.11) AUS T R A L I A — 2 017, 10 M I N , S H O R T DI R EC TO R — Paul Andersen L A N G UAG E — English

A social satire about the battle of the sexes. This hilarious short pits a woman — whose nesting desire trumps even her personal happiness — against her philandering boyfriend. 21

GERMANY — 2016, 102 MIN DIRECTOR —

Sam Garbarski

LANGUAGE — German (English subtitles)

Bye Bye Germany

FEATURE

(ES WAR EINMAL IN DEUTSCHLAND…)

22

“...touches chords that are both poignant, funny and bitter.” — ScreenDaily Frankfurt, 1946. David Bermann (Moritz Bleibtreu) and his Jewish friends have escaped the Nazi regime and are now dreaming of leaving for America. But how will they get the money in these tough post-war times? The smooth-talking businessman focuses on what the Germans now need most: fine bed linens nicely wrapped in amusing stories! The six talented entertainers go from home to home, praising housewives with ashy chutzpah until the flattered ladies have no choice but to buy their irresistible items. Business flourishes and a bright new future can be seen in the horizon. But questions about Bermann’s past catch up with him. Why does he have two passports? What about his visit to Hitler’s mountain retreat? Could he have collaborated with the Nazis? The smart and tenacious US officer Sara Simon refuses to close the interrogation, determined to get to the heart of Bermann’s wartime memories. Sara matches his quick wit with iron severity, but it becomes increasingly difficult for her to escape his winsome charm. Addressing the complexities of Jews struggling to reassimilate in their own homeland, Bye Bye Germany presents a unique and bittersweet story with a telling contemporary relevance.


Thu 26 Oct Mon 30 Oct Fri 3 Nov Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Thu 9 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sun 19 Nov



Sun 29 Oct Fri 3 Nov Mon 6 Nov Mon 20 Nov

12:00pm 12:00pm 8:30pm 4:00pm


Sun 29 Oct Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sun 19 Nov

4:00pm 6:30pm 9:30pm 4:00pm 8:45pm


see pg. 64 – 65.

ISRAEL, GERMANY — 2017, 104 MIN DIRECTOR — Ofir Raul Graizer LANGUAGE —

Hebrew, German (English subtitles)

The Cakemaker (DER KUCHENMACHER)

After the death of his lover, Oran, Thomas heads to Israel — the birthplace of the man he adored. Despite prejudice against his German origins, Thomas becomes the pastry chef at a local café owned by Oran's widow. Yet she hardly suspects that the unnamed sorrow that connects her to the stranger is for one and the same man. Beloved by critics and winner of the Ecumenical Jury award at the 2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Lia Award at the 2017 Jerusalem Film Festival, The Cakemaker offers a moving meditation on love and the human urge for connection. Note: For mature audiences. Contains nudity and sex scenes.


Thu 26 Oct Tue 31 Oct Sun 5 Nov Wed 15 Nov Fri 17 Nov Tue 21 Nov ★


Sun 29 Oct Thu 2 Nov Tue 7 Nov Mon 13 Nov Sat 18 Nov ★ Tue 21 Nov

AUS T R A L I A — 2 016 , 2 0 M I N , S H O R T

6:30pm 1:45pm 6:30pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 2:00pm


Mon 30 Oct Sun 5 Nov Fri 17 Nov Tue 21 Nov

6:30pm 8:45pm 2:15pm 9:00pm


Tue 14 Nov ★ S EL EC T ED S ES S IO N S W I L L S C R EEN W I T H The Devil Wears A Suit

12:00pm 6:40pm 8:15pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 8:30pm

FEATURE

“A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief.” — Variety

6:30pm

CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

DI R EC TO R — Eli Mak L A N G UAG E — English

The Devil Wears a Suit, a short film from writer/director Eli Mak, is a confronting drama/scifi hybrid about a Jewish boy who must decide whether to ‘cure’ his homosexuality with an injection or be ostracised from his community forever.

Winner Audience Award, Best Short Film and Outstanding Artistic

Achievement Award at the 2017 FilmOut San Diego. Sessions marked with ★ include the screening of The Devil Wears A Suit.

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FRANCE — 2016, 97 MIN DIRECTOR —

Malik Chibane

LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles)

The Children of Chance

FEATURE

(LES ENFANTS DE LA CHANCE)

In this tender coming-of-age drama based on a true story, a Jewish boy finds friendship, camaraderie and safety in the shelter of a children’s hospital in Nazi-occupied France. In a lucky misfortune, young Maurice Gutman narrowly escapes a round-up of Jews in Paris after breaking his leg in a dust-up with bullies. Whisked away in an ambulance, he is forced to watch helplessly as his family is arrested by French police. Maurice is committed to a long-term-treatment facility and as the war intensifies, the sympathetic chief physician (César-winner Philippe Torreton) and his hospital staff must resort to drastic measures to keep the Jewish patients safe from Nazi patrols. The Children of Chance pays testament to the resilience and bravery of youth, as captured in the charming, naturalistic performances of its young ensemble cast. S EL EC T ED S ES S IO N S S C R EEN I N G W I T H Bialik Button Project AUS T R A L I A — 2 017, 15 M I N , D O C U M EN TA RY DI R EC TO R — Carol Gordon L A N G UAG E — English

In 2007, students of Bialik College were inspired to create a memorial to the child victims of the Holocaust. Ten years and 1.5 million buttons later, they unveiled a commemoration to the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in WWII. This documentary follows the inspiring journey with interviews from students, teachers and contributors to the meaningful project. See events page for details. 24


Sun 29 Oct ★ 4:30pm Thu 2 Nov ★ 6:45pm Mon 6 Nov 12:15pm Thu 9 Nov 4:45pm Mon 20 Nov ★ 6:30pm MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) —

Sun 5 Nov

4:00pm


Wed 1 Nov 4:15pm Sun 12 Nov ★ 6:00pm

POLAND — 1937, 123 MIN DIRECTOR — Michal Waszynski LANGUAGE —

Yiddish (English subtitles)

The Dybbuk

“The most ambitious Yiddish movie of its day.” — The Village Voice Unfolding in 19th century Eastern Europe, The Dybbuk revolves around a pair of illfated lovers: Khonnon, a penniless student of Jewish mysticism, and Leah, the young woman he is destined to marry. When Leah’s greedy father breaks the marriage contract to marry off Leah to a richer man, Khonnon dies instantly. His soul, however, lives on as a dybbuk, entering Leah’s body so as to gain possession of her love for all eternity. Leah, meanwhile, must confront the choice between marriage to a man for whom she feels nothing or an unworldly union with her dead lover’s spirit. Screens from a newly restored print. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 8 Nov ★ Fri 17 Nov

6:30pm 12:00pm


Thu 16 Nov ★

6:45pm

IN HONOUR OF Isaac Apel for his support of Yiddish films.

Yonatan Nir

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, German (English subtitles)

The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel “Never in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was.” — Albert Einstein on Wilfrid Israel A wealthy Jewish businessman and owner of Berlin’s largest department store in the 1930s, Wilfrid Israel was involved in the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews, and played a key role in the WWII Kindertransport operation. Israel was also a member of one of Germany’s most prominent Jewish families, yet little is known about his personal life and heroic endeavours. Why did his story remain untold? What was there to hide? The mysterious story becomes personal as filmmaker Yonatan Nir, born on the Israeli kibbutz, Hazorea, home to Wilfrid Israel Museum, takes us in search of Israel and the real reasons for his disappearance from history.

DOCUMENTARY

RETROSPECTIVE FEATURE

(DER DIBBUK)

ISRAEL — 2016, 71 MIN DIRECTOR —


Mon 13 Nov

7:00pm


Mon 13 Nov

6:30pm

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FRANCE, ISRAEL, NETHERLANDS, USA — 2017, 67 MIN

CANADA, AUSTRIA, USA,

DIRECTOR — Stephane Kaas

ISRAEL, GERMANY, UK — 2016, 82 MIN

LANGUAGE —

English

DIRECTOR —

James Murdoch


Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story

Exit: Music

(ETGAR KERET:

In his stories, celebrated Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret plays with fantasy and reality. His own life, too, seems like a modern fairytale. In this documentary fiction hybrid, Stephane Kaas and Rutger Lemm investigate why storytelling is an essential aspect of Keret’s life. A charming and moving homage to the magic of artfully woven fantasies, Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story is skillfully pieced together with joyous animated sequences from Keret’s stories, and interviews from those who know the man best: Jonathan Safran Foer, Gary Shteyngart and Ira Glass among them. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Thu 9 Nov ★ 6:30pm SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Thu 9 Nov ★

6:30pm

Before WWII, Germany was the centre of the musical world. Within five years of the war breaking out, thousands of musicians had fled the country as the Nazi regime tightened its race laws and attempted to fashion its own cultural image. Exit: Music examines how anti-Semitism manifested itself in the music industry, how Jewish composers were depicted as incapable of originality by virtue of race, and how the Third Reich hijacked German music for propaganda purposes. Exploring the lives of five composers, this moving documentary pieces together stories of their escape; how their identities and careers were changed by exile, and how their music all but disappeared after the war. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 8 Nov Fri 17 Nov Wed 22 Nov

8:30pm 2:30pm 12:00pm


Tue 7 Nov

26

6:45pm

DOCUMENTARY

DOCUMENTARY

EEN WAARGEBEURD VERHAAL)

USA — 2017, 74 MIN

UK — 2016, 73 MIN

DIRECTOR — Michael Skolnick LANGUAGE —

DIRECTOR —

English

The Gliksmans

Justin Hardy


The Green Park

Barry and Barbara Gliksman, a spritely octogenarian couple, go through their morning routine: a big breakfast, a handful of pills, some bickering, plus a frantic look for Barry’s wallet. Today, they’re on their way to the bank — a trip that goes wildly awry when they notice they’re being tailed by an aggressive truck driver. After a chase through the hills, the two end up in the scorching and desolate San Fernando Valley, where the heat begins to take its toll. Quirky psychedelic animations capture the couple’s descent into madness, as their simple trip turns into an absurd and fantastical escapade. Presenting a lively and unexpected road trip adventure, The Gliksmans is an entertaining and madcap take on love and relationships in the golden years of life. Director, Michael Skolnick and producer, Eden Stelmach, are guests of the festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Fri 3 Nov 12:15pm Tue 7 Nov 4:30pm Tue 21 Nov ★ 6:30pm SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Thurs 16 Nov ★

6:30pm

“You spent fifty weeks a year trying to assimilate and two weeks a year going back to your roots.” For over 40 years, the Green Park Hotel beckoned waves of Jewish immigrants to its idyllic seaside location on England’s southern coast. It was a place to see and be seen, and served as matchmaking grounds for generations of young lovers who met their future spouses for the first time, and often returned years later with their own children. Former guests and employees share their memories and personal archive, revealing a simpler, happier and more prosperous period when the good times seemed as if they would never end. More than a time capsule of an iconic hotel, The Green Park is a heartfelt tribute to a bygone era and the cultural roots of the Anglo-Jewish community.

