2011
March 2011
Sunday 6 March 2011
Sun 6 Mar, 8 pm. Gratz College 7605 Old York Road Melrose Park, PA 19027 Israel, 2009, 91 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles Ben (Lior Ashkenazi, “Walk on Water”) has always affectionately entertained his son Eli’s (Yuval Shevakh) mischievous behavior. Their profound connection seems secure as Eli approaches his tumultuous teenager years. P.O. BOX 171 Gladwyne, PA 19035, Gladwyne, 19035. Mindy Chriqui, (610)639 7863. Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia - [email][events]
Sunday 13 March 2011
Sun 13 Mar, 8 pm. Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Jewish Federation Campus 272 South Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Israel, 2008, 60 minutes. Hebrew & Amharic with English subtitles A year-long leadership training program takes Ethiopian-born and Russian-born Israeli adolescents to the Jewish pockets of Ethiopia to rediscover their unique heritage. This journey forces the young Ethiopian Jews to confront memories and traditions that they left behind in the old country. P.O. BOX 171 Gladwyne, PA 19035, Gladwyne, 19035. Mindy Chriqui, (610)639 7863. Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia - [email][events]
Monday 14 March 2011
Mon 14 Mar, 7 pm. Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 West Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Israel, 2008, 94 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles Shortly before their wedding, Galia and Oren board a local Jerusalem bus only to become victims of a deadly suicide bombing. While her fiancé is knocked into a coma, Galia suffers a memory loss and is severely burned. P.O. BOX 171 Gladwyne, PA 19035, Gladwyne, 19035. Mindy Chriqui, (610)639 7863. Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia - [email][events]
Sunday 20 March 2011
Sun 20 Mar, 8:30 pm. Drexel University Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center Mitchell Auditorium 3128 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Israel. 2008. 56 minutes. English/Hebrew with English subtitles When ambitious seventeen-year-old Doaa "Angelina" Fares decides to be the first Druze woman to enter the 2007 Miss Israel beauty pageant, her sudden fame clashes with the traditional Druze community. A deluge of insults, accusations and threats to her safety culminate in the arrest of five men, among them two of her uncles, for plotting her murder. P.O. BOX 171 Gladwyne, PA 19035, Gladwyne, 19035. Mindy Chriqui, (610)639 7863. Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia - [email][events]