PHILADELPHIA’S ANNUAL SHOWCAS E OF THE BEST IN ISRAELI FILM

MARCH 3-25, 2018

PHILADELPHIA’S ANNUAL SHOWCAS E

OF THE BEST IN ISRAELI FILM

11GREAT FILMSMARCH 3-25,2018

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE824 WEST LANCASTER AVE.BRYN MAWR, PA 19010

GRATZ COLLEGE7605 OLD YORK ROADMELROSE PARK, PA 19027

JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY272 S. BRYN MAWR AVENUEBRYN MAWR, PA 19010

KIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE300 S. BROAD STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

LIGHTBOX FILM CENTER (INTERNATIONAL HOUSE)3701 CHESTNUT STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

THE RITZ EAST125 SOUTH SECOND STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

UPTOWN! KNAUER PERFORMING ARTSCENTER226 N. HIGH STREETWEST CHESTER, PA 19380

SCREENINGLOCATIONS

Iris and Igal HamiElla and Joel KuznitsNaomi Prusky and Rabbi David LevinJon LissMoshe Malka

Tali Lev and Ami MironAviva and Paul SilberbergCindy SmuklerConstance SmuklerRonit and Howard Treatman

Juliet Spitzer and Phil WachsPecki and Carl WitonskyNurit and Amir Yaron

Dveera Segal and Bradley BridgeMindy and Shlomo ChriquiEdna and Arie CohenDalia and Yerach DaskalHava and Zvika Grunwald

THANKS TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS

Israeli Film FestivalP.O. Box 171Gladwyne, PA 19035

PHILADELPHIA’S ANNUAL SHOWCAS E OF THE BEST IN ISRAELI FILM MARCH

3-25

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Saturday, March 3, 8:00pm& Sunday, March 4, 4:00pmLIGHTBOX FILM CENTER (INTERNATIONAL HOUSE)

מכתוב

MAKTUBSteve & Chuma, two career petty criminals, are thesole survivors of a terrorist attack at a Jerusalemrestaurant. They decide to change their ways andbecome flesh and blood angels by fulfilling wishesof people who leave notes in the Wailing Wall.COMEDYDIRECTOR: ODED RAZ DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 100 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLESSCREENWRITERS: GUY AMIR AND HANAN SAVYON SATURDAY ADMISSION: GENERAL $18, SENIOR $15, STUDENT $6SUNDAY ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Sunday, March 4, 7:00pmLIGHTBOX FILM CENTER (INTERNATIONAL HOUSE)

ואז היא הגיעה

AND THEN SHE ARRIVEDThis charming romantic comedy follows Dan whohas the perfect job and perfect girlfriend until achance encounter turns his life upside down.

ROMANTIC COMEDYDIRECTOR: ROEE FLORENTIN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 104 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES

ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Tuesday, March 6, 7:00pmUPTOWN! KNAUER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

בן גוריון, אפילוג

BEN-GURION, EPILOGUE In the great depths of the archive, six hours ofinterview footage was discovered of one ofmodern history’s greatest leaders - David Ben-Gurion. This revealing portrait of the founder of theState of Israel and one of modern history's politicalgiants is based on never-before-seen archivalmaterial.DOCUMENTARYDIRECTOR: YARIV MOZER DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 55 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: ISRAELI FILM AND TV ACADEMY AWARD 2017 FOR BESTDOCUMENTARY, BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD AT THE WARSAWJEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2017ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Saturday, March 10, 8:00pmJACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY

סיפור אהבה ארץ ישראלי

AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY Margalit meets Eli on a bus and – zing! – for her, it’s love at first sight. He takes a littleconvincing, his head already crowded with ideas and responsibility. The catch in this littlelove story is that it’s Israel 1947. Things are…complicated.HISTORICAL DRAMADIRECTOR: DAN WOLMAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 93 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS: BEST ACTRESS AUDIENCE AWARD TO MAIN ACTRESS, ADI BIELSKI AT THE GOLDEN ROOSTER, ONE HUNDRED FLOWERFESTIVAL ("THE CHINESE OSCAR")ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Sunday, March 11, 7:00pm BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

