The Charlotte Jewish News - February 2011 - Page 7
Movies Featuring Fascinating Characters
are Feataured at the 7th Annual
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival
A mysterious matchmaker
from Haifa, a crusading news
paper publisher from Las
Vegas, a super athlete with a
secret, and young circus per
formers from St. Louis - these
are just a few of the fascinat
ing characters you will meet at
the 7th Annual Charlotte
Jewish Film Festival. The
much anticipated Festival runs
March 3-13 and has some
thing for film lovers of all ages.
Tickets are on sale now at
www.charlottejewishfilm.com or
through CarolinaTix.
The Festival opens on
Thursday, March 3 with a free
screening of the inspirational doc
umentary An Article of Hope.
Don’t miss this touching story of
Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon and
the tiny torah that travels with him
on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
The first weekend of the
Festival features a special mile
stone celebration for founding
sponsor Hadassah and two films
with sports themes. On Saturday,
March 5, don’t miss the much-
anticipated film The Matchmaker,
winner of two Ophir Awards
(Israel’s Academy Awards). This
delightful film about mysteries of
the heart will headline the
Hadassah Centennial Celebration
and Dessert Reception at
Ballantyne Village Stadium 5.
On Sunday, March 6 at the
Levine JCC, check out Berlin 36,
the unbelievable true tale of Gretel
Bergmann, a Jewish athlete on
track for Olympic gold until her
dreams are derailed by the Nazis
and the uber-athlete they pit her
against. Later that day, find out
about the contribution of Jews to
Major League Baseball in Jews
and Baseball: An American Love
Story. Brought to you and hosted
by Temple Israel and Temple
Israel Men’s Club, this engrossing
documentary is narrated by Dustin
Hoffman and will be followed by
a discussion with former major-
A scene from "The Matchmaker. ”
leaguer Ron Blomberg. You don’t
have to be a sports fan to appreci
ate these fantastic movies.
If you are a lover of live enter
tainment as well as films, you
won’t want to miss Circus Kids on
Tuesday, March 8 and The Golem
on Sunday, March 13. Sponsored
by Temple Beth El in conjunction
with Mecklenburg Ministries,
Circus Kids follows the youth cir
cus troupe St. Louis Arches as
they travel to Israel to perform
with a circus group comprised of
Israeli and Arab children. This
award-winning interfaith film
depicts how children from very
diverse backgrounds come to real
ize they are not so different after
all. A special performance by
members of the Arches will follow
the screening. This is sure to be a
great evening for the whole fami
ly-
The Golem is a silent film mas
terpiece based on an ancient
Jewish myth. Come enjoy this
horror classic along with live
musical accompaniment provided
by pianist Ethan Uslan and
clarinetist Gene Kavadlo. This
unique opportunity is brought to
you by the Charlotte Mecklenburg
Library with an introduction by
the Library’s own Sam Shapiro,
and promises to be an afternoon of
wonderful entertainment.
The Festival moves Uptown to
the Pafricia McBride and Jean-
Pierre Bonnefoux Center for
Dance on Thursday, March 10 for
the film Breaking Upwards, spon
sored by the Light Factory
Contemporary Museum of
Photography & Film. After
four years of dating, a young
couple grows bored of each
other, but fearful of parting
ways they strategize their
breakup and experiment with
a less exclusive relationship.
The 7th Annual Charlotte
Jewish Film Festival will
come to a close with some
highly touted films. Head
over to Ballantyne Village
Stadium 5 on Saturday, March 12
for the heart-warming coming-of-
age movie Eli and Ben, which is
sponsored by the Levine JCC.
Then close out the Festival on
Sunday, March 13th with the com
pelling documentary Where I
Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story.
The favorite film of the Festival
Selection Committee, Greenspun
is an amazing biography of the
most incredible man you probably
have never heard of
Mark your calendars and don’t
miss out on the best in Jewish film
from around the world. All-festi-
val passes are available and will
give you access to every ticketed
film at a great savings! (Please
note: our free film is non-ticketed
and seating for that screening is on
a first-come, first-served basis.)
See our enclosed brochure in
this issue of The Charlotte Jewish
News or check out our website,
www.charlottejewishfilm.com, for
more information about the films,
dates and venues. We look for
ward to seeing you at the movies.
The Charlotte Jewish Film
Festival is brought to you by the
Levine JCC and the Charlotte
Chapter of Hadassah, and is made
possible, in part, with funding by
the Arts & Science Council and
the North Carolina Arts Council,
an agency of the Department of
Cultural Resources, and the
National Endowment for the Arts,
which believes that a great nation
deserves great art. ^
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Charlotte
JCC Tributes
Butterfly Garden Project Fund
In honor of Judy August from
Ellen and Tim Martin
In honor of Sandra and Leon
Levine from Ken Collins
In honor of Suly Chenkin from
Zaydee Lopez-Ibanez
In honor of Susan Rabinovich’s
birthday from Dana and Andrew
Kapustin
In memory of Steven Gainsboro
from the Stier family
In memory of Martin
Blumberg, father of Ellen Framm,
from Dana and Andrew Kapustin
Oasis Memorial Fund for
Senior Programming
In honor of Marvin Shapiro
from Carol Welch
Oasis Senior Adult Program
Fund
In honor of Anne Yudell from
Sharon Pearson
David Silverman Memorial
Fund
In fonor of Arlene Dunn’s birth
day from Mattye and Marc
Silverman
Mindy Ellen Levine Day Camp
Fund
In honor of Lori Sklut’s birth
day from Shawn Pittman ^
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