Your guide to the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
For years the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival has celebrated Jewish culture through films from across the globe.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic looming over the festival this year, there was never a thought to canceling the 25th edition of the festival. Instead, it will take place virtually with more than 30 feature-length and short films for viewers to choose from.
“We are the longest-running Film Festival in the valley,” executive director, Barry Springer said.
“It was never a question of not having it, I don’t remember anyone saying ‘well, maybe we should take the year off,’ that was never thought of when all this started and we had a year to plan. We were so incredibly lucky.”
How to take part in the Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
The independent film festival runs Feb. 14 to March 3, three days longer than previous years. Tickets are $12 for individual films and $180 for a festival pass to see every film once.
Viewers will have 72 hours from the posted time to begin to watch and 48 hours from when they start to complete the viewing.
“We have a mission and it’s to present to the overall community, quality films from around the world with a Jewish flavor,” Springer said.
“Look at the entire list, see what appeals to you and what stretches your imagination.”
What to expect at this year’s festival
Standout films in the lineup include “Here We Are” an Israeli film that follows a protective father and his autistic son on a road trip. The film is in Hebrew with English subtitles.
The wartime thriller “Six Minutes to Midnight” stars Academy Award winners Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent. The murder mystery takes place in a pre-World War II English finishing school attended by German daughter of influential Nazi families.
Viewers will get a rare look into the life of legendary Jewish trumpeter, entrepreneur and philanthropist in “Herb Alpert Is…”
“There are musical
figures that we really don’t know
Springer said.
“When a good filmmaker gets their hands on a film it really makes a difference and tells us so much more about the individual’s background and how their lives and background got them to where they are today and the music that came out of it.”
For opening night, there will be a free screening of the documentary “Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance.” The film explores the historical relationship between African
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Americans and Jewish individuals during the civil rights movement and beyond.
It will be available to watch Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and features Holocaust survivors and Civil Rights leaders including the late Congressman John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. and members of the Martin Luther King Jr. family.
Other feature films include “Breaking Bread,” “Goodbye, Columbus,” “The End of Love,” “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit,”
and “Sky Raiders.” A complete list of the festival’s screenings is available on the festival website.
Details: Sunday, Feb. 14- March 3. Online. $12 tickets, $180 festival pass. 602-753-9366, www.gpjff.org.
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