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International / Human Rights
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Luigi Fa lorni ("The Story of the Weeping Camel")
94 minutes
After spending the first ten years of her life in a Catholic orphanage, the young and fiery Awet excitedly learns that she is soon to be reunited with her family. But her hopes for a normal life are dashed when her father, a fanatical supporter of the Eritrean Liberation Front, places Awet directly into the military forces' hands. At first willing to join the fight, she soon realizes that their enemies are just as human as she, and Awet makes a solemn vow never to kill... Labeled a traitor by the group's commander, the young Awet nevertheless courageously stands by her convictions and fights the violence in the disarming way that only a child could. |
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Jewish History and Culture
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Idit Ce bula
90 minutes
Eliane Weiss is overwhelmed by her life, work, and family. So when she begins writing and meets an attractive publisher, everyone is taken by surprise and must readjust to the new Eliane... This charming French film shows one woman’s explorations of herself, her family, and the Jewish heritage that binds them together. Starring Emmanuelle Devos and Gerard Darmon. |
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American Culture & Politics
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Gregory Gree ne
95 minutes
escapefromsuburbia.com
Suburbia, and all its promises, has become the American Dream -- a lifestyle predicated on the dwindling availability of cheap and abundant oil. In ESCAPE FROM SUBURBIA, director Gregory Greene (THE END OF SUBURBIA, 2004) introduces three engaging characters and a small town who move us from the realm of theory to the real world where an emerging movement of citizen's groups is confronting our addiction to oil with vision and courage. But are they crackpots or Cassandras? This film is a wake-up call that challenges the illusion of never-ending growth and examines alternatives for a more sustainable society in the 21st century and beyond.
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Jewish History and Culture
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Gil Ko fman
92 minutes
www.memorythiefmovie.com
THE MEMORY THIEF is the story of Lukas - an aimless, young man in contemporary L.A. who buries thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine of a tollbooth clerk. A chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor suddenly brings into focus a world and an identity he embraces with frightening intensity - the victimized Jews of World War II. As he begins to enthusiastically act out his newfound obsession, Lukas, a non-Jew, discovers that survivor's guilt isn't just for the Jews anymore. THE MEMORY THIEF, starring Mark Webber, is a mesmerizing, audacious psychological thriller in the tradition of TAXI DRIVER.
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Fiction (Current)
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Eva Ar idjis
110 minutes
An unmarried photographer living in New Jersey receives a phone call from a woman who broke his heart 25 years ago. A week later, he has loved her and lost her all over again, and her troubled teenage son is living with him. THE FAVOR is an intimate family drama that explores the fabric of human relationships and what we will do for the ones we love. Variety calls it a "gently wrought tearjerker" with strong performances by Tony Award Winning actor Frank Wood and newcomer Ryan Donowho.
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International / Human Rights
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Bari Pe arlman
68 minutes
In Tibet today, roughly 15% of the people live in urban centers, where the ongoing struggle for Tibet's future is taking place. But the other 85% of Tibetans live in rural areas, subsistence farmers and nomadic herding families engaged in the daily struggle to eat and survive. DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM is a story of these people, an experiential and transporting view of contemporary Tibet seen through the eyes of some of its most extraordinary women, the nuns of Kala Rongo Monastery of Nangchen, Kham. Founded in 1990, the Kala Rongo Monastery is granting women choices they've never had before, and changing outmoded attitudes that no longer serve the greater good of the community. Through the pragmatic vision of their benefactor, Lama Norlha Rinpoche, nearly 300 nuns are now receiving religious and educational training previously unavailable to them. They are being given a real opportunity to change the course of their lives, and to preserve the rich spiritual heritage of their people, even as they slowly reshape it.
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Jewish History and Culture
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Mich ele Ohayon
94 minutes
1943: Holland is under Nazi occupation. In Amsterdam, Jack, an unassuming accountant, first meets Ina at a birthday party - a 20-year-old beauty from a wealthy family who instantly steals his heart. But Jack's pursuit of love will be complicated; he is poor and married to Manja, a flirtatious and mercurial spouse. When the Jews are being deported, the husband, the wife and the lover find themselves at the same concentration camp, living in the same barracks. When Jack's wife objects to the "girlfriend" in spite of their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina resort to writing secret love letters, which sustain them throughout the horrible circumstances of the war. STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME is a compelling documentary feature film by Academy Award nominee Michele Ohayon about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering.
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