Karaoke

March 19, 7pm, MOE Opening Event!

March 20,  VIRTUAL

A bittersweet comedy about a melancholy middle-class suburban couple in their 60s who are drawn to their new neighbor, a charismatic bachelor who holds karaoke evenings in his apartment. Joyous and poignant all at once, Karaoke is an optimistic portrait of midlife self-discovery, laced with both wisdom and barbed humor.

My Neighbor Adolph

March 20, 3pm, TEE

March 21 , VIRTUAL

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an independent investigation to prove his claim, but when the evidence still appears to be inconclusive, Polsky is forced to engage in a relationship with the enemy in order to obtain irrefutable proof.

The Levys of Monticello

March 20, 7pm, TEE

March 23,  VIRTUAL

When Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he left behind a mountain of personal debt, forcing his heirs to sell his beloved Monticello home and all of its contents. The Levys of Monticello is a documentary film that tells the little-known story of a Jewish family, the Levys, who purchased and carefully preserved Monticello for nearly a century — far longer than Jefferson or his descendants. It is also a story of the ongoing strain of racism and antisemitism.

One More Story

March 22, 3pm, RH-11

March 24, 3pm, RH-11

March 26,  VIRTUAL

Yarden is a brilliant young journalist with a dream of publishing a novel. To enlist her editor’s help in making her dream a reality, Yarden makes a bargain: she’ll convince her hopeless-romantic best friend to go out on a blind date with a different woman every day for a month in exchange for publising her work. Hoping to document the experience and prove her theory that true love doesn’t exist, Yarden’s plans go awry when he unexpectedly, and inconveniently, falls in love.

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

March 22, 7:30pm, RH-11

March 24, noon, RH-11

March 28,VIRTUAL

When Nazis invade France, Mr. Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler, sends his family to safety, but finds himself unable to flee the city. He signs over his store to his employee in exchange for being allowed to move into the basement. As the couple moves into the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain which changes the fate of all involved.

Barren

March 22, 7:30pm, RH-11

March 24, noon, RH-11

April 2, VIRTUAL

A young ultra-Orthodox couple faces a crisis after unsuccessful treatments for infertility. When a charismatic rabbi comes to stay with the family claiming to have healing powers, he takes advantage of the wife’s desire to have a child. The line between good and evil becomes unclear and the family must deal with unresolved secrets that raise fundamental questions about religion and faith. Beautifully photographed and acted, this compelling Israeli drama presents the society in which the couple lives as complex and multifaceted, in contrast to the often-used approach that portrays this religious life.

Rose

March 22, 7pm, TB

March 24, 3pm, RH-11

April 3, VIRTUAL

When 78-year-old Rose loses her beloved husband, she is lost and alone amidst a family that seems to no longer need her. As her grief gives way to a desire to build a new life for herself, on her own terms, Rose must deal with the consequences of upsetting her family in the process.

Berenshtein

March 23, 3pm, RH-11

March 30,  VIRTUAL

In a subtle combination of fiction and documentary, Leonid Berenshtein recounts his life as the commander of a partisan battalion in World War II. From locating the secret facility where Germany was developing their V2 missiles, to the horrors of war, personal sacrifices, and his rebellious release of Jews sentenced to death, Berenshtein faces the decisions he made and shares how he struggled to maintain his humanity.

The Conference - Feature & Documentary

March 23, 3pm, RH-11

April 6,VIRTUAL

[FEATURE] 108 minutes
On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the German Nazi regime gathered at a villa in Berlin-Wannsee for a meeting that went down in history as the Wannsee Conference, at which the systematic murder of 11 million Jews was decided.

[DOCUMENTARY] 45 minutes
Actual footage of the Nazi meeting of January 20, 1942, at a villa in Berlin- Wannsee. The documentary features current-day interviews. THURSDAY MARCH23 REGAL 11 • 3:00pm *Documentary is only available via streaming. FREE when you purchase the feature film.

The Man in the Basement

March 23, 7:30pm, RH-11

April 5,VIRTUAL

After a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an antisemitic conspiracy theorist and a Holocaust denier. It is a fascinating look at how such an individual can influence people, including the couple’s daughter. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naïve daughter and turns their lives upside down.

Paris Boutique

March 26, 3pm, MOE , Closing Event!

March 29,  VIRTUAL

Louise, a Jewish lawyer visiting from Paris, teams up with Neta, a taxi driver, to solve the mystery of a secret connection between an ultra-Orthodox woman and a Christian man who communicate through notes hidden in the Wailing Wall. It's a comedy of errors set amid the beautiful backdrop of the city that becomes a story of friendship between two women at a critical point in their lives.