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

[WORLD PREMIERE]


Sun 5 Nov

12:00pm


Sun 5 Nov

12:00pm

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GERMANY, AUSTRIA — 2016, 120 MIN

CHILE, MEXICO,

DIRECTOR — Andreas Gruber

CZECH REPUBLIC, ISRAEL, USA — 2016, 74 MIN

LANGUAGE —

German (English subtitles)

Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs

DIRECTOR —

Aaron Cohen

LANGUAGE — Czech (English subtitles)

Heaven in Auschwitz

Twenty-two years after the end of WWII, the inhabitants of a small Austrian town are still impacted by dangerous reminders of Nazi Germany. When 9-year-old Johanna and her family are evacuated due to the danger of unexploded munitions, shameful family secrets are also unearthed. Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Elisabeth Escher, Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs explores a young girl’s embrace of her heritage and her family’s past as she grapples with a newfound identity. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Mon 30 Oct Mon 20 Nov

4:30pm 8:30pm


Tue 7 Nov Mon 20 Nov

1:45pm 6:30pm

In this captivating and moving documentary, Czech Holocaust survivors recount the seemingly impossible: pleasant memories of Auschwitz. German Jew and unsung hero, Alfred ‘Freddy’ Hirsch, dedicated himself to lessening the impact of Nazi terror on children’s lives. In Terezin, he looked after children and obtained space for a playground and, in Auschwitz, Hirsch managed to get one building dedicated as a ‘children’s block.’ While he didn’t survive, the remarkable Freddy Hirsch lives on in the memories of those who, thanks to him, experienced some joy in the midst of hell. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Sun 5 Nov Thu 9 Nov

3:45pm 2:30pm


Thu 9 Nov

6:30pm


Wed 8 Nov

28

9:00pm

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

(HANNAS SCHLAFENDE HUNDE)

FRANCE, CANADA, ROMANIA, USA — 2016, 134 MIN DIRECTOR —

Radu Mihăileanu


The History of Love

“Accomplished and affecting.” — ScreenDaily

Thu 26 Oct Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sat 18 Nov

8:30pm 2:10pm 4:15pm 4:00pm


Tue 31 Oct Sun 19 Nov

FEATURE

Based on American author Nicole Krauss’ bestseller, The History of Love is a sprawling saga of undaunted ardour and merciless twists of fate. Spanning decades and continents, the film’s central narrative begins in pre-war Poland and follows Leo Gurski and Alma Mereminski, neighbours and sweethearts whose romance is thwarted by the rise of fascism. Before the war Alma is sent to America — after the war Leo tries to find her, oblivious to the surprises that await him. Aided by a brilliant cast that includes Gemma Arterton (Their Finest) and veteran actors Derek Jacobi and Elliott Gould, director Radu Mihăileanu (Live and Become) deftly weaves the many threads of Krauss’ novel into a soaring and deeply moving epic that touches on the duties of religion, literature and love.


8:45pm 3:45pm


Mon 30 Oct Sun 12 Nov Sat 18 Nov

8:15pm 6:00pm 3:45pm


Tue 21 Nov

6:30pm

CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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Sam Hoffman


Humor Me

FEATURE

“Raucously funny.” — The Hollywood Reporter

30

Nate (Flight of the Conchord’s Jemaine Clement), in crisis and suffering from writer’s block, is forced to move into his father’s retirement community. His wisecracking father, Bob (Elliott Gould), believes humour to be the antidote to life’s problems, but his nonchalant attitude comes at the detriment of emotional engagement with his son. In an attempt to break out of his funk and become closer to Bob, Nate teams up with the elderly residents to produce a concert version of The Mikado, leading to raucous and unpredictable antics. From the writer of Old Jews Telling Jokes, Humor Me is a joyous and laugh-out-loud exploration of the complexities of the father-son relationship.


Mon 30 Oct Mon 6 Nov Wed 22 Nov ★

4:15pm 8:30pm 12:00pm


Mon 13 Nov

8:45pm


Sun 29 Oct Mon 6 Nov

2:00pm 8:30pm

ISRAEL, FRANCE — 2016, 96 MIN DIRECTOR —

Maysaloun Hamoud

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)

In Between (BAR BAHAR)

Layla, Salma and Nur share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Layla, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim girl who moves into the apartment in order to study at the nearby university. Nur is both intrigued and intimidated by her two sophisticated roommates. When her conservative fiancé visits, he is horrified by her secular friends, and urges her to hasten their marriage, leave Tel Aviv, and assume her rightful role as a wife. An extraordinary film that depicts the complexities of contemporary femininity, In Between is a story of female friendship, and the fierce bond that comes about from shared gender, background, and hopes. Produced by Shlomi Elkabetz (Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, JIFF 2014), In Between screened to critical acclaim at San Sebastian Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and won Best Debut Film at the 2016 Haifa International Film Festival. Nominated for twelve 2017 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars), including Best Picture and Best Director.


Thu 26 Oct Sun 29 Oct Mon 6 Nov Fri 10 Nov Wed 15 Nov

4:15pm 8:45pm 9:10pm 12:00pm 8:40pm

FEATURE

“Sparkling, taboo-breaking… an end to stereotyped Palestinian women.” — The Hollywood Reporter


Thu 26 Oct Mon 30 Oct Sun 5 Nov Thu 9 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sat 18 Nov

2:00pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:30pm 1:30pm 2:00pm


Sun 29 Oct Mon 6 Nov

8:15pm 8:50pm


Sat 18 Nov

4:00pm

CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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ISRAEL — 2016, 103 MIN DIRECTOR — Eitan Green

Hebrew (English subtitles)

Indoors

An Israeli Love Story

(HADREI HABAIT)

(SIPUR AHAVA ERETZ-ISRAELI)

“A movie about an Israeliness that dreams, aspires, insists, confronts, struggles and comes to the point of defeat, and it is Green’s best, most complex, complete and touching work to date. This is a version of Israeliness we have yet to see on the screen, tender and full of longing despite its hardships.” — Haaretz Avraham is a small time contractor who is trying to make it big. His family lives in the shadow of his career ambitions as he gambles on projects that exceed his capacities, until one of these projects leaves him drowning in debts that he cannot repay. Under the threat of their father’s financial difficulties, a family rediscovers the strength of its ties. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Sun 12 Nov Tue 21 Nov

9:00pm 4:15pm


Sun 12 Nov

Dan Wolman

LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles)

8:45pm

“Evokes the nostalgia and values of pre-state Israel.” —The Pioneer Based on the true story of theatre director and actress Pnina Gary, multi-award winning director Dan Wolman tells a passionate story of love and independence. Set in pre-state Palestine, Eli and Margalit Tare are torn between their love for one another and where they see their own futures in the Jewish state. In the budding theatre world of Tel Aviv, Margalit seeks her place in the spotlight, while Eli is drawn deeper into the armed struggle for Jewish independence from the British. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Tue 31 Oct Thu 2 Nov Fri 3 Nov Wed 8 Nov Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Thu 16 Nov

12:15pm 8:50pm 2:00pm 12:15pm 2:30pm 12:00pm 4:15pm


Thu 2 Nov Mon 6 Nov

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9:10pm 4:15pm

FEATURE

FEATURE

LANGUAGE —


SWITZERLAND — 2016, 73 MIN

Jacob Berger French (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR — LANGUAGE —

A Jew for Example (UN JUIF POUR L’EXEMPLE)

The writer Jacques Chessex was an eight-year-old boy in 1942 in the Swiss village of Payerne when he witnessed events, as detailed in his controversial novella, A Jew Must Die, that would change him forever. Popular myth has it that Switzerland remained an innocent island amidst the horrors of WWII. What we see in Jacques Berger’s decisive film — and what Chessex saw as a boy — repudiates this. In Payerne, a cadre of Nazi sympathisers singled out a Jewish scapegoat, a wealthy livestock dealer, to serve as an ‘example’ in honour of Hitler’s birthday. More than a simple recreation of a historical atrocity, this powerful film boldly conflates past and present, suggesting that the two are, and always will be, dangerously intertwined.


Wed 8 Nov Wed 15 Nov

4:50pm 8:45pm


Fri 10 Nov Wed 15 Nov

2:30pm 8:30pm

FEATURE

“This potent drama could hardly be more relevant or effective.” — Variety

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USA — 2017, 94 MIN DIRECTOR — Rachel Israel LANGUAGE —

English

FEATURE

Keep the Change

“An ode to self-discovery and acceptance that’s as funny as it is sweet.” — Variety Winner of Best Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Keep the Change follows David, an upper-class charmer who leads a very comfortable life until he is mandated to attend a support group at the Manhattan Jewish Community Centre. There, he is forced to come to terms with his own highfunctioning autism, despite his resentment towards being singled out as different, or anything other than what he interprets as ‘normal.’ In group, David is paired with Sarah — a quirky and outgoing woman whose optimism initially irks David. Despite their contrasting personalities, they forge a bond. As their relationship deepens, Sarah, confident in herself and her individuality, challenges David to embrace his own idiosyncrasy. A unique and endearing romantic comedy about people navigating the difficulties of a relationship, Keep the Change details an under-represented community with authenticity, optimism and charming humour. CO-PRESENTED BY

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See-Saw Films


Thu 26 Oct Sat 28 Oct Thu 2 Nov Sun 5 Nov ★ Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sun 19 Nov Tue 21 Nov

2:30pm 6:45pm 12:00pm 5:45pm 9:15pm 11:45am 2:00pm 4:00pm


Thu 26 Oct Mon 30 Oct Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sat 11 Nov Thu 16 Nov Sun 19 Nov

6:30pm 4:30pm 4:00pm 2:00pm 8:45pm 4:30pm 4:00pm


Sat 28 Oct Thu 2 Nov Wed 8 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Mon 20 Nov Tue 21 Nov

6:30pm 2:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 2:00pm 8:50pm 4:00pm


Sun 19 Nov

6:10pm


see pg. 64 – 65.


