Laurie Eskind and Loretta Saff, co-directors of the NJFF, have announced an entertaining educational and ambitious 24th season of community favorite activity, the Nashville Jewish Film Festival.
Opening with a gala cocktail supper on Oct. 15, catered by Corner Market at AB, 2111 Belcourt, the first film of the series will be a warm and loving look at everyone's favorite — Gene Wilder in Remembering Gene Wilder. Born Jerome Silverman in Milwaukee, his roles as Dr. Frankenstein, Leopold Bloom, The Waco Kid and Willy Wonka remain audience favorites. The film will be hosted by Gilda's Club of Middle Tennessee and introduced by CEO Harriet Schiftan.
Two films will be shown over a 48-hour period virtually on the Eventive platform. “Shoshana,” Oct. 21 to 23, is set in British Mandate Palestine and follows Shoshana, a young Israeli woman who is romantically involved with a British policeman charged with subduing conflict with the British. As Avraham Sterns' Irgun becomes more violent, the conflict for Shoshana grows. "Home,” Nov. 4 to 6, is the story of a young observant Israeli man who ends up bucking the religious organizations that control his neighborhood when he opens a computer store.
Other films will include:
“Yaniv” on Oct. 19 at the JCC. Yaniv is a popular Israeli card game and we will turn the GJCC into Club Yaniv. The film’s director, Amon Carmi, and star Benjamin Ducoff will join us to teach us how to play the game and entertain us with stories of the making of the film. Broadway veteran Stephen Lang will star in “Avenue of the Giants” on Oct. 22 at the Belcourt. “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Montara” will be shown on Oct. 29. “Running On Sand,” a delightful comedy from Israel, will be held at the Bellevue AMC on Nov. 2. Because “Running on Sand” is so special, it will be proceeded by pizza, wine, beer and drinks dinner at The Well. “Running On Sand” will be hosted by the B'nai B'rith Social Club.
The special closing night film is the nostalgic and heartwarming “The Catskills.” Through interviews with former employees and guests of the great Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains (think Grossingers, The Concord, and Kutshers) we will visit the great hotels, meet the entertainers who got their start “tummeling” for guests and ogle at all the food served. Since it is closing night come to the Belcourt early and have some Catskills noshes — babka, rugelach, etc.
For more information, visit www.nashvillejff.org###...#####. If you or your organization or business would like to host a screening, email fran@nashvillejcc.org. Watch for the 2024 Festival Guide in the October Observer.
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