BJF Film Club

We all love films, and we love talking about films with you, which is why Boston Jewish Film has launched the BJF Film Club so we can get together to talk about films!

For each Film Club meeting, we will share information on how to watch the film on your own beforehand. Most meetups are held in person at partner community spaces in the greater Boston area, along with occasional Virtual Film Club meetings added to the schedule. And, whether in-person or virtual, you can expect fun, insightful conversations with fellow BJF Film Club attendees during the event!

To attend BJF Film Club events, register for the event and then screen the film on your own before the meetup.

Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be served at in-person Film Club meetups.

Click HERE to Register for Upcoming Events

2025 BJF Film Club Events

Please join us for our January 2025 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Live at Mr. Kelly’s, Wednesday, January 15 at 11 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Wexler Lounge at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Executive Director, Susan Adler.

Live at Mr. Kelly’s – 2021 Documentary

Directed by Ted Bogosian

The iconic Mister Kelly’s, once called a “supernova in the local and national nightlife firmament,” illuminated legendary Chicago’s Rush Street and the entire country by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. Its visionary owners, George and Oscar Marienthal, smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage–and transform entertainment as America knew it in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Now, with the club long gone and its star talent reaching its golden years, George’s son David and director/screenwriter Theodore Bogosian go on a quest to collect the memories of the clubs before they are lost. Celebrity interviews include Bob Newhart, the Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, and Ramsey Lewis. Through interviews, live footage, photos, music, and song, the film portrays the most beloved and famous talent of our time at the decisive moments when they showed up, dug deep, and broke in.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream the film for free on Tubi or Hoopla. Rent on Amazon or AppleTV.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join us for the February 2025 BJF Film Club VIRTUAL meetup on Zoom to discuss the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist, on Tuesday, February 18th at 7:00 PM for an engaging and interesting conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Artistic Director, Joey Katz.

THE BRUTALIST

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.

HOW TO WATCH: The Brutalist is currently playing in theaters. Click HERE to see where the film is screening near you.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $2.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our March 2025 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Liberty Heights on Tuesday, March 18th at 11:00 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Teen Lounge at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation for an exciting and lively conversation led by Diane Carasik Dion.

LIBERTY HEIGHTS
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) co-stars in this 1999 coming-of-age drama by Barry Levinson, set in 1950s Baltimore, focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the Kurtzman family. As two generations of the family navigate the challenges of a shifting society, the film explores themes of Jewish-American culture, identity, race, religion, and social class—themes that resonate today. Joe Mantegna, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, and Anthony Anderson round out the cast.

Writer-editor Diane Carasik Dion had a long career at WGBH Boston as editor of ‘GBH Magazine, the public TV and radio program guide. Like Liberty Heights filmmaker Barry Levinson, Dion, a longtime cinephile, grew up in Baltimore during the 1950s, a time of significant social upheaval.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream Liberty Heights for free on Tubi and Kanopy.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our April 2025 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss A Real Pain on Wednesday, April 16th at 11:30 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Teen Lounge at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board President, Ken Shulman.

A REAL PAIN

David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin in an Oscar-winning role) are cousins travelling to Poland to pay homage to their grandmother. The pair couldn’t be more different, and as they become mired in arguments, their trip becomes increasingly challenging. David is a tech worker with a settled family living in Manhattan, while Benji has an unconventional and rebellious lifestyle. With their painful family history setting the backdrop for their tour, the pair go on a challenging journey that brings them closer than ever.

HOW TO WATCH: Rent it on Amazon Prime, AppleTV, or Hulu.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our May 2025 BJF Film Club meetup on Tuesday, May 20th, 11:00 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Teen Lounge, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Executive Director Susan Adler.

CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH

Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working for bar mitzvahs. While attending a bar mitzvah, he discovers his talent for party organizing, which leads to numerous job opportunities. When he forms a unique friendship with a young mother and her teenage daughter with autism, his life begins to flourish.

HOW TO WATCH: Rent it on AppleTV or Amazon Prime.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our June 2025 BJF Film Club meetup on Thursday, June 19th, 11:00 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Wexler Lounge, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation.