AUSTRALIA — 2017, 81 MIN

Ben Bachar, Itzik Kricheli LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR — Su Goldfish

The Last Band in Lebanon

The Last Goldfish

DIRECTOR —

LANGUAGE —

English

A huge box-office hit in Israel, this laugh-outloud army-buddy movie combines absurd comedy, romance and music to create a film as hot as the Negev. Shlomi, Assaf and Kobi are Israeli reserve soldiers, and members of a military rock band. After getting left behind enemy lines in Hezbollah territory, the three bumbling soldiers embark on a treacherous journey that demands banding together and setting aside their own complicated history to make it home. Set against the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, the action — and bullets — fly fast and furious.

As a child growing up in Trinidad, Su didn’t realise she was white. As an adult, she finds a new family in Sydney’s queer community, learns she is Jewish and that she has halfsiblings on the other side of the world. Told through a personal archive stretching across a century, this search for one lost family echoes through all those touched by forced migration. An audience favourite at the Sydney Film Festival, The Last Goldfish presents a journey through memory and amnesia, revealing what we gain from understanding who we are and where we come from.

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

(HALEHAKA HAAHRONA B’LEBANON)


Tue 31 Oct

8:50pm


Tue 14 Nov

8:45pm

Director, Su Goldfish, is a guest of the festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Fri 27 Oct 2:45pm Thu 2 Nov 4:45pm Sun 12 Nov ★ 7:00pm Tue 21 Nov 12:00pm SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov ★ Mon 20 Nov

6:30pm 9:00pm


see pg. 64 – 65.

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Howard Weiner


The Last Poker Game

FEATURE

“Refreshingly candid.” — Paste Magazine

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Dr. Abe Mandelbaum (Martin Landau in his final performance) moves into a nursing home with his wife, Molly, whose health is deteriorating. There, he forms an improbable relationship with gambler and womaniser, Phil Nicoletti (Paul Sorvino). While at first Abe feels that moving into the home is the end of the road, he soon realises that his life is finding a whole new beginning. The two men’s friendship is challenged when a mysterious nurse claims that her biological father resides in the home. Without children of their own, both Abe and Phil jump at the chance to convince Angela, and themselves, that they are her father. Warm and joyous, The Last Poker Game is written and directed by world renowned neurologist, Howard Weiner, whose wealth of experience permeates the film with a remarkable veracity. Premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.


Sun 5 Nov Mon 20 Nov

12:00pm 2:00pm


Sun 12 Nov

12:00pm

ARGENTINA, SPAIN — 2017, 92 MIN LANGUAGE —

DIRECTOR — Pablo Solarz Spanish, German, Polish, Yiddish (English subtitles)

The Last Suit (EL ULTIMO TRAJE)


Sat 28 Oct 9:15pm Mon 30 Oct 12:00pm Wed 1 Nov ★ 12:00pm Fri 3 Nov 2:15pm Sun 5 Nov 4:15pm Tue 7 Nov 6:15pm Sat 11 Nov 7:15pm Tue 14 Nov 2:00pm Sun 19 Nov 6:45pm Tue 21 Nov 2:00pm

FEATURE

Abraham Bursztein, an octogenarian Jewish tailor, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Escaping a family intent on confining him to a nursing home, Abraham leaves Buenos Aires in search of the man who, over 70 years ago, saved him from certain death. With assistance from a roll call of generous strangers, the sharply-dressed suitmaker makes his way across Europe to Poland, undeterred by travel mishaps, family foibles and geographical obstacles. Heartfelt and charming with a wonderful comedic flavour, The Last Suit reminds us of the enduring importance of family, friends and keeping your word.


Sat 28 Oct Tue 31 Oct Fri 10 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sat 18 Nov Mon 20 Nov

6:30pm 2:00pm 12:00pm 4:15pm 9:00pm 7:00pm 2:00pm


Sat 28 Oct Mon 30 Oct Fri 3 Nov Sun 5 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Wed 22 Nov

8:30pm 4:00pm 2:00pm 4:30pm 6:45pm 4:00pm 6:30pm


Sat 11 Nov

4:00pm


see pg. 64 – 65.

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UK, AUSTRIA — 2017, 113 MIN

Polly Steele LANGUAGE — English

DIRECTOR —

Based on a true story, Let Me Go explores the lingering impact of dark family secrets on future generations. Abandoned by her mother when she was four years old, Helga is now a grown woman with her own family. When she receives a letter from her ailing mother, Helga is forced to confront the long-term effects of her absence, and shares a long-repressed WWII secret with her granddaughter, Emily. The two travel to Vienna to meet the debilitated matriarch, and together experience the unravelling of a sinister family mystery. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Tue 31 Oct Wed 15 Oct

3:45pm 2:15pm


Wed 8 Nov

4:00pm


Tue 31 Oct

4:00pm

LANGUAGE —

Love is Thicker than Water “Matchless filmmaking and storytelling. Wonderful!” — Stephen Fry Sparks fly when Arthur, a poor Welsh student, meets Vida, a wealthy Jewish cellist. As the two rush headlong into a relationship, their bond is soon tested when the fates of their two vastly different families converge. Punctuated by quirky animated segments and an energetic soundtrack, this modern day Romeo and Juliet explores the trials and tribulations of a young couple in contemporary London. Johnny Flynn and Lydia Wilson deliver outstanding performances as the star-crossed lovers, alongside a terrific supporting cast. From the director of Drop Dead Fred, this touching, quirky and tragic film presents a fresh look at how conflicting family ties challenge love. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Tue 7 Nov Mon 13 Nov Wed 22 Nov

8:15pm 2:15pm 1:45pm


Wed 1 Nov

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English

8:30pm

FEATURE

FEATURE

Let Me Go

UK, NETHERLANDS — 2016, 105 MIN DIRECTOR — Emily Harris, Ate de Jong

USA — 2017, 81 MIN DIRECTOR — Ema Ryan Yamazaki LANGUAGE —

English

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Thu 26 Oct Tue 31 Oct Sun 5 Nov Wed 8 Nov Sun 12 Nov Thu 16 Nov

12:15pm 11:45am 1:40pm 2:15pm 12:10pm 12:00pm

DOCUMENTARY

Curious George is an international icon, with generations of children growing up with stories of his adventures and hijinks. The friendly and inquisitive monkey was created by Hans and Margret Rey; German Jews with their own incredible stories. A dreamer, Hans was always sketching whatever came to his mind. Margret was an entrepreneurial rebel, determined to make her mark on the world. The two married in Brazil and honeymooned in Paris. Four years later, when the Nazis encroached on the edges of the city, they fled on bicycles with a precious manuscript featuring a small monkey and his beloved friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. Seamlessly incorporating animation that brings Hans and Margret to life, Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s debut documentary charts the creation and journey of Curious George, and celebrates the Reys’ extraordinary creative collaboration amidst the chaos of a world at war.


Fri 27 Oct Tue 31 Oct Wed 8 Nov Tue 21 Nov

2:15pm 6:30pm 2:00pm 4:00pm


Fri 27 Oct Tues 31 Oct Thu 16 Nov Tue 21 Nov

12:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 6:45pm

PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

S P ECI A L E V EN T Curious George : Kids Screening

Bring the kids and grandkids for a nostalgic screening of the animated feature film, Curious George (2006). Join PJ Library in the Classic Cinemas foyer beforehand for craft activities and fun! Sunday 12 Nov 10A M Craft activities 10 : 3 0A M Curious George screening: all tickets $10 C L AS S I C CI N EM AS , EL S T ER N W I C K

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ISRAEL, ARGENTINA, FRANCE, USA, UK — 2017, 67 MIN

Dorit Hakim LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR — Tzachi Schiff

DIRECTOR —

Moon in the 12th House

LANGUAGE —

English

More Alive than Dead

“Powerful and moving... combining past and present with ease.” — Le Blog du Cinema Sisters Mira and Lenny, separated at youth in traumatic circumstances, are young women when they finally meet again. The older and wilder Mira, who works in a hip Tel Aviv nightclub, abruptly returns to their childhood home, where the dutiful Lenny has stayed to care for their father. Their unexpected reunion leads them on an emotional journey of healing and reconciliation. Commanding performances and hypnotic cinematography elevate this moving meditation on family ties and lost youth. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 8 Nov

4:30pm


Tue 7 Nov

40

4:00pm

Was Sigmund Freud a revolutionary genius who changed our thought and sought to release humanity from shackles of oppression, religion and hypocrisy? Or was he a greedy and devious charlatan who swindled theories from others? Was he the generator of the present sense of individuality or did he contaminate humanity’s moral values with selfcenteredness? With debate from world-renowned Freud experts and philosophers, and animation, humour, art and music, More Alive than Dead explores the multifaceted Freudian influence on our culture and society. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Tue 31 Oct Wed 8 Nov

2:00pm 6:45pm


Wed 8 Nov

6:45pm

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

(YAREACH BE’BAIT 12)

ISRAEL, GERMANY, FRANCE, PORTUGAL — 2016, 102 MIN DIRECTOR —

Isabel Gathof

LANGUAGE — German (English subtitles)

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim — The First Jewish Painter MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Sun 29 Oct ★ 2:15pm Mon 6 Nov 12:00pm SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Sun 5 Nov ★ 1:15pm

DOCUMENTARY

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, the so-called ‘painter of the Rothschilds and the Rothschild of painters’, was the first Jewish painter of the modern era. Oppenheim came to represent the emancipation of German Jews in the nineteenth century, although his work depicting traditional Jewish life has mostly been forgotten. With an extraordinary collaborative soundtrack fusing electronic music with classical composition performed by the string quartet of the Frankfurt Philharmonic Orchestra, this powerful documentary explores the seminal artist’s traces — and lingering impact — across Germany, France and Israel. Director, Isabel Gathof, is a guest of the festival with thanks to the Goethe-Institut.

