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Welcome to the 21st Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival!

 		 

Update (Nov 14-15):

Join us for films at Arlington, West Newton, and MFA this weekend!  All weekend  films will have tickets available at the venue box office starting one hour before showtime.  Tickets to MFA films can be purchased by clicking here. 

Tickets for screenings in Danvers and Arlington on Tue, Wed, and Thur, are still available online from this web site.

Our CLOSING NIGHT EVENT, this Sunday at 7:00 pm at the MFA, is  WITHIN THE WHIRLWIND starring  Emily Watson. with Director Marleen Gorris and Producer Christine Ruppert appearing in person.  We advise you to arrive 1 hour before the screening to submit your name to the standby list - SO FAR, EVERYONE ON THE STANDBY LIST HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO OUR SCREENINGS.

Please note that you cannot reserve tickets by phone through our venues - in person sales only. Please do not call the office or other venues to purchase tickets. To get on a standby list, you must check in with the Festival table or box office one hour before the screening, no sooner. 

The Festival office is not directly processing ticket sales. Please do not call the office to buy tickets.  Thank you.
 

KNOW WHAT FILMS YOU WANT TO SEE?  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE

TO VIEW THE FILM SCHEDULE, LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH OF THE FILMS AND USE THE SCHEDULING TOOLS, CLICK HERE

If you prefer to BUY TICKETS by phone, CALL 866-702-8877. Please have your order selections ready for purchase and MasterCard, VISA or American Express credit card when you call. 

Processing fees are $1.50/ticket online, $3.50/ticket by phone.

We've got lots of exciting filmmakers visiting this weekend.  THE BOSTON GLOBE has taken note, and we hope you will, too!

Staff Picks

Jaymie's Pick: Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

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Saturday, November 14, Arlington Capitol Cinema

This is not your ordinary "coming of age" story, but a quirky take on adolescence that the Aussies do better than anyone else.  Features Toni Collette as a Mom who is still getting her own act together. 

Sara's Pick: How To: Be or Not to Be

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Sunday, November 15, 5:00 pm, Museum of Fine Arts

This is a film for anyone interested in theatre -- and for anyone interested in using the arts to fight intolerance.  In Amsterdam, which sees itself as a very tolerant place, the ITS DNA theatre school and its charismatic leader, Loes Hegger, offers a dozen top-notch budding actors from diverse backgrounds, how  
theatre can expose intolerance and create awareness of the damage it  
does.

 

Andria's Pick: The Tale of Nicolai and the Law of Return

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Sunday, November 15, 3:15 pm, Museum of Fine Arts

Well-known documentary filmmaker David Ofek (here with his film THE  
HEBREW LESSON in our  2007 Festival) has openly recreated the recent  
history of a Romanian immigrant worker in Israel, and how the worker's  
wife's search for proof of his Jewish origins saves him from  
deportation when he decides to leave the temporary agency that's hired  
him and go out on his own.  Behind this personal story are subtle  
reminders of a host of political forces at work.

 
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Open Call for Festival Interns!
 		 

The Boston Jewish Film Festival has several openings for interns this semester. If you love film and want to participate in presenting one of the most important annual cultural events in Boston, apply now to info@bjff.org.

We offer hands-on experience in arts administration, film programming, event planning, marketing, box office management, guest services and print traffic. We're seeking enthusiastic and reliable students to help us launch our 21st annual Festival November 4-15.  Flexible scheduling, with opportunity to earn academic credit and see great films. This is an unpaid position, but we can offer a valuable experience!  Go to our Jobs/Internship page to download internship descriptions.

Please email your resume and a summary of your academic studies and internship goals to info@bjff.org.  No phone calls, please.

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