Boston Jewish Film Festival

Doc Talk: Jewish Values Celebrated in This Year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival

October 30, 2023
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In a time of outrage and grief, a trio of documentaries at the BJFF serve as a reminder of the traditional Jewish values of compassion and inclusion, reaffirming the power of activism, art, and simple acts of human kindness.

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Film Feature: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Not Your Typical Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story

November 3, 2019
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The turf war for the bodies and souls of Montana’s Jews makes for an engaging inter-tribal drama.

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Film Reviews: Boston Jewish Film Festival –Two Looks at Jewish-American Comedy

November 12, 2016
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Reviews of a trio of films at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.

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Film Review: “Once in a Lifetime” and “Meet the Hitlers” at the Boston Jewish Film Festival

November 13, 2015
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Two films in the Boston Jewish Film Festival: one sticks to the commonplace, the other looks at the bizarre.

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Film Review: Boston Jewish Film Festival — A Powerful “Bulgarian Rhapsody”

November 6, 2015
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The history lesson embedded in Bulgarian Rhapsody is subtle yet also packs a wallop.

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Fuse Film Review: At the Boston Film Festival—A Delicious “Dough”

November 4, 2015
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Dough contains plenty of tasty charm and passion.

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Film Review: “The Last White Knight” — A Vision of Racism Perpetuated

November 7, 2013
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In the mesmerizing “The Last White Knight,” documentary filmmaker Paul Saltzman chronicles a five-year dialogue with the man who assaulted him during the civil rights movement.

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Fuse Film Review: Two at BJFF — “We Are Not Alone” and “In Case I Don’t Win the Golden Palm”

November 12, 2012
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It can be a long wait for the end of the world, even though it lies only a week away, to wit, from the beginning to the end of the Israeli film “We Are Not Alone.”

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Movie Review: “Female Helmers” — A Terrific Evening of Shorts

November 7, 2012
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Each film demonstrates a distinct female sensibility as well as a strong and unique stylistic vision.

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Coming Attractions in Film: November 2012

October 30, 2012
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School is in full session, family holidays are looming, a nail biting election is imminent (or past), but films are up to the challenge, whether you are looking for art or escape. The Boston Jewish Film Festival brings 45 films to 10 Boston area locations, B.U.and UMass host free film screenings with filmmaker talk backs, Harvard offers a classy horror flick, the ICA has commercials, and there are shorts galore.

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