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FRANCE, BELGIUM — 2017, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Nicolas Bedos LANGUAGE —

French (English subtitles)

Mr & Mrs Adelman

FEATURE

“Filled with energy and wit.” — The Hollywood Reporter When famous author Victor Adelman dies, a journalist contacts his wife, Sarah, hoping to get a scoop on the great writer’s life. His rock when times were tough, and his muse when inspiration faltered, Sarah reflects on half a century together, and contemplates the trials and tribulations of their passionate and tumultuous relationship. Chronicling half a century of victories, ambitions, secrets, and betrayals; Mr & Mrs Adelman pays tribute to the madness and wisdom of sharing a lifetime with someone. Written by and starring real-life couple, Nicolas Bedos (who also directed the film) and Doria Tillier.


Sat 28 Oct Tue 31 Oct Thu 2 Nov Mon 6 Nov Mon 13 Nov Sat 18 Nov Tue 21 Nov

4:15pm 8:45pm 4:15pm 6:45pm 4:30pm 9:00pm 1:45pm


Sat 28 Oct Thu 2 Nov Sun 5 Nov Fri 10 Nov Tue 14 Nov Wed 22 Nov

2:00pm 3:45pm 6:15pm 2:00pm 6:30pm 1:45pm


Sat 28 Oct Tue 31 Oct Wed 8 Nov Mon 13 Nov Sat 18 Nov

4:00pm 9:00pm 6:30pm 4:00pm 9:00pm


Sun 19 Nov CANBERRA, PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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3:45pm

GERMANY, ISRAEL — 2017, 86 MIN

Rina Castelnuovo, Tamir Elterman LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)

CZECH REPUBLIC — 2016, 165 MIN

“A unique window into the IsraeliPalestinian conflict.” — Indiewire For the past seven years, Muhi, a young boy from Gaza, has been confined to an Israeli hospital. Rushed there in his infancy with a life-threatening immune disorder, he and his doting grandfather, Abu Naim, wound up caught in an immigration limbo that made it impossible for them to leave. This moving documentary lays out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in human terms, charting the impact these paradoxical circumstances have upon individual lives. Winner Best Debut Film at the 2017 DocAviv Film Festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Mon 30 Oct 2:30pm Thu 9 Nov 12:15pm Thu 16 Nov ★ 6:30pm Mon 20 Nov 4:45pm

LANGUAGE —

Murder in Polná (ZLOCIN V POLNÉ)

A riveting historical miniseries based on the Hilsner Affair, a highly contested criminal case in Czechoslovakia. After a young seamstress is found dead in a small village on Easter Sunday 1899, the absence of blood at the crime scene leads investigators to believe that the murder was part of a Passover ritual. Pinning the blame on Leopold Hilsner, a young Jewish beggar, his trial and subsequent death sentence incite riots against Jews. Finally, Tomas Masaryk, a professor of sociology in Prague (and eventual president of Czechoslovakia) intervenes with dramatic consequence. A big hit in the Czech Republic, Murder in Polná composes 2 x 86 minute episodes, which are screened consecutively. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov ★

8:30pm



Mon 13 Nov

Tue 14 Nov

6:30pm

3:45pm



Thu 9 Nov Sun 19 Nov ★

Tue 7 Nov

8:30pm 4:00pm

TV SERIES

DOCUMENTARY

Muhi: Generally Temporary

Viktor Polesný Czech (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR —

DIRECTOR —

6:15pm

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AUSTRALIA — 2017, 89 MIN

Danny Ben-Moshe LANGUAGE — English

LANGUAGE —

André Schäfer, Jascha Hannover German, English (English Subtitles)

My Mother’s Lost Children

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

Sprawling across four continents, My Mother’s Lost Children shares Danny Ben-Moshe’s (Shalom Bollywood pg. 52) extraordinary family story. Growing up in the East End of London, Ben-Moshe’s mother, Lillian, was 15 when she met and married Raymond, a charismatic Iranian Jew. After the birth of two children, the couple divorced and, when Lillian was 18, Raymond took the children out for an excursion. They never returned. When the two stolen children reappear after 40 years, the eccentric family is thrown into disarray and embarks on a remarkable journey in an attempt to unravel a dense web of secrets and put the past to rest.

Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, Double Indemnity… Billy Wilder was one of the great entertainers of the Classical Hollywood era and one of its most celebrated writers and directors. One of a slew of directors who fled from Nazism and settled into a successful career in the United States, Wilder was a six-time Oscar winner best known for his distinctive cynicism and wit. Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder dives into the great man’s fascinating life and work, featuring archival interviews with the man himself as well as collaborators and friends from across his historic career.

Director, Danny Ben-Moshe, is a guest of the festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Sun 29 Oct ★ Tue 7 Nov Tue 21 Nov

4:00pm 12:15pm 6:30pm


Sat 28 Oct Sun 5 Nov Wed 15 Nov Thu 16 Nov

4:30pm 6:15pm 4:45pm 4:45pm


Wed 8 Nov Sun 12 Nov

6:30pm 4:00pm



Thu 16 Nov

Sat 28 Oct Sun 12 Nov

6:30pm


Sun 5 Nov ★ Sat 11 Nov

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GERMANY — 2017, 90 MIN DIRECTOR —

PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

3:45pm 4:45pm

PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

4:30pm 2:00pm

DOCUMENTARY

DOCUMENTARY

DIRECTOR —

ISRAEL, POLAND — 2016, 109 MIN

Avi Nesher Hebrew (English subtitles)


Past Life (HA’KHATA’IM)

“Avi Nesher’s brilliant, haunting Past Life may be his best film yet — and that’s saying a lot.” — Jerusalem Post

S EL EC T ED S ES S IO N S W I L L S C R EEN W I T H JIFF Short Film Fund winner,

Still Alive (pg. 11). See jiff.com.au for details. AUS T R A L I A — 2 017, 8 M I N , S H O R T DI R EC TO R — Anita Lester L A N G UAG E — English

A mother tells her daughter a tale of madness born from the Holocaust. Through the ghetto to cradling her dying sister, Eva Nagler left her mind on the

Fri 27 Oct Sun 29 Oct Thu 2 Nov Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sat 18 Nov Wed 22 Nov

12:30pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 9:00pm 2:10pm 8:15pm 11:45am 6:45pm 4:00pm

FEATURE

Unfolding in the late 1970s, Past Life centres on the daughters of Holocaust survivors: journalist Nana and her younger sister Sephi, a soprano and aspiring composer. After a performance in West Berlin, Sephi is accosted by an elderly Polish woman who accuses her father of murder. Traumatised by the startling encounter, the sisters launch an investigation, attempting to discover what really happened to their father in Poland during the war. As guilty secrets and troubling revelations are dredged up, Past Life boldly charts dangerous emotional territory still very much a part of the Israeli collective subconscious. Premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and nominated for four 2017 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars) including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.



Fri 27 Oct Sun 29 Oct Sat 4 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Mon 20 Nov Wed 22 Nov



Sun 29 Oct Thu 2 Nov Sat 4 Nov Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sat 18 Nov

6:00pm 7:00pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 1:45pm 6:30pm


Wed 22 Nov

6:20pm


see pg. 64 – 65.

beaches of the Baltic Sea during one of the largest death marches of the war.

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USA — 2016, 91 MIN

Hadas Ben Aroya LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) DIRECTOR —

People That Are Not Me

DIRECTOR —

Kirk Simon


The Pulitzer at 100

(ANASHIM SHEHEM LO ANI)

Joy is a young woman living in Tel Aviv who has a love-hate relationship with its casual sex scene. After failed attempts to get her ex back, Joy instead becomes infatuated with Nir, an intellectual who says and does whatever he wants. Dealing with themes of urban loneliness and isolation, People That Are Not Me explores the lives of young people in Tel Aviv who yearn for intimacy and are also terrified by it; who talk endlessly but never say anything authentic. Written, directed by, and starring Israeli filmmaker, Hadas Ben Aroya. Note: For mature audiences. Contains nudity and sex scenes. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Thu 2 Nov Tue 14 Nov

9:10pm 8:30pm


Sun 29 Oct ★

4:15pm


Thu 2 Nov

8:45pm

Celebrating 100 years of the Pulitzer Prize, Oscar-winning director, Kirk Simon, examines the rich legacy of the prestigious award, and the personal history of its founder, the great Jewish publisher, Joseph Pulitzer. Exploring the vital importance of words and language in a free democracy, The Pulitzer at 100 pieces together a compelling portrait of the people behind the award, surveying the stories of artists who have won the distinguished gong. Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Martin Scorsese (pictured) and Jon Lithgow read Pulitzer work, journalists Nicholas Kristof and David Remnick and novelists Toni Morrison and Junot Diaz recount the stories behind America’s most beloved works in arts and letters. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Thu 2 Nov Mon 13 Nov Tue 14 Nov


Mon 20 Nov

6:30pm


Mon 6 Nov

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2:15pm 12:00pm 6:30pm

PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

6:30pm

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE

“Singular and bold.” — Haaretz

ISRAEL — 2016, 92 MIN DIRECTOR — Eitan Anner LANGUAGE —


A Quiet Heart (LEV SHAKET MEOD)

Ania Bukstein (Game of Thrones) stars as Naomi, a secular Israeli suffering a personal crisis that threatens to derail her career as a concert pianist. Fleeing Tel Aviv, she moves to Jerusalem and rents an apartment in a Haredi neighbourhood. Disdain towards a secular woman soon turns to outright hostility when Naomi befriends an Italian monk who teaches her to play the pipe organ. Faced with escalating isolation and violence, Naomi must learn to use music as a bridge to overcome towering religious barriers. Delivering a nuanced examination of the tensions between Jerusalem’s secular and religious communities, A Quiet Heart is a riveting suspense thriller about the evils of religious intolerance. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2016 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.