HOW TO WATCH: Film details to come!

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our July 2025 BJF Film Club meetup at the JCC Greater Boston (located at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation.

HOW TO WATCH: Film details to come!

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Prior BJF Film Club Events

2024 BJF Film Club Events

Please join us for our January 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Maestro, Tuesday, January 16 at 7 PM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in Room 404 at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board President Ken Shulman.

Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan.) The film is a love letter to life and art, and at its core, is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

Where to Watch: Stream the film on Netflix. 

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our February 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss My Favorite Year, Thursday, February 8 at 7 PM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in Room 404 at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by friend of Boston Jewish Film Mark Stepakoff.

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) can’t believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann (Peter O’Toole), gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he’s a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it’s all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

HOW TO WATCH:  Stream for free on Roku, Tubi, and YouTube or for rent on Prime Video and Google Play.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our March 2024 BJF Film Club virtual meetup to discuss the film Chariots of Fire on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 PM in Zoom for a fun virtual conversation led by Boston Jewish Film board member Alex Sagan. Alex holds a doctorate from Harvard University. His academic work focuses on the Holocaust and film history.

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided United Kingdom of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God’s glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias but neglects his beloved sweetheart, Sybil, in his single-minded quest.

HOW TO WATCH: Available to rent on Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play, or AppleTV.

Screen the film on your own before the virtual meetup. This discussion will take place via Zoom. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $2.00. You will receive the link to join the Zoom conversation in your registration confirmation email.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our April 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Footnote, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 7 PM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in Room 404 at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Ann Bersani of Boston Jewish Film.

Uriel Shkolnik (Lior Ashkenazi, left) sits with his father and fellow Talmudic scholar Eliezer (Shlomo Bar Aba).

Professors Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, father and son, have dedicated their lives to the study of the Jewish scriptures. Eliezer is a stubborn and methodical scholar who has never been recognized for his work; Uriel is a rising star, someone admired and praised by his colleagues. The fragile balance that has kept their personal relationship almost intact is broken in an unexpected way by a simple phone call.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream Footnote free on Tubi or for rent on Prime Video, AppleTV, YouTube, Vudu, or Google Play.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our May 2024 BJF Film Club virtual meetup to discuss the film Zone of Interest on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00 PM in Zoom for a vibrant virtual conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Director of Special Programming, Joey Katz.

Zone of Interest

Scene from the film “Zone of Interest,” Winner of two 2024 Academy Awards, including Best International Feature.

ZONE OF INTEREST

Rudolf Hoss (Christian Friedel, The White Ribbon) is the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Along with his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall) and their children, Rudolf wants to build the perfect home for his family. Even though the commandant and his family live directly next to the concentration camp, they create a sanctuary of domestic bliss amid the atrocities happening in the camp next door. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Birth).

HOW TO WATCH:  Rent The Zone of Interest on MAX, VUDU, and Apple TV.

Screen the film on your own before the virtual meetup. This discussion will take place via Zoom. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $2.00. You will receive the link to join the Zoom conversation in your registration confirmation email.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our June 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Tuesday, June 18, 7 PM at Hebrew College, 1860 Washington Street, Newton, for an exciting and lively conversation led by friend of Boston Jewish Film Madeleine Schulman.

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Marcel (Jenny Slate) is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother, Connie, and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and new hope at finding his long-lost family. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connection in the smallest corners.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream on Netflix, Paramount+, or for free on Kanopy (through your local library.)

Screen the film on your own before the meetup.

Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with Hebrew College and JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our July 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss The Debt, Tuesday, July 23 at 7 PM at Congregation Kehillath Israel (384 Harvard St. Brookline) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Board President, Ken Shulman.

THE DEBT

Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self (Jessica Chastain) and her two fellow agents (Sam Worthington and Marton Csokas), the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream on Amazon or AppleTV.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup.

Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with Congregation Kehillath Israel and JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our August 2024 BJF Film Club virtual meetup to discuss Harold and Maude on Tuesday, August 20, at 7:00 pm for a fun and vibrant conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Director of Special Programming, Joey Katz.

HAROLD AND MAUDE

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet, they realize that their differences don’t matter, and they become best friends and love each other.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream for free on Pluto or rent through Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

Screen the film on your own before the virtual meetup. This discussion will take place via Zoom.

Registration is required, and the fee to attend is $2.00. Your registration confirmation email will include the link to join the Zoom conversation.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our September 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Crown Heights on Wednesday, September 25, at 11 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Wexler Lounge at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Executive Director, Susan Adler.

CROWN HEIGHTS

After the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi (Howie Mandel) and a community activist (Mario Van Peebles) help two youths–one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American–form a hip-hop group to heal their neighborhood.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream on Prime Video, Roku, and Plex.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our October 2024 BJF Film Club meetup to discuss A Serious Man on Wednesday, October 23, at 11 AM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Wexler Lounge at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA  02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board President, Ken Shulman.

A SERIOUS MAN

Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a physics professor at a 1960s university, but his life is coming apart at the seams. His wife (Sari Lennick) is leaving him, his jobless brother (Richard Kind) has moved in, and someone is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure. Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis, but whether anyone can help him overcome his many afflictions remains to be seen.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream on HBO Max, Hulu, and Apple TV+.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

2023 BJF Film Club Events

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our first Film Club meetup to discuss Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen on Thursday, April 20th at 7:30 PM at Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street Brookline, and be part of a fun and vibrant conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Artistic Director, Lisa Gossels.

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen captures director Norman Jewison’s vision to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and reimagine Fiddler on the Roof, the beloved stage musical on the big screen.

Stream the film on Paramount+ or for free on Kanopy through your local library. You can also rent the film through Prime Video, Kino Now, or Vudu.

Please join Boston Jewish Film for our second BJF Film Club meetup to discuss the film Taking Sides on Monday, May 15 at 7:30 PM at Congregation Kehillath Israel (384 Harvard Street, Brookline) for a fun and vibrant conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board President, Ken Shulman.

TAKING SIDES

Fiction, 2002, France/UK/Germany/Austria, 105 minutes

Director: István Szabó

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr

Based on a true story, Taking Sides focuses on the American-led investigation of Wilhelm Furtwangler (Stellan Skarsgård), one of Germany’s most renowned conductors, who was suspected of working with the Nazis. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, Major Steve Arnold (Harvey Keitel) is charged with making an example of Furtwangler due to his status as a high-profile cultural figure in Germany, and Arnold pulls no punches in questioning him about possible ties to the Hitler regime.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream the film on Tubi or Prime Video.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

Boston Jewish Film’s third BJF Film Club meetup will feature an online discussion of the film Gentleman’s Agreement on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 PM in Zoom for a fun virtual conversation led by Boston Jewish Film board member Alex Sagan. Alex holds a doctorate from Harvard University. His academic work focuses on the Holocaust and film history.

GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT

Fiction, 1947, US, 118 minutes

Director: Elia Kazan

Cast: Gregory Peck, Philip Schuyler Green, Dorothy McGuire, Kathy Lacy, John Garfield, Dave Goldman, Celeste Holm

A reporter (Gregory Peck) pretends to be Jewish to cover a story on antisemitism and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

HOW TO WATCH: Rent the film on Amazon, YouTube, or Google Play.

Screen the film on your own before the virtual meetup. This discussion will take place via Zoom. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $2.00. You will receive the link to join the Zoom conversation in your registration confirmation email.

Please join us for our next BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Walk on Water on Tuesday, June 6 at 7 PM at Hebrew College (located at Temple Reyim 1860 Washington St., Newton) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board Member, Barbara Resnek.

WALK ON WATER

Fiction, 2004, Israel/Sweden, 103 minutes

Director: Eytan Fox

Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters

Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi) is an agent in the Mossad. His wife has recently committed suicide, and the agency decides that he needs to take on a less challenging assignment: to find an aging Nazi war criminal.