פיגומים

SCAFFOLDING17 year old Asher has always been the impulsivetrouble maker at school. While his strict fathersees him as a natural successor to the family'sscaffolding business, Asher forges a specialconnection with his literature teacher Rami andbegins to see new possibilities for himself.DRAMADIRECTOR:MATAN YAIR DETAILS: ISRAEL, POLAND 2017, 92 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS:BEST ISRAELI FEATURE FILM & BEST ACTOR, JERUSALEMFILM FESTIVAL 2017, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, ISRAELI FILMACADEMY 2017, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, 2017 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL – OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2017 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – OFFICIAL SELECTIONADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6

Thursday, March 15, 7:00pmTHE RITZ EAST

הלומים

BENEATH THE SILENCE Six years after returning from the Six Day War with PTSD, Menashe realizes he will never be theman he used to be. At a time when PTSD had notyet been recognized as a medical condition,Daphna, his wife, struggles to get help from themilitary in order to help her husband, while theiryoung son tries to understand what happened tohis father – and why he is different.DRAMADIRECTOR: EREZ MIZRAHI AND SAHAR SHAVIT DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 106 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS: BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE FILM, TIRANA INT’L FILMFESTIVAL 2017, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM AWARD,SOMERVILLE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2017, BEST ACTRESS AWARD,SHANGHAI INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2017ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Saturday, March 17, 8:30pmGRATZ COLLEGE

מוחיMUHI For the past seven years Muhi, a boy from Gaza,has been living in an Israeli hospital, unable toreturn home. He is saved and raised in paradoxicalcircumstances that transcend identity, religion andthe conflict that divides his world.DOCUMENTARYDIRECTORS:RINA CASTELNUOVO-HOLLANDER AND TAMIR ELTERMAN DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 89 MIN. HEBREW /ARABIC W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: BEST DEBUT FILM, DOCAVIV INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL 2017, NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY 2017ADMISSION: GENERAL $13, SENIOR $10, STUDENT $6

Sunday, March 18, 3:00pmKIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE

יצחקITZHAK If there is anyone who personifies the resilience,vision and contributions of the Jewish people, it’s Itzhak Perlman. The violin is his choseninstrument, the vehicle he has used to overcomehis own challenges and express himself to theworld. Through this film we see an artist at workand how the legacy of the Jewish people and theviolin are knitted together in one remarkablehuman being.DOCUMENTARYDIRECTOR: ALISON CHERNICKDETAILS: USA, 2017, 82 MIN. ENGLISH/HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: OFFICIAL SELECTION: HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL, DOC NYCADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6

Sunday, March 18, 7:00pmKIMMEL CENTER, PERELMAN THEATRE

לב שקט מאוד

A QUIET HEARTAnia Bukstein (Game of Thrones) gives an award-winning performance as Naomi, a secular concert pianist who moves to a strictUltra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalemsearching for a simple life without the pressuresand expectations of her family and colleagues. Her life changes when she meets a young, giftedUltra-Orthodox boy and a charismatic Italian monk and organist. DRAMADIRECTOR: EITAN ANNERDETAILS: ISRAEL, 2016, 92 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLESAWARDS: GRAND PRIX (BEST FILM) & BEST ACTRESS (ANIABUKSTEIN), TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL 2016, BESTSCREENPLAY, HAIFA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2017ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6

Saturday, March 24, 8:45pmLIGHTBOX FILM CENTER (INTERNATIONAL HOUSE)

געגועLONGINGAriel, a well-to-do middle-aged bachelor, is forcedto evaluate his life choices when he discovers anex-girlfriend had given birth to his son 20 yearsbefore. His need to know about the son he neverknew he had plunges him into unknown waters.COMEDY-DRAMADIRECTOR: SAVI GABIZON DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 100 MIN. HEBREW W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AWARDS: BEST SCREENPLAY, ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY 2017,NOMINATED FOR BEST FILM, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BESTSUPPORTING ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST DIRECTOR,BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL 2017 ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6

GUEST SPEAKER: ACTOR, NETA RISKIN

Sunday, March 25, 7:00pm THE RITZ EAST

SHELTERמסתורThis spy thriller explores the story of a Mossad agentsent on a mission to protect a Lebanese informerwhile she recovers from plastic surgery. What shouldbe an easy assignment quickly turns into a labyrinthof espionage and intrigue inside a safe house.THRILLERDIRECTOR: ERAN RIKLIS DETAILS: ISRAEL, 2017, 93 MIN. HEBREW, ENGLISH AND ARABIC W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES ADMISSION: GENERAL $15, SENIOR $13, STUDENT $6

GUEST SPEAKER: ACTOR, NETA RISKIN

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