Wed 1 Nov Mon 13 Nov Tue 14 Nov Mon 20 Nov

2:00pm 6:45pm 2:15pm 2:30pm


Wed 1 Nov

8:30pm

FEATURE

“A crafted, thoughtful and quietly gripping snapshot of internal social conflicts rarely examined in Israeli cinema.” — Variety


Mon 13 Nov Wed 22 Nov

6:45pm 4:00pm

Producer, Gal Greenspan, is a guest of the festival. S EL EC T ED S ES S IO N S W I L L S C R EEN W I T H Mr Bernstein CA N A DA — 2 016 , 12 M I N , S H O R T DI R EC TO R — Francine Zuckerman L A N G UAG E — English

After Debbie hears about her father's life-changing musical experience in a refugee camp, she tracks down the famous conductor years later, with unexpected consequences. 47

RUSSIA — 2017, 86 MIN DIRECTOR —

Sergey Nurmamed

LANGUAGE — Russian (English subtitles)

DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Russian Jews: Part One Before the Revolution Russian Jews: Part One — Before the Revolution tells the story of the Jewish people across the Russian empire, including the traditional way of life in Russia and their entering into general society. Delving into stories about famous bankers, scientists and artists reshaping their attitude to the rites of their ancestry, this is also the story of the Russian word ‘pogrom’ entering foreign dictionaries, the Beylis Case and the first wave of Jewish emigration. It is about the revolutionaries who shattered the Tsarist regime and changed the fate of the country in October 1917. Watch the Russian Jews documentaries consecutively (in a single day), or across multiple sessions spread over three weeks. On Sunday, 19 Nov, at the Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick, After the Tears will be supplying a spread of delicious Eastern European treats to feast on between sessions. Nostrovia!

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Thu 26 Oct 2:15pm Sun 19 Nov ★ 11:30am SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —

Thu 2 Nov Sun 19 Nov

4:00pm 11:30am

RUSSIA — 2017, 125 MIN

Sergey Nurmamed LANGUAGE — Russian (English subtitles)

RUSSIA — 2017, 126 MIN

DIRECTOR —

DIRECTOR —

Sergey Nurmamed

LANGUAGE — Russian (English subtitles)

Russian Jews: Part Two —1918 - 1948 captures a 30-year period of influential Jewish participation in every domain of Soviet political and cultural life. Significant events include Leon Trotsky’s role as the founder of the Red Army; artist Marc Chagall’s early career; the first Soviet popular music stars; writers, with Isaac Babel in the lead, and other figures and fates, without which the grandiose Soviet ‘project’ is impossible to understand. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Thu 2 Nov 2:15pm Sun 19 Nov ★ 1:30pm SYD (EVENT CINEMAS) —


4:00pm 1:30pm

Russian Jews: Part Three — After 1948 depicts the tumultuous leadup to the fall of the Soviet Union. The assassination of Solomon Mikhoels, the leader of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, initiated a new era for the relationship between the Soviet Union and its Jews, including a new wave of officially sanctioned anti-Semitism that drove many Jews to involvement in ‘antiSoviet activities’ and, eventually, emigration.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES

DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Russian Jews: Part Two Russian Jews: Part Three 1918 – 1948 After 1948


Thu 9 Nov Sun 19 Nov ★

2:15pm 4:15pm



4:00pm 4:15pm

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Matan Yair


Scaffolding

FEATURE

(PIGGUMIM)

“A small film with a big heart… a sharply drawn study of the father-son dynamic.” — Screendaily 17-year-old Asher has always been an impulsive troublemaker. It’s hard for him to concentrate in class, and he lashes out in rage and violence yet he is also endowed with a considerable amount of charm and street wisdom. While his strict father sees him as a natural successor to the family’s scaffolding business, Asher finds a different masculine role model in his gentle literature teacher, Rami, and forges a special connection with him. Torn between the two worlds, Asher looks for a chance at a new life and new identity. When a sudden tragedy occurs, he’s forced to undertake the ultimate test of maturity. Premiering at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival (ACID showcase), Scaffolding won Best Israeli Feature Film and Best Actor at the 2017 Jerusalem Film Festival, and was nominated for eight 2017 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars), including Best Picture and Best Director.


Fri 27 Oct Sun 29 Oct Wed 1 Nov Mon 6 Nov Thu 9 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sun 19 Nov


Thu 26 Oct Tue 7 Nov Mon 13 Nov Fri 17 Nov Sun 19 Nov

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4:00pm 8:45pm 4:00pm 12:00pm 8:30pm


Fri 27 Oct Sun 29 Oct Mon 6 Nov Thu 9 Nov Sun 19 Nov

2:00pm 8:30pm 2:15pm 8:45pm 8:30pm


Tue 14 Nov PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

Producer, Gal Greenspan, is a guest of the festival.


4:30pm

ROMANIA, GERMANY — 2016, 141 MIN

CANADA — 2016, 107 MIN

Radu Jude LANGUAGE — Romanian, German (English subtitles)

DIRECTOR — Leon Marr

Scarred Hearts

The Second Time Around

DIRECTOR —

LANGUAGE —

In 1937, Emanuel is diagnosed with bone tuberculosis and is confined to Carmen Sylva, a marine sanatorium near the Black Sea. Emanuel is soon encased in a heavy body cast, and must spend all of his hours confined to his bed. A highly intelligent young man in his early twenties with a penchant for quoting poetry and philosophy, Emanuel tries to live life to its fullest in this Magic Mountainlike setting – keeping up his good humour, arguing over politics with anti-Semites and falling in love. But is it only a matter of time until he, like many of his fellow patients, becomes resigned to his fate? Based on the autobiographical writings of Jewish Romanian author, Max Blecher, Radu Jude’s (Aferim!) eerily gorgeous Scarred Hearts premiered at the 2016 Locarno Film Festival. MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) —

Wed 8 Nov Thu 16 Nov Mon 20 Nov

2:10pm 11:45am 8:50pm


Tue 21 Nov

8:30pm


Tue 21 Nov

8:50pm

“A little gem of a film.” —Montreal Gazette Katherine Mitchell wasn’t looking for love a second time, not at her age, and certainly not with cranky Isaac Shapiro. Despite the nosey bunch of seniors in the residence where Katherine convalesces after breaking her hip, she soon discovers Isaac shares her passion for music and the happiness it brings. A gentle and joyous valentine to second chances and the restorative power of love.

FEATURE

FEATURE

(INIMI CICATRIZATE)

English


Sun 29 Oct 12:00pm Wed 8 Nov ★ 12:00pm Thu 9 Nov 8:30pm Mon 13 Nov 12:15pm MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) —

Wed 1 Nov

4:15pm


Thu 2 Nov Wed 8 Nov Mon 20 Nov

6:45pm 2:00pm 6:45pm


Wed 22 Nov

4:15pm

PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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AUSTRALIA — 2017, 80 MIN DIRECTOR —

Danny Ben-Moshe


DOCUMENTARY

Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema A celebration of the all-singing, all-dancing history of the world’s largest film industry, Shalom Bollywood reveals the unlikely story of the 2000 year old Indian Jewish community and its formative place in shaping the world’s largest film industry. At the advent of the Indian Cinema industry, it was taboo for Hindu and Islamic women to perform on-screen. Indian Jewish women took upon the female lead roles, and continued to do so for decades. Using stage names, the women weren’t obviously identified as Jewish, and were commonly thought to be Christian or Muslim. With access to rare archival footage, Danny Ben-Moshe’s (My Mother’s Lost Children, pg. 44) new documentary tells its extraordinary tale through the lives of Indian Cinema’s Jewish icons at the heart of Bollywood from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. Director, Danny Ben-Moshe, is a guest of the festival.

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Sun 29 Oct ★ Tue 31 Oct Fri 10 Nov Mon 20 Nov

6:45pm 4:30pm 12:30pm 6:30pm


Mon 30 Oct Tue 31 Oct Sun 12 Nov Tue 21 Nov

6:30pm 4:00pm 12:00pm 6:30pm


Sun 5 Nov ★ Thu 9 Nov Mon 13 Nov

CANBERRA & PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

6:30pm 2:15pm 8:15pm

ARGENTINA — 2016, 97 MIN DIRECTOR — Alejandro Magnone LANGUAGE —

Spanish (English subtitles)

Subte Polska

As a young man, Tadeusz left behind his sweetheart and his entire family to fight for the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. After the war was lost, the rise of fascism made it unsafe for a Jewish communist to return to Europe, and Tadeusz was forced to immigrate to Buenos Aires, literally going underground to help build the subway tunnels beneath the city. Refusing the doctor’s pills he believes responsible for robbing his lucidity and manhood, Tadeusz’s past begins to meld with the present. Knowing that his next journey will likely be his last, Tadeusz sets about reconnecting with long-lost lovers from his youth, with help from an eccentric circle of caring friends and neighbours. A sharply observed character study depicting a quixotic life that comes full circle in its final, bittersweet chapter.


Tue 31 Oct Thu 9 Nov Mon 20 Nov

2:15pm 6:45pm 4:00pm


Mon 6 Nov

4:00pm

FEATURE

“...a clever, entertaining and lighthearted ride that is worth taking.” — Atlanta Jewish Times


Thu 9 Nov

6:45pm

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ISRAEL, AUSTRIA — 2017, 88 MIN

Amichai Greenberg Hebrew (English subtitles)


The Testament

FEATURE

(HA EDUT)

Yoel, a senior Holocaust researcher, has dedicated his life to diligently studying the Nazi’s methodologies across Austria and Hungary. Over the course of his research he discovers classified documents which hint to the fact that his mother is living under an assumed identity. Certain that this is a mistake, Yoel plunges himself further into his research, and, as a historian with an unshakeable commitment to the truth, he decides to continue his investigations even at the cost of ruining his personal and professional life. A compelling mystery about a man who’s willing to risk everything to discover the truth. Screened at the 2017 Venice Film Festival (Orizzonti section).


Fri 27 Oct Tue 31 Oct Sat 4 Nov Mon 6 Nov Fri 10 Nov Mon 13 Nov Mon 20 Nov


Mon 30 Oct Fri 3 Nov Sat 11 Nov Thu 16 Nov

2:00pm 2:15pm 1:45pm 8:45pm


Sat 4 Nov Mon 6 Nov Fri 10 Nov Mon 13 Nov Mon 20 Nov PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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12:00pm 6:30pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 2:00pm 8:45pm 12:00pm

4:00pm 6:30pm 12:00pm 8:45pm 2:00pm

USA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, POLAND — 2016, 78 MIN DIRECTOR —

Sigal Bujman


Vitch


Mon 30 Oct ★ Fri 10 Nov Thu 16 Nov

6:45pm 2:15pm 2:15pm


Thu 9 Nov

4:00pm

DOCUMENTARY

In this personal documentary, a daughter uncovers the controversial choices that her father made in order to survive the Holocaust. A Jewish caricaturist and mime from Poland, Eddie Vitch spent the years before the war living and working in Hollywood, creating sketches of stars that became a part of Hollywood lore. Deported back to Europe in the 1930s, Vitch was performing in Paris when France was invaded by the Germans. Spotted on stage by Nazi officers, he was sent to Germany to perform for Nazi elite and the Gestapo in Germany’s most prestigious theatres, remaining there for the duration of the war. With his documents identifying him as “Levkovitch,” a recognisably Jewish name, was Vitch hiding in plain sight or did the Nazis protect him? As the mysterious life of Eddie Vitch is revealed, it becomes clear that what happened decades ago still lingers.