Directed by Eytan Fox ( Sublet BJFF 2020, Yossi and Jagger BJFF 2004, Florentene BJFF 1998, Song of the Siren BJFF 1996) and nominated for 8 Ophir Awards, including Best Picture!

HOW TO WATCH: Stream the film on Kanopy, Plex, Tubi, and Prime Video.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

Please join us for our next BJF Film Club meetup to discuss A.K.A. Nadia on Tuesday, July 11 at 7 PM at Hebrew College (located at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Susan Axe-Bronk. Susan is a friend of BJF, a child psychologist, and a children’s book author. She is a film lover and enjoys discussing films.

A.K.A. NADIA

Fiction, 2015, Israel, 115 minutes

Director: Tova Ascher

Cast: Netta Shpigelman, Oded Leopold, Ali Suliman, Eli Keren-Asaf, John Hurt

Can a person reinvent herself without dealing with the consequences of her past? Maya has lived as a Jewish choreographer, wife, and mother, but she was born as Nadia, a daughter of a Muslim family. More than 20 years after she abandoned her identity, her past rears its head again.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream the film for free on Tubi or rent on Amazon.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

Join us for our next BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Magic Men on Tuesday, August 8 at 7 PM at Hebrew College (located at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Executive Director, Susan Adler.

MAGIC MEN (BJFF 2014)

Fiction, 2014, Israel, 100 minutes

Hebrew, Greek, and English (with English subtitles)

Directors: Erez Tadmor, Guy Nattiv

Cast: Makram Khoury, Zohar Shtrauss, Ariane Labed, Vangelis Mourikis, Nony Geffen

Avraham Kofinas, an elderly Israeli Jew of Greek origins, and his estranged Hasidic rapper son Yehuda embark on a road trip from Israel to Greece, searching for an old magician who saved Avraham’s life during World War II. Their journey leads to unexpected encounters, ultimately bringing them to a final confrontation between father and son.

WINNER – Best Actor (Makram Khoury), Ophir Awards (Israel’s Academy Awards)

HOW TO WATCH: Stream the film for free on Tubi or rent on Amazon.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

Please join us for our next BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Leona on October 26 at 7 PM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Community Room at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Dalia Wassner, Ph.D., Director of the Brandeis Initiative on the Jews of the Americas.

LEONA

DIRECTOR: Isaac Cherem

English, Spanish, Portuguese with English subtitles.

Content advisory: Nudity, sexual content

Leona is an intimate, insightful, and moving film about a young Jewish woman from Mexico City who finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love. Ripe with all the drama and interpersonal conflicts of a Jane Austen novel, watching her negotiate the labyrinth of familial pressure, religious precedent, and her burgeoning sentiment is both painful and beautiful. There are no easy choices to be made, and the viewer travels back and forth with her as she struggles with her heart to take the best path.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream Leona on Amazon Prime.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.

Please join us for our next BJF Film Club meetup to discuss Shiva Baby, November 28 at 7 PM at the JCC Greater Boston (located in the Gallery at 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459) for an exciting and lively conversation led by Boston Jewish Film Board Vice President Dana Volman.

SHIVA BABY (BJFF 2020)

DIRECTOR: Emma Seligman

When Danielle joins her family at a shiva, the last person she expects to run into is Max, the ‘sugar daddy’ she said goodbye to just a few hours earlier. With this unexpected clash of her worlds, Danielle is forced into juggling multiple roles: the good Jewish daughter, entertaining small talk with estranged relatives, playing it cool with her ex-girlfriend Maya, and keeping her relationship with Max a secret. A provocative and comedic examination of relationships in the ‘hook-up’ culture of the digital age.

HOW TO WATCH: Stream Shiva Baby on Max, Hulu, and Kanopy, or rent on Prime Video.

Screen the film on your own before the meetup. Dive deeper by watching the BJFF2020 conversation with Director Emma Seligman, moderated by Bright Lights Series programmer Anna Feder.

Registration is required – the fee to attend is $3.00. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.

This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston.