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Tuesday, February 23
The Case for Israel: Democracy's Outpost
9:45 a.m.
USA, 2009, 70 minutes, English
In this riveting documentary, civil libertarian and Harvard University Law Professor Alan Dershowitz joins former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Israeli leaders such as Tzipi Livni and Natan Sharansky in showcasing the Israel “behind the headlines.”
CCJCC | $5
Who the Jew Are You? 11:15 a.m.
USA, 2009, 50 minutes, English
When Alan Goldman’s son was born, he was faced with the decision of whether to circumcise him and also how he should raise Sacha religiously since his wife was not Jewish. Embarking on a journey that asks, ‘What does it mean to be Jewish?,’ he visits Jewish rappers, a lesbian couple who wants their adopted Chinese daughter to have a traditional Bat Mitzvah, Chassidim in Crown Heights, and his own atheist grandfather. Eventually, Alan finds meaning in a reinvigorated Judaism that embraces a multiplicity of people.
CCJCC | $5
Guest Speaker: Rabbi Judy Shanks,
Temple Isaiah.
Bruria 2:00 p.m.
Israel, 2009, 90 minutes, Hebrew with subtitles
Bruria, a mother of two children and married to a loving husband, always thought of herself as a traditional woman. But when she becomes fixated on finding out why her father was excommunicated thirty years earlier, she comes into conflict with her husband. This is a film about a husband’s need to control and about a wife’s need to test the limits of their lifestyle.
CineArts | $7
Cinco Días Sin Nora (Nora’s Will) 4:15 p.m.
Mexico, 2008, 92 minutes, Spanish with subtitles
Although divorced for more than two decades, Nora has kept tabs on Jose with Machiavellian proficiency…and with the help of a pair of binoculars! Just a few days before Passover, Jose learns that his ex has taken her own life. Angry with her, he tries to unravel Nora’s carefully laid edicts—mixing-up her instructions about the Passover dinner, antagonizing her rabbi and searching for the truth behind a mysterious photograph he has found. This black comedy boasts an irresistible charm. Award Winner: Cine Las Americas Film Festival.
CineArts | $10
La Cámera Oscura 7:30 p.m.
Argentina, 2008, 90 minutes, Spanish and Yiddish with subtitles
It is the end of the 19th century, and shy and self-conscious Gertrudis grows up as an ugly duckling in a colony of Argentinean Jews. She fashions herself almost invisible, even hiding her face in photographs. After she is married off to an older Jewish rancher, Gertrudis raises a family and finds solace in the beauty of everyday life on the pampas. One day, her husband invites an itinerant French photographer to take a family portrait. His wondrous photographs force Gertrudis to see herself for the first time. Camera Obscura is a luminous, enchanting and inventive film from award-winning Argentine director María Victoria Menis.
CineArts | $10
Co-sponsors: Diablo Valley Hadassah
and Temple Isaiah.
Srugim, Episodes 7–9 9:30 p.m.
Israel, 2009, 90 minutes, Hebrew with subtitles
Srugim, one of Israel’s most popular TV series (and a big hit at our ‘09 Festival) is back with 12 new episodes screened over several days! You will fall in love with these thirty-something Modern Orthodox Jerusalamites and share their emotional ups and downs as they look for love in all the wrong places. Srugim (which is a reference to the knitted yarmulkes of its male characters) was awarded best drama honors plus three additional statuettes by the Israeli Film and Television Academy.
CineArts | $10
Co-sponsors: Diablo Valley Hadassah and Temple Isaiah.
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