SPOKANE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Presented by Spokane Area Jewish Family Services
7:30 pm THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION(Brazil 2008)
In 1970, Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime that controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become a three-time winner of the World Cup. However, in the midst of World Cup fever, his parents send him away to live with his grandfather who lives in Bom Retiro, a "strange" and fun-filled area in Sao Paolo that is home to large Jewish and Italian populations.
Running time: 104 minutes English subtitles
Sunday, April 26
3:00 pm SEPHARDIC JEWS AND THE PIKE PLACE MARKET(USA 2001
(A discussion with Steven Sadis, the maker of this film, will follow.)
In the early 20th century, thousands of Sephardic Jews came to the United States, including many from Turkey and the Island of Rhodes. Many settled in Seattle and went to work in a new market at Pike Place where they sold produce and fish, and opened new restaurants. Proud Sephardim, they passed down their businesses, their culture and their religious heritage. Now this Seattle Sephardic community is one of the largest in the world.
Running time: 30 min. English
4:15 pm MAKING TROUBLE (USA 2006)
This documentary, about legendary and funny Jewish women who broke barriers and shook the social order to make us laugh, profiles six Jewish women who struggled and sacrificed for their fame, and who turned the old "death is easy, comedy is hard" joke completely on its head. Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein proved that comedy is easy, being a Jewish woman in comedy is hard. The film includes archival footage and photographs from performances by the featured comediennes, giving audiences a glimpse into each of their lives and careers over the last century. Each series of snapshots with accompanying commentary illuminates what it meant at the time to be Jewish, to be female, and to dream of making it on the stage and screen.
Running time: 85 minutes English
Monday, April 27
7:00 pm ENCOUNTER POINT (ISRAEL 2006)
(A discussion led by Larry Weiser, Professor Gonzaga School of Law, will follow.)
This documentary film follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother as they risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst.
Running time: 85 minutes English subtitles Parental Guidance for children under 12 is Suggested.
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