Jewish Cinema Mississippi 2012 Press Kit
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The Matchmaker
Wednesday, January 25; 7:15 p.m
Film Synopsis:
Arik, a teenage boy growing up in Haifa in 1968, gets a job working for Yankele Bride, a matchmaker. Yankele, a mysterious Holocaust survivor, has an office in back of a movie theater run by a family of seven Romanian dwarves in the seedy area by the port. As Arik begins to learn the mysteries of the human heart through his work with Yankele, he falls in love with free-spirited Tamara, his friend Beni’s cousin. Tamara has just returned from America and is full of talk of women’s rights, free love and rock and roll. The disparate parts of Arik’s life collide in unexpected, often funny and very moving ways as he lives through a summer that changes him forever. A poignant comedy-drama that tells a coming-of-age story unlike any you have ever seen before.
Nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Winner of the Panavision Audience Choice Award 2011 New York Israeli Film Festival and the Opening Night film of the Los Angeles Israeli Film Festival. Directed by Avi Nesher, director of the provocative film, The Secrets, which aired at last year’s festival.
Brothers
Thursday, January 26; 7:15 p.m.
Film Synopsis:
A powerful and intelligent film about the clash of religious philosophies between two brothers, both of whom emigrated at different times from Argentina. Dan, the eldest, chooses to work on the land, living on a kibbutz in the south of Israel. His orthodox brother Aaron is an American attorney and a distinguished Torah scholar who comes to Jerusalem, both to reacquaint himself with his secular brother and work on an explosive trial dealing with the conscription of fundamentalist Jewish students into the Israeli army. The conflict between the two men mirrors an Israeli society torn between its religious and political principles. This tense, searing drama will leave you emotionally drained.
Winner of several European film awards, shown at major Jewish Film Festivals around the country, including California, Florida, Texas, Colorado and South Carolina. Director: Igaal Niddam.
A Matter of Size
Saturday, January 28; 7:15 p.m.
Film Synopsis:
A Matter of Size is a comedy about a ‘coming out’ of a different kind –overweight people learning to accept themselves. Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up with dieting and the weight loss club they belong to.
When Herzl (340 lbs.) loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant, he discovers the world of Sumo, where large people are honored and appreciated. Through restaurant owner Kitano, a former Sumo coach in Japan, he falls in loves in love with a sport involving “two fatsos in diapers and girly hairdos.” However, Herzl’s dedication to this men-only sport threatens his relationship with Zehava, a plus-size social worker. This film will make you smile, but not with cheap belly laughs; it also a touching story about acceptance.
Winner of three Israeli Academy Awards, and ten film festival Audience Awards, including San Francisco, Minneapolis, Washington, DC, Dallas and Brooklyn. Directed by Erez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon.
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Sunday, January 29; 3:00 p.m
Film Synopsis:
JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY explores the connection between Jewish Americans and baseball, our nation’s most iconic institution. More than a film about sports, it is a story of immigration, assimilation, bigotry, heroism, the passing on of traditions, and the shattering of stereotypes.
There have been standout Jewish players in every decade from the 1860s to the present, and JEWS AND BASEBALL is the first major documentary to tell their stories.
Interviews include fans, writers, executives, and especially players – including Al Rosen, Kevin Youkilis, Shawn Green, Norm Sherry, Ron Blomberg, Bob Feller, Yogi Berra, and the legendary Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax. These powerful personal and historical stories are interwoven with an extraordinary collection of rare archival footage and photos.
Dustin Hoffman narrates this engaging story of great drama, unforgettable games, and the broad sweep of American history. You don’t even have to be Jewish to love this film.
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