FreshFlix:
Join fellow young professionals for film, conversation, and parties that celebrate new voices in Jewish film.
Check back soon for the 2017 FreshFlix line-up and events!
2016 FreshFlix Short Film Competition
See great short films, hear from filmmakers, and then toast the new wave of young filmmakers at Orleans Restaurant across the street!
Six shorts were screened as part of the 2016 program: The Brother Mike Tapes, 1984, Rothman, The Cabinet Decision, And Then, Violence, Jewish Blind Date, Billsville
The Tenth Man
Ariel returns to Buenos Aires – and to the frenetic Jewish neighborhood of Once – to see his father after decades of being away, but he is immediately put to work for his father’s charity organization. Meanwhile, his father is nowhere to be found. While trying to figure out the enigma that is his father and understand the mysterious mute woman who has popped into his life, Ariel finds himself following in his father’s footsteps – both literally and by developing an affection for the people of Once and the life he spent many years trying to escape.
The Origin of Violence
While on a research trip to Buchenwald, Nathan Fabre, a young non-Jewish professor, discovers a photo of a prisoner who looks remarkably like his father. Back in France, he confronts his reluctant father and begins a search for truth that will dismantle everything he knows about himself. Based on the novel by Fabrice Humbert.
One Week and a Day
A dark comedy about the aftermath of loss. When Eyal and his wife finish the week of shiva for their son, she urges him to return to his usual routine. Instead, Eyal enlists his young neighbor to join him in smoking his son’s medical marijuana. This stoned, odd duo sets out into the world, and Eyal begins to see the things in his life still worth living for. A nuanced perspective on loss that is humorous, touching, and above all else, life-affirming.
A Grain of Truth
A whodunnit that pits reason against distrust. Soon after big-shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki moves to the city of Sandomierz, he is called in to solve a case: a woman was found dead outside a synagogue, her neck slashed, and a knife used for shechita (kosher slaughter of animals) found nearby. As more murders occur, a wave of anti-Semitism unfurls and Szacki must not only to solve the crimes, but also face the hysteria of public opinion and the painful history of Polish-Jewish relations. Based on the bestselling novel by Polish author Zygmunt Miloszewski. Note: Graphic scenes.
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
Saar grew up on an Orthodox kibbutz in Israel, but after coming out to his family he moved to London. When, years later, Saar learns that he is HIV positive, he is driven to work on reestablishing his relationships – both with his homeland and his family, struggling between needing his family’s love and resenting their fears and prejudices. As he grapples with the choice of whether or not to move back to Israel, Saar finds comfort with the London Gay Men’s Chorus, who provides the film’s glorious soundtrack.
FreshFlix Closing Night – Ronna and Beverly: Live Podcast Taping
Ronna Glickman & Beverly Ginsberg are Jewish mothers from Marblehead and Swampscott and the best-selling co-authors of You’ll Do A Little Better Next Time: A Guide to Marriage and Re-marriage for Jewish Singles. They are also the alter-egos of comedians Jamie Denbo and Jessica Chaffin who have appears in Spy, New Girl, Orange is the New Black, and onstage monthly at their show at the Upright Citizens Brigade in L.A. Join us as they dispense their unique brand of advice on love and life while interviewing/interrogating celebrity guests.
FreshFlix 2017:
Join fellow young professionals for film, conversation, and parties that celebrate new voices in Jewish film.
2017 FreshFlix Short Film Competition
See great short films, hear from filmmakers, and celebrate!
Our 7th annual celebration of the next generation of filmmakers! Selected by a jury of young professionals, this year’s program includes short films from Israel, the USA, and the UK.
Seven shorts will be screened as part of the 2017 program: Black Swell, The Chop, The Disposers, In Other Words, Join The Club, Out of Reach, and The Seven Men of Hanukkah.
House of Z
Zac Posen is one of the most recognizable brands in the fashion world. Discovered as a teenager, Posen would design clothes for his high school friends: New York cool kids such as Chloë Sevigny and Claire Danes. A wunderkind who crashed and burned at an age when many designers are still finding their footing, his fast ascent to fashion stardom also was his downfall. Featuring interviews with Posen’s family and friends (including Naomi Campbell and André Leon Talley) and lots of style, House of Z follows Posen’s rise and fall…and, at last, his recovery.
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2017
Click here for tickets.
In Between
Laila, a sharp-witted lawyer, and Salma, a lesbian DJ, are part of Tel Aviv’s ultra-hip Palestinian scene. When Nour, a devout Muslim, moves into their apartment, their lifestyles initially clash. But after Nour faces a devastating event, a unique sisterhood forms. Slowly it becomes clear that even in liberal Tel Aviv, these women must grapple with traditional culture. This taboo-defying, award-winning film exposes the world of Palestinians living outside of traditional homes. Note: Graphic content
12 Ophir (Israeli Academy) Award Nominations, 2017
Invited Director Maysaloun Hamoud
Click here for tickets.
Keep the Change – Closing Night Film
A rom-com set in a world where no character is typical. David is obsessed with being perceived as “normal” – thanks in part to his parents (Tibor Feldman, The Sopranos, and Jessica Walter, Arrested Development). When David is forced to attend an autism support group, he wants nothing to do with the other members…until he meets Sarah, who exudes positivity and confidence. But when David brings Sarah home to meet his family, their romance is challenged.
In Person Director Rachel Israel, Actors Brandon Polansky and Samanth Elisofon
Click here for tickets.
NuWave: The Virtual Reality Experience
Virtual Reality has recently emerged as a new medium for storytelling, and filmmakers around the world have been embracing and experimenting with it.
Experience VR films from the US and Israel over cocktails and join us for a discussion focusing on some of the most interesting trends in virtual reality storytelling.
Presented in partnership with the Brookline Interactive Group.
Click here for tickets.
Pinsky
Sophia Pinsky is doing just fine in NYC: she has a job, an apartment, and a girlfriend. That is, until her girlfriend breaks up with her and her grandfather dies on the same day. As her life starts to unravel, Sophia moves back in with her overbearing Russian-Jewish grandmother in the Boston suburbs. When her grandmother reveals that not only is she dating again but she’s in love with the family’s rabbi, Sophia is pitted grandmother in a struggle to define loyalty and love, all while trying to become a “real adult,” once and for all.
In Person Director Amanada Lundquist, Writer/Actress Rebecca Karpovsky, and other special guests
Click here for tickets.
Winter Hunt
On a cold, wintry night, Lena shows up on the doorstep of the Rossberg family mansion. She claims her car has broken down, but her arrival is intentional. Lena is in pursuit of Anselm Rossberg (Michael Degen, Hannah Arendt), an aged Auschwitz guard who lives with his daughter Maria (Elisabeth Degen, Aimée & Jaguar). Anselm and Maria both deny Anselm’s past, but Lena is determined to get him to confess, even as her own weapon is turned on her and she is forced into a moral dilemma.
Click here for tickets.
FreshFlix 2017:
Join fellow young professionals for film, conversation, and parties that celebrate new voices in Jewish film.
2017 FreshFlix Short Film Competition
See great short films, hear from filmmakers, and celebrate!
Our 7th annual celebration of the next generation of filmmakers! Selected by a jury of young professionals, this year’s program includes short films from Israel, the USA, and the UK.
Seven shorts will be screened as part of the 2017 program: Black Swell, The Chop, The Disposers, In Other Words, Join The Club, Out of Reach, and The Seven Men of Hanukkah.
House of Z
Zac Posen is one of the most recognizable brands in the fashion world. Discovered as a teenager, Posen would design clothes for his high school friends: New York cool kids such as Chloë Sevigny and Claire Danes. A wunderkind who crashed and burned at an age when many designers are still finding their footing, his fast ascent to fashion stardom also was his downfall. Featuring interviews with Posen’s family and friends (including Naomi Campbell and André Leon Talley) and lots of style, House of Z follows Posen’s rise and fall…and, at last, his recovery.
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2017
Click here for tickets.
In Between
Laila, a sharp-witted lawyer, and Salma, a lesbian DJ, are part of Tel Aviv’s ultra-hip Palestinian scene. When Nour, a devout Muslim, moves into their apartment, their lifestyles initially clash. But after Nour faces a devastating event, a unique sisterhood forms. Slowly it becomes clear that even in liberal Tel Aviv, these women must grapple with traditional culture. This taboo-defying, award-winning film exposes the world of Palestinians living outside of traditional homes. Note: Graphic content
12 Ophir (Israeli Academy) Award Nominations, 2017
Invited Director Maysaloun Hamoud
Click here for tickets.
Keep the Change – Closing Night Film
A rom-com set in a world where no character is typical. David is obsessed with being perceived as “normal” – thanks in part to his parents (Tibor Feldman, The Sopranos, and Jessica Walter, Arrested Development). When David is forced to attend an autism support group, he wants nothing to do with the other members…until he meets Sarah, who exudes positivity and confidence. But when David brings Sarah home to meet his family, their romance is challenged.
In Person Director Rachel Israel, Actors Brandon Polansky and Samanth Elisofon
Click here for tickets.
NuWave: The Virtual Reality Experience
Virtual Reality has recently emerged as a new medium for storytelling, and filmmakers around the world have been embracing and experimenting with it.
Experience VR films from the US and Israel over cocktails and join us for a discussion focusing on some of the most interesting trends in virtual reality storytelling.
Presented in partnership with the Brookline Interactive Group.
Click here for tickets.
Pinsky
Sophia Pinsky is doing just fine in NYC: she has a job, an apartment, and a girlfriend. That is, until her girlfriend breaks up with her and her grandfather dies on the same day. As her life starts to unravel, Sophia moves back in with her overbearing Russian-Jewish grandmother in the Boston suburbs. When her grandmother reveals that not only is she dating again but she’s in love with the family’s rabbi, Sophia is pitted grandmother in a struggle to define loyalty and love, all while trying to become a “real adult,” once and for all.
In Person Director Amanada Lundquist, Writer/Actress Rebecca Karpovsky, and other special guests
Click here for tickets.
Winter Hunt
On a cold, wintry night, Lena shows up on the doorstep of the Rossberg family mansion. She claims her car has broken down, but her arrival is intentional. Lena is in pursuit of Anselm Rossberg (Michael Degen, Hannah Arendt), an aged Auschwitz guard who lives with his daughter Maria (Elisabeth Degen, Aimée & Jaguar). Anselm and Maria both deny Anselm’s past, but Lena is determined to get him to confess, even as her own weapon is turned on her and she is forced into a moral dilemma.
Click here for tickets.
FreshFlix:
Join fellow young professionals for film, conversation, and parties that celebrate new voices in Jewish film.
Check back soon for the 2017 FreshFlix line-up and events!
2016 FreshFlix Short Film Competition
See great short films, hear from filmmakers, and then toast the new wave of young filmmakers at Orleans Restaurant across the street!
Six shorts were screened as part of the 2016 program: The Brother Mike Tapes, 1984, Rothman, The Cabinet Decision, And Then, Violence, Jewish Blind Date, Billsville
The Tenth Man
Ariel returns to Buenos Aires – and to the frenetic Jewish neighborhood of Once – to see his father after decades of being away, but he is immediately put to work for his father’s charity organization. Meanwhile, his father is nowhere to be found. While trying to figure out the enigma that is his father and understand the mysterious mute woman who has popped into his life, Ariel finds himself following in his father’s footsteps – both literally and by developing an affection for the people of Once and the life he spent many years trying to escape.
The Origin of Violence
While on a research trip to Buchenwald, Nathan Fabre, a young non-Jewish professor, discovers a photo of a prisoner who looks remarkably like his father. Back in France, he confronts his reluctant father and begins a search for truth that will dismantle everything he knows about himself. Based on the novel by Fabrice Humbert.
One Week and a Day
A dark comedy about the aftermath of loss. When Eyal and his wife finish the week of shiva for their son, she urges him to return to his usual routine. Instead, Eyal enlists his young neighbor to join him in smoking his son’s medical marijuana. This stoned, odd duo sets out into the world, and Eyal begins to see the things in his life still worth living for. A nuanced perspective on loss that is humorous, touching, and above all else, life-affirming.
A Grain of Truth
A whodunnit that pits reason against distrust. Soon after big-shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki moves to the city of Sandomierz, he is called in to solve a case: a woman was found dead outside a synagogue, her neck slashed, and a knife used for shechita (kosher slaughter of animals) found nearby. As more murders occur, a wave of anti-Semitism unfurls and Szacki must not only to solve the crimes, but also face the hysteria of public opinion and the painful history of Polish-Jewish relations. Based on the bestselling novel by Polish author Zygmunt Miloszewski. Note: Graphic scenes.
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
Saar grew up on an Orthodox kibbutz in Israel, but after coming out to his family he moved to London. When, years later, Saar learns that he is HIV positive, he is driven to work on reestablishing his relationships – both with his homeland and his family, struggling between needing his family’s love and resenting their fears and prejudices. As he grapples with the choice of whether or not to move back to Israel, Saar finds comfort with the London Gay Men’s Chorus, who provides the film’s glorious soundtrack.
FreshFlix Closing Night – Ronna and Beverly: Live Podcast Taping
Ronna Glickman & Beverly Ginsberg are Jewish mothers from Marblehead and Swampscott and the best-selling co-authors of You’ll Do A Little Better Next Time: A Guide to Marriage and Re-marriage for Jewish Singles. They are also the alter-egos of comedians Jamie Denbo and Jessica Chaffin who have appears in Spy, New Girl, Orange is the New Black, and onstage monthly at their show at the Upright Citizens Brigade in L.A. Join us as they dispense their unique brand of advice on love and life while interviewing/interrogating celebrity guests.
FreshFlix 2017:
Join fellow young professionals for film, conversation, and parties that celebrate new voices in Jewish film.
2017 FreshFlix Short Film Competition
See great short films, hear from filmmakers, and celebrate!
Our 7th annual celebration of the next generation of filmmakers! Selected by a jury of young professionals, this year’s program includes short films from Israel, the USA, and the UK.
Seven shorts will be screened as part of the 2017 program: Black Swell, The Chop, The Disposers, In Other Words, Join The Club, Out of Reach, and The Seven Men of Hanukkah.
House of Z
Zac Posen is one of the most recognizable brands in the fashion world. Discovered as a teenager, Posen would design clothes for his high school friends: New York cool kids such as Chloë Sevigny and Claire Danes. A wunderkind who crashed and burned at an age when many designers are still finding their footing, his fast ascent to fashion stardom also was his downfall. Featuring interviews with Posen’s family and friends (including Naomi Campbell and André Leon Talley) and lots of style, House of Z follows Posen’s rise and fall…and, at last, his recovery.
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2017
Click here for tickets.
In Between
Laila, a sharp-witted lawyer, and Salma, a lesbian DJ, are part of Tel Aviv’s ultra-hip Palestinian scene. When Nour, a devout Muslim, moves into their apartment, their lifestyles initially clash. But after Nour faces a devastating event, a unique sisterhood forms. Slowly it becomes clear that even in liberal Tel Aviv, these women must grapple with traditional culture. This taboo-defying, award-winning film exposes the world of Palestinians living outside of traditional homes. Note: Graphic content
12 Ophir (Israeli Academy) Award Nominations, 2017
Invited Director Maysaloun Hamoud
Click here for tickets.
Keep the Change – Closing Night Film
A rom-com set in a world where no character is typical. David is obsessed with being perceived as “normal” – thanks in part to his parents (Tibor Feldman, The Sopranos, and Jessica Walter, Arrested Development). When David is forced to attend an autism support group, he wants nothing to do with the other members…until he meets Sarah, who exudes positivity and confidence. But when David brings Sarah home to meet his family, their romance is challenged.
In Person Director Rachel Israel, Actors Brandon Polansky and Samanth Elisofon
Click here for tickets.
NuWave: The Virtual Reality Experience
Virtual Reality has recently emerged as a new medium for storytelling, and filmmakers around the world have been embracing and experimenting with it.
Experience VR films from the US and Israel over cocktails and join us for a discussion focusing on some of the most interesting trends in virtual reality storytelling.
Presented in partnership with the Brookline Interactive Group.
Click here for tickets.
Pinsky
Sophia Pinsky is doing just fine in NYC: she has a job, an apartment, and a girlfriend. That is, until her girlfriend breaks up with her and her grandfather dies on the same day. As her life starts to unravel, Sophia moves back in with her overbearing Russian-Jewish grandmother in the Boston suburbs. When her grandmother reveals that not only is she dating again but she’s in love with the family’s rabbi, Sophia is pitted grandmother in a struggle to define loyalty and love, all while trying to become a “real adult,” once and for all.
In Person Director Amanada Lundquist, Writer/Actress Rebecca Karpovsky, and other special guests
Click here for tickets.
Winter Hunt
On a cold, wintry night, Lena shows up on the doorstep of the Rossberg family mansion. She claims her car has broken down, but her arrival is intentional. Lena is in pursuit of Anselm Rossberg (Michael Degen, Hannah Arendt), an aged Auschwitz guard who lives with his daughter Maria (Elisabeth Degen, Aimée & Jaguar). Anselm and Maria both deny Anselm’s past, but Lena is determined to get him to confess, even as her own weapon is turned on her and she is forced into a moral dilemma.
Click here for tickets.