20th Annual East Bay International Jewish Film Festival
Join us at the 20th Annual East Bay International Jewish Film Festival!
2015 is a landmark year for our Film Festival: we are celebrating our 20th anniversary of bringing international and independent films to the East Bay. Our evolution from a 2-day run of 3 film screenings to a 9-day festival of over 40 films is a testament to the loyalty of our audience and the strong partnership of our individual, corporate and organizational sponsors. We bring the community together to create dialogue and build cultural bridges.
Our 2015 line-up includes many films that focus on the resilience of the human spirit in the midst of adversity. Such movies as the poignant Israeli documentary Do You Believe in Love?; the French drama 24 Days; the provocative Israeli film The Farewell Party, and the brilliant German saga Generation War emphasize the need to see beyond stereotypes and battle bigotry. We are proud to screen A People Uncounted, which reveals the generally unknown history of the Roma people; the powerful thriller Heart of a Lion about neo-Nazis in Finland, and the American biopic I Shall Not Be Silent about a New Jersey rabbi whose early life in Nazi Germany inspired him to march for civil rights.
Our Film Festival Committee is very appreciative of our two-decade partnership with our major presenter, the Jewish Federation of the East Bay. I invite you to join me in supporting Federation’s Alight 100: One Hundred Days of Giving Back campaign.
We thank the Federation, our sponsors and all of our festival-goers for building community with us… one amazing film at a time.
Debra Levin, Chair
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 12, 2015
March 7–15
Times vary, please visit the website for times and detailed information.
Location
Century 16 Theaters, Downtown Pleasant Hill
Fees/Admission
Advance tickets ($9 - $12) available online, as well as by phone or mail. Tickets will be mailed to the purchaser if the order is received by February 26. All ticket orders received after this date will be held at the Will Call table at each screening. We highly recommend that you purchase tickets prior to screening. We expect many of our performances to be sold out. Ticket sales end at noon the day prior to the screening of the film. Tickets are also available at the door (space permitting).
Order by Phone: 510.809.4919
Order by Mail
Fill out the Ticket Order Form in our brochure (pages 14–15).
Please make checks payable to “Jewish Federation.”
Mail with check or credit card information to:
Film Festival
Jewish Federation of the East Bay
2121 Allston Way, Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94704
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