Third Annual Saint John Jewish Film Festival

91 Leinster Street , Saint John , N.B.    E2L 1J2

Tel : 506-633-1833; Email : sjjhm@nbnet.nb.ca

The Saint John Jewish Historical Museum is pleased to announce that it will be holding the Third Annual Saint John Jewish Film Festival fromOctober 30 to November 3, 2016. The films to be shown will be primarily prize winning films that have been featured in prestigious film festivals around the world. The proceeds from the film festival will support the work of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum to preserve the Jewish history of Saint John .

These films will include every genre including comedy, tragedy, documentary, biographical and historical. They will have a broad appeal and be entertaining while drawing on the Jewish experience.

The films will be screened at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, 91 Leinster Street . Tickets can be purchased for $10 / film at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum and the Imperial Theatre box office.

The line up for the Saint John Jewish Film Festival is as follows :

Sunday, October 30, 7:00 p.m. – In Search of Israeli Cuisine – Directed by Roger Sherman – USA 2016 – A portrait of the Israeli people told through their food. We shot in fine restaurants, in home kitchens, wineries, cheese makers, on the street and more more. Americans see Israelis and Palestinians as always in conflict. Those are not the people of Israel for the most part. The Search for Israeli Cuisine will show the 70+ cultures that make up the Israeli people, each with wonderful and unique food traditions.
Monday, October 31, 7:00 p.m.  – Once in a Lifetime – Directed by Marie-Castille Mention Schaar – France 2014 – A dedicated history teacher at a French high school taps lessons of the Holocaust in an effort to motivate her troubled students in Once in a Lifetime, an uplifting school house drama based on a true story.
Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 p.m. – Raise the Roof – Directed by Yari Wolinsky – USA 2015 – Inspired by images of the magnificent wooden synagogues of 18th century Poland , the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis, artists Rick and Laura Brown of Handshouse Studio set out to reconstruct a replica of the stunning, mural-covered Gwozdziec synagogue.
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00 p.m. – To Life – Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann – France 2014 – Helen, Rose and Lili have survived the Holocaust and have never seen each other since the war has ended. In 1960, they meet again in Berck , France . They learn to enjoy together ample pleasures in life: nice meals, ballads on the beach, playing in the waves.
Thursday, November 3, 7:00 p.m.  – Rock in the Red Zone – Directed by Laura Bialis – USA 2015 – Rock in the Red Zone is an intimate portrayal of life on the edge in the war-torn city of Sderot . Once known for its prolific rock scene that revolutionized Israeli music, for thirteen years the town has been the target of ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Throughout the personal lives and music of Sderot’s diverse musicians, and the personal narrative of the filmmaker, who ends up calling the town home, the film chronicles the town’s trauma and reveals its enduring spirit.

For further information please contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum at (506) 633-1833