Tue 31 Oct ★

8:45pm

BRISBANE —

see pg. 64 – 65.

Director, Sigal Bujman, is a guest of the festival.

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Rama Burshtein


The Wedding Plan (LA’AVOR ET HA’KIR)

FEATURE

“Or, My Big Weird Jewish Wedding.” — TimeOut “Unique, idiosyncratic and spiritual.” — LA Times “A brightly colored, often zany crowdpleaser… an open-hearted, humane film.” — NPR Exhausted by single life at 32, spirited bride-to-be Michal (Noa Koler) is eager for the comfort and companionship of marriage. When her fiancé dumps her one month before their wedding she is devastated but undeterred, and decides to keep her wedding date, leaving it to fate — and God — to provide a suitable Mr Right. Trailblazing writer-director Rama Burshtein (Fill the Void, JIFF 2013) returns to the cloistered Orthodox community she knows intimately with this funny and poignant screwball romantic comedy. When it comes to finding love, it’s equal parts luck, determination, and blind faith. Winner Best Screenplay and Best Actress (Noa Koler) at the 2016 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars), and a US box office hit, The Wedding Plan premiered at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. IN HONOUR

of Peter & Sharon Ivany for their support of Jewish Film in Australia.


Sat 28 Oct Wed 1 Nov Sun 5 Nov Tue 7 Nov Thu 9 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Fri 17 Nov Sat 18 Nov Wed 22 Nov

7:00pm 4:30pm 8:30pm 6:30pm 4:15pm 9:00pm 6:30pm 12:15pm 7:00pm 2:00pm


Thu 26 Oct Sun 29 Oct Wed 1 Nov Sat 4 Nov Sun 12 Nov Wed 15 Nov Sat 18 Nov Wed 22 Nov



Sat 28 Oct Tue 31 Oct Wed 1 Nov Sun 5 Nov Sat 11 Nov Tue 14 Nov Fri 17 Nov Sat 18 Nov Wed 22 Nov

6:45pm 6:30pm 2:00pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 6:30pm 12:00pm 6:30pm 1:45pm


Sun 12 Nov

4:00pm

BRISBANE, CANBERRA & PERTH —

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see pg. 64 – 65.

ISRAEL — 2016, 96 MIN DIRECTOR — Emil Ben-Shimon LANGUAGE —


The Women’s Balcony (YISMACH HATANI)

When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, the congregation falls into crisis. The rabbi’s wife is severely injured, and Rabbi Menashe, already in poor health, can’t cope with the disaster. Lacking a place of worship as well as the services of an ordained religious leader, the men of the congregation are thrilled when the charismatic, ultra-orthodox seminarian Rabbi David steps in. With Rabbi Menashe out of commission, Rabbi David is soon supervising the repairs to their beloved synagogue. The charismatic young Rabbi appears to be a saviour after the accident, but he slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women’s friendships and creates a rift between the community’s women and men, sparking a showdown. An Israeli box-office hit and a New York Times Critic’s pick, The Women’s Balcony is a rousing and good-hearted film about can-do women speaking truth to patriarchal power.


Thu 26 Oct ★ Sat 28 Oct Sun 5 Nov Mon 6 Nov Sun 12 Nov Sat 18 Nov

6:30pm 9:00pm 2:00pm 6:30pm 6:10pm 9:15pm

FEATURE

“The Women’s Balcony has its cake and eats it too. It is funny and profound.” — RogerEbert.com


Sun 5 Nov Sun 12 Nov

12:00pm 6:30pm


Sat 28 Oct Sun 5 Nov Tue 7 Nov Sun 12 Nov Tue 14 Nov Sat 18 Nov

9:00pm 6:15pm 8:30pm 4:00pm 8:45pm 9:00pm

BRISBANE, CANBERRA & PERTH —

see pg. 64 – 65.

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Melbourne — CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK — Monday 30 Oct

7:15PM Opening Night Party ★

12:00PM The Last Suit 37

8:50PM

An Israeli Love Story 32

8:30PM O pening Night Film —

12:15PM Antenna 15

9:10PM

People That Are Not Me 46

Menashe 12 ★

2:00PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

2:30PM Muhi:

Generally Temporary 43

Thursday 26 Oct

Friday 3 Nov 12:00PM Bye Bye Germany 22

12:00PM The Cakemaker 23

4:15PM Humor Me 30

12:15PM The Gliksmans 27

12:15PM Monkey Business:

4:30PM

Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs 28

2:00PM


The Adventures of Curious

6:30PM

Ben Gurion, Epilogue 17 ★

2:15PM

The Last Suit 37

George’s Creators 39

6:45PM Vitch 55 ★

Russian Jews: Part One 48

8:45PM Bang! The Bert Berns Story 16

Saturday 4 Nov

9:00PM Band Aid 16 ★

4:00PM The Testament 54

2:15PM

2:30PM Keep the Change 34 4:15PM

4:30PM

Ben Gurion, Epilogue 17

4:30PM Ben Gurion, Epilogue 17

Tuesday 31 Oct

6:45PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

6:30PM

The Women's Balcony 57 ★

11:45AM Monkey Business:

7:15PM

1945 14

6:30PM

1945 14


9:00PM

Past Life 45

8:30PM

The History of Love 29


9:15PM Menashe 12

8:45PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

In Between 31

12:15PM An Israeli Love Story 32 2:00PM

More Alive than Dead 40

Sunday 5 Nov

Friday 27 Oct

2:15PM Subte Polska 53

12:00PM The Green Park 27


3:45PM

12:00PM Last Poker Game 36

12:30PM Past Life 45

4:30PM Shalom Bollywood:

Let Me Go 38

2:30PM

Scaffolding 50

The Untold Story of Indian

2:45PM

The Last Goldfish 35

Cinema 52 6:30PM

The Testament 54


The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators 39 2:00PM The Women’s Balcony 57

Saturday 28 Oct


3:45PM

Heaven in Auschwitz 28

4:15PM

8:45PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

4:15PM

The Last Suit 37

8:50PM

The Last Band in Lebanon 35

5:45PM

Keep the Change 34 ★

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

4:30PM Never Be Boring:


Billy Wilder 44 6:45PM

Keep the Change 34

Billy Wilder 44

Wednesday 1 Nov

7:00PM The Wedding Plan 56

12:00PM The Last Suit 37 ★

8:15PM

The Cakemaker 23

9:00PM The Women’s Balcony 57

12:15PM Bombshell:

8:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

9:15PM

The Last Suit 37

The Hedy Lamarr Story 20 2:00PM

A Quiet Heart 47

Monday 6 Nov

Sunday 29 Oct

2:15PM

Scaffolding 50

12:00PM Moritz Daniel Oppenheim –

12:00PM Bombshell:

4:15PM

Across the Waters 15

The First Jewish Painter 41


12:15PM The Children of Chance 24

12:00PM The Second Time Around 51

6:30PM

2:15PM Scaffolding 50

2:00PM

7:00PM Body and Soul:

The Hedy Lamarr Story 20 1945 14

2:15PM Moritz Daniel Oppenheim –

The First Jewish Painter 41 ★ 4:00PM My Mother’s

8:30PM

The Bloom of Yesterday 18

2:30PM Menashe 12

An American Bridge 19

4:15PM

Murder in Polná 43 ★

4:30PM Bombshell:

9:00PM The Boy Downstairs 21

Lost Children 44 ★

The Testament 54 The Hedy Lamarr Story 20

6:30PM

The Women’s Balcony 57

Thursday 2 Nov

6:45PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

12:00PM Keep the Change 34

8:30PM

Humor Me 30


12:15PM 1945 14

9:10PM

In Between 31

Cinema 52 ★

2:15PM

The Pulitzer at 100 46

6:45PM Past Life 45

2:15PM

Russian Jews: Part Two 49

Tuesday 7 Nov

8:45PM

In Between 31

4:15PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

11:45AM The Bloom of Yesterday 18

8:55PM

Scaffolding 50

4:45PM


12:15PM My Mother’s Lost Children 44

6:45PM

Past Life 45

2:10PM

4:30PM

The Children of Chance 24 ★


58

6:45PM The Children of Chance 24 ★

Wednesday 25 Oct

Past Life 45

Film Program CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK — 2:15PM Menashe 12

Sunday 12 Nov

4:15PM

10:30AM Curious George 39 ★

1945 14


Billy Wilder 44

4:30PM The Gliksmans 27

12:00PM The Bloom of Yesterday 18

6:45PM Menashe 12

6:15PM


6:45PM




8:40PM

In Between 31

8:15PM

Love is Thicker than Water 38


8:45PM

A Jew for Example 33

8:45PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

The Last Suit 37

2:10PM The History of Love 29 2:30PM


Thursday 16 Nov

Wednesday 8 Nov

4:30PM


11:45AM Scarred Hearts 51

12:00PM The Second Time Around 51 ★

4:45PM Menashe 12 ★

12:15PM An Israeli Love Story 32

6:10PM


2:10PM

Scarred Hearts 51

7:00PM

The Last Goldfish 35 ★


8:15PM

Past Life 45


9:00PM Indoors 32

Moon in the 12th House 40

Monday 13 Nov

4:50PM


12:00PM The Pulitzer at 100 46

6:30PM

The Dybbuk 25 ★


6:45PM

More Alive than Dead 40

2:15PM Love is Thicker than Water 38

8:30PM

Exit: Music 26

2:30PM Bombshell:

9:10PM Antenna 15

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


12:00PM Bye Bye Germany 22

Generally Temporary 43

George’s Creators 39 2:15PM

Vitch 55

2:30PM Antenna 15



Billy Wilder 44 6:30PM Muhi:

Generally Temporary 43 ★ 7:00PM Body and Soul:


12:15PM Muhi:


4:15PM


Thursday 9 Nov


An American Bridge 19 8:30PM 1945 14 8:45PM The Bloom of Yesterday 18

An American Bridge 19 6:45PM

A Quiet Heart 47

7:00PM The Essential Link:

Friday 17 Nov 12:00PM The Dybbuk 25

2:15PM

Russian Jews: Part Three 49

The Story of Wilfrid Israel 25


2:30PM


8:45PM

The Testament 54

2:30PM

Exit: Music 26

4:15PM

The Wedding Plan 56

8:55PM

Band Aid 16

2:45PM

The Cakemaker 23

4:45PM

The Children of Chance 24

6:30PM Etgar Keret:

Tuesday 14 Nov

Saturday 18 Nov

11:45AM Keep the Change 34

4:00PM

6:45PM Subte Polska 53


4:15PM Bombshell:


2:00PM

The Last Suit 37

8:45PM

2:15PM

A Quiet Heart 47

6:45PM

Past Life 45

4:00PM

Big Sonia 18

7:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Friday 10 Nov

4:15PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

9:00PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

12:00PM In Between 31

6:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

9:15PM

The Women's Balcony 57


6:30PM

The Pulitzer at 100 46


8:30PM


Cinema 52

8:45PM Bombshell:

Based on a True Story 26 ★

2:00PM

Scaffolding 50

The Testament 54

The Hedy Lamarr Story 20

The History of Love 29 The Hedy Lamarr Story 20

Sunday 19 Nov 11:30AM Russian Jews: Part One 48 ★ 11:45PM Big Sonia 18 1:30PM

Russian Jews: Part Two 49 ★

Wednesday 15 Nov

2:00PM

Keep the Change 34

Saturday 11 Nov

11:45AM Past Life 45 ★

4:00PM

1945 14

4:30PM

12:00PM An Israeli Love Story 32

4:15PM

Russian Jews: Part Three 49 ★


2:00PM

The Cakemaker 23

6:30PM


7:00PM Menashe 12

2:15PM

Let Me Go 38

6:45PM

The Last Suit 37

7:15PM

The Last Suit 37

4:15PM


8:15PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

9:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

8:45PM

Scaffolding 50

9:15PM

Keep the Change 34

2:15PM Vitch 55

Scaffolding 50

59

Melbourne — CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK — Monday 20 Nov

Tuesday 21 Nov

Wednesday 22 Nov


11:45AM Bombshell:

12:00PM Humor Me 30 ★



12:00PM Exit: Music 26

2:00PM

Last Poker Game 36

12:00PM The Last Goldfish 35

1:45PM Love is Thicker than Water 38

2:30PM

A Quiet Heart 47

1:45PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


4:00PM

Subte Polska 53

2:00PM

The Last Suit 37

4:00PM

4:45PM Muhi:

Generally Temporary 43 6:30PM Shalom Bollywood:

Past Life 45


4:15PM Menashe 12

4:15PM Indoors 32

6:30PM

6:30PM My Mother’s

6:45PM Ben Gurion, Epilogue17


1945 14

Lost Children 44

7:30PM Closing Night Drinks ★

The Gliksmans 27 ★

8:30PM Closing Night Film —

Cinema 52

6:30PM

6:30PM


8:30PM The Cakemaker 23 ★

8:30PM


8:45PM

8:50PM

Scarred Hearts 51

The Rebel in the Rye 13 ★

The Boy Downstairs 21

LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN — Thursday 26 Oct

Monday 30 Oct

Thursday 2 Nov

2:00PM

In Between 31

2:00PM

The Testament 54

1:45PM

The Cakemaker 23


4:30PM

Keep the Change 34

3:45PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

6:30PM

Keep the Change 34


8:45PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Friday 3 Nov 12:00PM Bye Bye Germany 22



2:15PM



Mr & Mrs Adelman 42 The Hedy Lamarr Story 20 The Last Suit 37

Saturday 4 Nov

Cinema 52

1:45PM The Wedding Plan 56 4:00PM

Keep the Change 34


6:30PM Past Life 45


9:00PM

1945 14

8:45PM The History of Love 29

8:45PM Menashe 12

60

The Testament 54

The Untold Story of Indian 6:30PM Monkey Business:

4:15PM Bombshell: 6:30PM

Band Aid 16

Tuesday 31 Oct

Saturday 28 Oct 2:00PM

8:45PM


12:00PM Past Life 45 2:15PM Monkey Business:

An American Bridge 19 ★

The Untold Story of Indian Cinema 52

Friday 27 Oct


Sunday 5 Nov Wednesday 1 Nov


Sunday 29 Oct

2:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

2:00PM



4:15PM

The Second Time Around 51

4:00PM



6:30PM


4:30PM Menashe 12

4:15PM

People That Are Not Me 46 ★ 8:30PM A Quiet Heart 47

6:15PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

4:30PM

1945 14

8:45PM

In Between 31

6:30PM

The Cakemaker 23

8:45PM

Past Life 45

Film Program LIDO CINEMAS, HAWTHORN — Monday 6 Nov

Monday 13 Nov

Tuesday 21 Nov

2:00PM

1945 14

2:00PM

The Cakemaker 23


4:00PM

Subte Polska 53

4:00PM

Scaffolding 50


6:30PM Bombshell:

6:30PM Muhi:


Bye Bye Germany 22


Generally Temporary 43 8:45PM

Humor Me 30

George’s Creators 39 6:30PM Shalom Bollywood:

The Untold Story of Indian Cinema 52

Tuesday 7 Nov

Tuesday 14 Nov

2:00PM

Keep the Change 34


4:00PM

Past Life 45

3:45PM

Murder in Polná 43

6:30PM

The Cakemaker 23

6:30PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

Wednesday 22 Nov

8:45PM

Scaffolding 50

9:00PM

The Last Suit 37

1:45PM Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

8:30PM

4:15PM

Scarred Hearts 51

Past Life 45

Wednesday 8 Nov

Wednesday 15 Nov

6:30PM 1945 14


8:30PM

4:00PM

2:00PM

Past Life 45


4:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56


6:45PM


Let Me Go 38

8:30PM


6:30PM Never Be Boring: 8:30PM

Billy Wilder 44

Thursday 16 Nov

The Bloom of Yesterday 18

2:00PM The Bloom of Yesterday 18 4:30PM

Thursday 9 Nov

★ Accompanied by an event. See pg. 6 – 10 for more information.

Keep the Change 34


2:00PM Bombshell:


The Wedding Plan 56

Lost Children 44 8:45PM

The Testament 54

4:00PM Vitch 55 6:30PM


Friday 17 Nov

8:30PM

In Between 31

12:00PM Scaffolding 50 2:15PM

1945 14

Friday 10 Nov 12:00PM The Last Suit 37

Saturday 18 Nov

2:00PM


Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

4:00PM

The Cakemaker 23 ★

Saturday 11 Nov


1:45PM

The Testament 54

9:00PM

4:15PM

The Last Suit 37

6:30PM

Bang!TheBertBernsStory16★

Sunday 19 Nov

8:45PM

Keep the Change 34


The Wedding Plan 56

1:45PM Bombshell:


Sunday 12 Nov 12:00PM Shalom Bollywood:

2:00PM



4:00PM

Cinema 52

6:30PM Menashe 12

1945 14

8:30PM

Keep the Change 34 Scaffolding 50

4:00PM Never Be Boring: 4:15PM

Billy Wilder 44

Monday 20 Nov

The Wedding Plan 56

2:00PM The Last Suit17


4:00PM

8:45PM


Past Life 45

8:30PM

Bye Bye Germany 22 Past Life 45

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Sydney — EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION — Thursday 26 Oct

Wednesday 1 Nov

Tuesday 7 Nov

7:15PM Opening Night Party ★

2:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

1:45PM


8:30PM O pening Night Film —

4:15PM


4:00PM

Moon in the 12th House 40

Menashe 12 ★

6:30PM


6:15PM Murder in Polná 43



Friday 27 Oct 12:00PM Monkey Business:

The Adventures of Curious Scaffolding 50

Exit: Music 26

8:30PM


8:30PM

Love is Thicker than Water 38 9:30PM Bye Bye Germany 22

8:45PM



6:45PM

Wednesday 8 Nov Thursday 2 Nov


2:00PM

Keep the Change 34

4:15PM

Saturday 28 Oct

4:00PM

Russian Jews: Part One 48

6:30PM Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

4:00PM

6:45PM

The Second Time Around 51 6:45PM More Alive than Dead 40

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


7:00PM Past Life 45

8:30PM

Keep the Change 34

Billy Wilder 44

8:45PM


9:00PM


6:30PM

Keep the Change 34

9:10PM


6:45PM

The Wedding Plan 56

8:30PM

The Last Suit 37

Friday 3 Nov

9:00PM


12:00PM 1945 14

Thursday 9 Nov

2:00PM 12:00PM Bombshell:

Saturday 4 Nov


4:00PM

The Testament 54

Humor Me 30

4:30PM


4:00PM

1945 14


4:00PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

6:45PM

1945 14

6:00PM

Past Life 45

8:45PM

Past Life 45

6:15PM


9:00PM Menashe 12

8:15PM

In Between 31

8:30PM

Scaffolding 50

2:00PM

1945 14

4:00PM

The Last Suit 37

6:30PM


6:30PM

The Cakemaker 23


Based on a True Story 26 ★ 6:45PM

Subte Polska 53

8:30PM Muhi:

Generally Temporary 43 8:45PM Scaffolding 50

Friday 10 Nov 12:00PM The Green Park 27

2:30PM


1:15PM Moritz Daniel Oppenheim – 3:45PM

The First Jewish Painter 41 ★ Saturday 11 Nov 4:30PM Bang! The Bert Berns Story 16 ★ My Mother’s Lost Children 44 ★

4:30PM

The Last Suit 37

6:15PM



Lost Children 44 6:45PM

The Last Suit 37

7:00PM Menashe 12


8:45PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Cinema 52 ★

9:00PM

Keep the Change 34

8:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

8:45PM

The Cakemaker 23

Sunday 12 Nov 12:00PM Last Poker Game 36

George’s Creators 39 4:00PM Let Me Go 38


6:30PM Etgar Keret:


Tuesday 31 Oct The Adventures of Curious

Cinema 52

Sunday 5 Nov

8:30PM Bang! The Bert Berns Story 16 6:30PM Shalom Bollywood:


The Untold Story of Indian 4:00PM

2:00PM

Monday 30 Oct


The Last Suit 37

Sunday 29 Oct

Monday 6 Nov


6:15PM The Bloom of Yesterday 18 ★ 2:15PM Scaffolding 50

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Big Sonia 18




4:00PM

1945 14

6:30PM

The Testament 54

6:00PM


8:30PM

Humor Me 30


8:50PM

In Between 31

8:45PM

6:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

4:15PM

8:45PM

Vitch 55 ★

9:00PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


Past Life 45

8:45PM Indoors 32

Film Program EVENT CINEMAS, BONDI JUNCTION — Monday 13 Nov

Thursday 16 Nov

6:45PM Menashe 12 ★

2:00PM Bombshell:



4:00PM



Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


6:30PM The Essential Link:

4:00PM


The Story of Wilfrid Israel 25 6:30PM The Gliksmans 27 ★ 6:45PM

A Quiet Heart 47



Bye Bye Germany 22

Monday 20 Nov 2:00PM

The Testament 54

6:45PM The Dybbuk 25 ★

4:30PM

Bang! The Bert Berns Story 16

8:45PM

6:30PM Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs 28

1945 14



Cinema 52 8:45PM

8:45PM

The Testament 54

6:45PM


8:50PM

Keep the Change 34

9:00PM


Friday 17 Nov Tuesday 14 Nov


Tuesday 21 Nov

2:00PM

Keep the Change 34

2:15PM

2:00PM Antenna 15

4:00PM

The Last Suit 37

6:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

The Cakemaker 23

4:00PM

Keep the Change 34

Saturday 18 Nov

6:30PM

1945 14 ★

6:45PM Antenna 15

3:45PM


8:45PM


4:00PM Bombshell:

8:45PM

The Last Band in Lebanon 35





6:30PM

Past Life 45

8:45PM

Scarred Hearts 51

Wednesday 15 Nov

6:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

9:00PM

The Cakemaker 23

1:45PM

Past Life 45

9:00PM


4:00PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

9:00PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

6:30PM Menashe 12

Wednesday 22 Nov 1:45PM The Wedding Plan 56

6:45PM


Sunday 19 Nov

4:00PM

A Quiet Heart 47

8:30PM


11:30AM Russian Jews: Part One 48

6:30PM

The Last Suit 37

8:45PM

Band Aid 16

1:30PM

6:30PM



4:00PM Muhi:

Generally Temporary 43 ★ 4:15PM

7:30PM Closing Night Drinks ★ 8:30PM Closing Night Film —

The Rebel in the Rye 13 ★



HAYDEN ORPHEUM PICTURE PALACE, CREMORNE — Saturday 11 Nov

Wednesday 15 Nov

Wednesday 22 Nov

4:00PM

4:45PM


4:15PM

6:30PM

1945 14

6:20PM Past Life 45

The Last Suit 37


Sunday 12 Nov 4:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Saturday 18 Nov

6:20PM Menashe 12


Tuesday 14 Nov

Sunday 19 Nov


3:45PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

6:30PM The Cakemaker 23 ★

6:10PM

Keep the Change 34

★ Accompanied by an event. See pg. 6 – 10 for more information.

Tuesday 21 Nov 4:30PM


6:30PM


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Brisbane, Canberra, Perth — N E W FA R M CIN EM AS , B RIS B A N E — Thursday 26 Oct

Sunday 29 Oct

Monday 30 Oct


12:00PM Vitch 55 ★

6:30PM

8:30PM


Saturday 28 Oct

2:15PM



4:15PM Menashe 12

Tuesday 31Oct

6:30PM

6:30PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

Past Life 45

7:00PM The Last Suit 37 9:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Wednesday 1 Nov 6:30PM The Rebel in the Rye 13

D EN DY CIN EM AS , CA N B ER R A — Thursday 2 Nov 7:00PM


Monday 6 Nov

Saturday 11 Nov

7:00PM

7:00PM Menashe 12

The Cakemaker 23

8:45PM

Saturday 4 Nov

Tuesday 7 Nov


7:00PM

8:45PM

Past Life 45

Sunday 12 Nov 12:00PM Shalom Bollywood:

The Wedding Plan 56


Wednesday 8 Nov Sunday 5 Nov

7:00PM

In Between 31

12:15PM The Last Goldfish 35 ★

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1945 14

Cinema 52 2:00PM

2:00PM


Thursday 9 Nov

4:00PM

Keep the Change 34

7:00PM

6:30PM

Bye Bye Germany 22


4:45PM Bombshell:

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42


The Rebel in the Rye 13

Film Program G R E AT ER U NIO N CIN EM AS , M O R L E Y, P ER T H — Wednesday 8 Nov

Monday 13 Nov

Friday 17 Nov

7:00PM Menashe 12



2:15PM

Scaffolding 50

2:15PM

7:00PM

The Cakemaker 23

Thursday 9 Nov 12:00PM The Pulitzer at 100 46

Saturday 18 Nov

2:00PM

Past Life 45

Tuesday 14 Nov

7:00PM

1945 14





Lost Children 44 2:00PM Bombshell:



Friday 10 Nov 12:00PM Never Be Boring:

The Cakemaker 23

2:OOPM Past Life 45

4:00PM

The Wedding Plan 56

7:00PM

8:30PM

The Last Suit 37

In Between 31

Scaffolding 50 Wednesday 15 Nov

Sunday 19 Nov

Saturday 11 Nov

12:00PM 1945 14



2:00PM

The Last Suit 37

2:15PM


7:00PM

Bye Bye Germany 22

4:15PM

Keep the Change 34

8:30PM

The Wedding Plan 56

Keep the Change 34

Thursday 16 Nov

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7:00PM

The Rebel in the Rye 13

2:15PM


12:00PM The Last Goldfish 35

7:00PM



4:00PM

Mr & Mrs Adelman 42

7:00PM

Past Life 45

Cinema 52 1:30PM

Sunday 12 Nov 2:00PM


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Tickets & Venue Information MELBOURNE VENUES

CANBERRA VENUE

Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick 9 Gordon St, Elsternwick Tel. — (03) 9524 7900 www.classiccinemas.com.au

Dendy Cinemas, Canberra Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre 148 Bunda St, Canberra City Tel. — (02) 6221 8900 www.dendy.com.au

Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn 675 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn Tel. — (03) 8658 0000 www.lidocinemas.com.au SYDNEY VENUES

Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction Level 8, Westfield Shopping Centre 500 Oxford St, Bondi Junction Tel. — (02) 9300 1500 www.eventcinemas.com.au Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace 380 Military Road, Cremorne Tel. — (02) 9908 4344 www.orpheum.com.au

Greater Union, Morley Centro Galleria, Cnr Walter & Old Collier Roads, Morley Tel. — (08) 9275 9255 www.eventcinemas.com.au BRISBANE VENUE

New Farm Cinemas, New Farm 701 Brunswick Street, New Farm Tel. — (07) 3358 4444 www.newfarmcinemas.com.au

ALL VENUES SINGLE TICKETS

OPENING NIGHT EVENT CLASSIC & BONDI CINEMAS

Adult $21 / Concession $18

Adult $49 / Concession $45

Under 30? Get $15 tickets at the box office on presentation of a valid ID.

CLOSING NIGHT EVENT CLASSIC & BONDI CINEMAS

CLASSIC, LIDO, BONDI, MORLEY FESTIVAL FILM PASSES

5 Adult $95 / Concession $85 10 Adult $180 / Concession $160 20 Adult $340 /Concession $300 Bondi & Morley passes are only available at the box office. DENDY CANBERRA FESTIVAL FILM PASSES

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PERTH VENUE

Adult $29 / Concession $26 GROUP BOOKINGS

[email protected] TERMS & CONDITIONS Concession rates apply to students and pensioners. Proof of concession must be presented. JIFF supports Companion Cards. Classic & Lido Members enjoy access to concession rates. Festival passes are for separate, pre selected sessions for one person. All films selected must be different from one another. Festival Passes cannot be used for higher priced events. Please see the events page for specific ticketing details. Only Melbourne passes are available online. All tickets are non-refundable. Lost or stolen tickets cannot be replaced. Tickets can be exchanged up to 48 hours prior to a session for a fee of $2 per ticket.

Index FILMS —

1945 14 Across the Waters 15 Antenna 15 Band Aid 16 Bang! The Bert Berns Story 16 Ben Gurion, Epilogue 17 Big Sonia 18 The Bloom of Yesterday 18 Body and Soul: An American Bridge 19 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 20 The Boy Downstairs 21 Bye Bye Germany 22 The Cakemaker 23 The Children of Chance 24 The Dybbuk 25 The Essential Link : The Story of Wilfrid Israel 25 Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story 26 Exit: Music 26 The Gliksmans 27 The Green Park 27 Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs 28 Heaven in Auschwitz 28 The History of Love 29 Humor Me 30 In Between 31 Indoors 32 An Israeli Love Story 32 A Jew for Example 33 Keep the Change 34 The Last Band in Lebanon 35 The Last Goldfish 35 The Last Poker Game 36 The Last Suit 37 Let Me Go 38 Love is Thicker than Water 38

Menashe 12 Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators 39 Moon in the 12th House 40 More Alive than Dead 40 Moritz Daniel Oppenheim – The First Jewish Painter 41 Mr & Mrs Adelman 42 Muhi: Generally Temporary 43 Murder in Polná 43 My Mother’s Lost Children 44 Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder 44 Past Life 45 People That Are Not Me 46 The Pulitzer at 100 46 A Quiet Heart 47 The Rebel in the Rye 13 Russian Jews: Part One 48 Russian Jews: Part Two 49 Russian Jews: Part Three 49 Scaffolding 50 Scarred Hearts 51 The Second Time Around 51 Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema 52 Subte Polska 53 The Testament 54 Vitch 55 The Wedding Plan 56 The Women’s Balcony 57

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Melbourne Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick / 25 Oct — 22 Nov Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn / 26 Oct — 21 Nov Sydney Event Cinemas, Bondi Junction / 26 Oct — 22 Nov Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne / 11 — 22 Nov Brisbane New Farm Cinemas, New Farm / 26 Oct — 1 Nov Canberra Dendy Cinemas, Canberra / 2 — 12 Nov Perth Greater Union Cinemas, Morley / 8 — 19 Nov

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