Other Israel Film Festival

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Join us Tuesday at 5pm for an exclusive conversation with renowned director Amos Gitai. https://jccfilm.eventive.org/schedule/653bdd4a68138300ad2bc4aa

6:30pm don't miss our third and final screening of Israel's Academy entry: Seven Blessings (Sheva Brachot) followed by a conversation with the filmmakers:
https://jccfilm.eventive.org/schedule/6532c4a1382306002677f4bb

Other Israel Film Festival Festival

10/02/2023

The Other Israel Film Festival returns November 2, with passes on sale TODAY. This year, we are hosting our first-ever Other Israel Democracy Summit. Join us for discussions and events focused on the future of equality and the fight for democracy in Israel. 🎟 https://www.otherisrael.org/tickets/

09/05/2023

Don't miss Blue Box playing this week at Film Forum

Film Forum · BLUE BOX BLUE BOX Opens Friday, August 25 at Film Forum

‘Blue Box’ Review: Grappling With an Ancestor’s Impact

08/25/2023

Don't miss Other Israel's highlighted film: Blue Box playing this week at Film Forum.

‘Blue Box’ Review: Grappling With an Ancestor’s Impact In this documentary, Michal Weits tries to process her ideas about her great-grandfather Joseph Weits, who was regarded as the father of Israeli forests.

Film Forum · BLUE BOX Screening Co-Presented by the Other Israel Film Festival, Introduced by Executive Director Isaac Zablocki

08/18/2023

Join us for a screening of BLUE BOX co-presented by Film Forum + the Other Israel Film Festival, introduced by Isaac Zablocki. Filmmaker Michal Weits explores her family's impact on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Opens Fri, Aug 25 @ Film Forum
More info:

Film Forum · BLUE BOX Screening Co-Presented by the Other Israel Film Festival, Introduced by Executive Director Isaac Zablocki BLUE BOX Screening Co-Presented by the Other Israel Film Festival, Introduced by Executive Director Isaac Zablocki Friday, August 25, 6:10 show

Four Nights and a Wall - Goethe-Institut USA

04/24/2023

https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/ney/ver.cfm?event_id=24669932

Four Nights and a Wall - Goethe-Institut USA Up close and personal: art, theatre projects, reflections, debates - an overview of all the events of the Goethe-Institut New York.

02/07/2023

The critics are raving! Don't miss:

Adapted from the international best-selling novel by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua, Let It Be Morning follows a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen who finds himself stuck under a military blockade in his hometown after returning for his brother’s wedding. Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit) brings his signature wry, humanistic touch to high tensions in close quarters, resulting in a film sure to resonate.

bit.ly/LetItBeMorningQ

Let It Be Morning — Quad Cinema Established in 1972, Quad Cinema is New York's original multi-screen cinema.

The Everyday Absurd: ‘The Band’s Visit’ and More by Eran Kolirin — Quad Cinema

02/02/2023

Let It Be Morning kicks off a week run at the Quad, after a special Eran Kolirin Retrospective. Check them out!

The Everyday Absurd: ‘The Band’s Visit’ and More by Eran Kolirin — Quad Cinema Established in 1972, Quad Cinema is New York's original multi-screen cinema.

01/26/2023

Join us Monday for an Encore screening of the award winning: Let it be Morning by Eran Kolirin.
Let it be morning was the academy winner for Israel and an opening night smash for Other Israel.

Let It Be Morning Screening followed by Q+A with director Eran Kolirin. | Sami attends a wedding in the Arab village where he grew up. With no warning or explanation, the village is put under military lockdown by Israeli soldiers and cut off from the outside world.

01/26/2023

Eran Kolirin's Let it be Morning based on the book by Sayed Kashua ,سيد قشوع, סייד קשוע comes to NY this week. Preview screening at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan JCC Film Monday night and check out more from the series below.

https://quadcinema.com/program/the-everyday-absurd-the-bands-visit-and-more-by-eran-kolirin/?fbclid=IwAR3HbL3nghvoA5TnhBBzuMDDwAQe_WRlgq2ZfSwiyn-M8pCA7CNZ5aFwb6I

The Everyday Absurd: ‘The Band’s Visit’ and More by Eran Kolirin — Quad Cinema Established in 1972, Quad Cinema is New York's original multi-screen cinema.

12/01/2022

Our opening night film is a NY Times critics pick as it opens in theaters this week.

‘Tantura’ Review: Unearthing the Past Revisiting a graduate thesis that caused controversy in Israel two decades ago, this documentary examines evidence of a possible massacre in 1948.

11/11/2022

Last night we closed the Other Israel Film Festival with a full house for LADY AMAR and Q+A with Noam Gil. The in-person screenings have wrapped, but the films are still available to stream online through midnight November 13.
Catch them here: https://www.otherisrael.org/films/

Film shines a spotlight on Israel’s tiny Samaritan community fighting for its future

11/10/2022

Nice review for our Tuesday night film - you can catch it virtually screening through the weekend!

Film shines a spotlight on Israel’s tiny Samaritan community fighting for its future Trifecta of published book, film that opened Nov. 8 and ongoing exhibit examines how unique people struggle to ensure survival without compromising their unique religious practices

11/10/2022

We close the festival tonight with LADY AMAR. An elderly woman is kidnapped, and the three "kidnappers" claim she is their mother, who lost her mind after her husband’s and son’s deaths.
Thu, Nov 10 | 6 pm Reception | 7 pm Screening
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3TLO7xz
Followed by Q+A with co-director Noam Gil. Moderated by Isaac Zablocki.

11/09/2022

THE FORGOTTEN ONES follows filmmaker Michale Boganim on a road trip through Israel’s history. In the 1950s, immigrating Mizrahi Jews were forced to move into development towns in the Negev Desert, and 70 years later, their descendants are still impacted by this.
Wed, Nov 9, 7:30 pm
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3SzbE34
Screening followed by Q+A with Michale Boganim. Moderated by Michal Aviad.

11/09/2022

THE LAST CHAPTER OF A.B. YEHOSHUA is a rare and striking look into the life of one of Israel’s most beloved writers, who passed away in June 2022.
Wed, Nov 9, 5:30 pm
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3eZC3cF
Followed by Q+A with director Yair Qedar.

11/08/2022

https://mmjccm.org/16th-annual-other-israel-film-festival-opens-jcc

Photos from Other Israel Film Festival's post

11/08/2022

Opening night was a smash... Join us in person till Thursday!

11/08/2022

THE SAMARITANS: A BIBLICAL PEOPLE looks at the lives of a community of 850 Samaritans and their 3,500-year-old biblical tradition as they try to preserve the community, the Torah, and their Holy Mountain.
Tue, Nov 8, 7 pm
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3f3jVPi
Followed by Q+A with director Moshe Alafi and Professor Steven Fine. Moderated by Helen C. Evans.

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