JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 AMONG NEIGHBORS (Yoav Potash, 2024, 100min, Poland/United States, NR, Documentary, Panorama) Languages: English, Polish Decades after the Holocaust, award-winning American filmmaker Yoav Potash (Crime After Crime, Sundance Film Festival) unearths the haunting mysteries of a small Polish town where people of two different faiths lived side by side for centuries. At its heart, the film focuses on two individuals who lived through the peril of World War II and its aftermath: Yaacov Goldstein, a Holocaust survivor whose harrowing story exposes both the heights of human compassion and the depths of cruelty and Pelagia Radecka, an eyewitness to when five Jews were murdered, not by the Nazis but by her own Polish neighbors, six months after the end of World War II. Breaking decades of silence for this film, they share secrets they have held for a lifetime, and their experiences are brought to life in stunning animated sequences, enriched by artful touches of magical realism. Together, their accounts illuminate the darkest chapter of Poland’s history. As attempts to rewrite this history in favor of a more politically convenient narrative gain momentum, Among Neighbors offers a powerful counterpoint. Revealing a tale of love and murder spanning seven decades, the film boldly asserts that true patriotism lies in facing history honestly, no matter how painful the truths may be. As life imitates art, political extremists and historical revisionists in Poland, including its president, have now called for the film itself to be banned.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 AN ACT OF KINDNESS (Lucas Lin, 2026, 28min, Short Documentary) Featuring a Post-film discussion w/ Lucas Lin. An Act of Kindness is a short documentary film exploring how Gladys Siegel, matriarch of the Beth El Synagogue, lived out the last days of her life in peace, never knowing her son Keith was captured a hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. When those around her reeled with the news that Keith was held in captivity, Gladys was spared the heartbreak.

CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY I: TRAPS (Louise Weard, 2024, 275min w/ INT, Canada, NR) Hosted by Triangle Queer Film! Sunday, 9/27 @ 7PM! "Why would you do this on purpose?" Castration Movie is a multi-part postmodern epic by visionary auteur Louise Weard. Anthology i. Traps contains two chapters. In Chapter i. Incel Superman, a production assistant named Turner Stewart (Noah Baker) sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. In Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess, a trans sex worker named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (Louise Weard) finds her relationships becoming increasingly strained as she decides to pursue motherhood. Written and directed by Louise Weard, Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps features a cast headlined by Louise Weard (Computer Hearts), Vera Drew (The People's Joker), Alice Maio Mackay (The Serpent’s Skin), Avalon Fast (Camp), John Paizs (Crime Wave), Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature), and Nate Wilson (The All Golden), amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. Cast: Louise Weard (Computer Hearts), Aoife Josie Clements (Ravine Angel), Vera Drew (The People’s Joker), Alice Maio Mackay (T-Blockers), Cricket Arrison (Give Me Pity!), Avalon Fast (Honeycomb), Nate Wilson (The All Golden), Lea Rose Sebastianis (The All Golden), John Paizs (Crime Wave), Cameron Petersen (Cold Wind Blowing), Noah Baker, Jasmin Provins, Magda Baker, Dakota Blais, Joshua Gratton Music by: Aoife Josie Clements / Ravine Angel, Magda Baker, Lex Walton, E_DEATH

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 DUST BOWLS AND JEWISH SOULS: ANOTHER SIDE OF WOODY GUTHRIE (Steven Pressman, 2026, 89min, United States, NR, Documentary, Menemsha Films) Languages: English The name Woody Guthrie conjures images of Dust Bowl families from the 1930s fleeing their soil-ravaged farms, along with those famous lyrical phrases, “This land is your land, this land is my land. From California to the New York Island.” However, Woody's horizons extended far beyond the dusty Oklahoma hills of his youth. Once his wanderings and ramblings brought him to New York City in the 1940s, he was introduced – both personally and professionally – into a vibrant Jewish culture that he wholeheartedly embraced and ultimately had a deep influence on his life and his music. Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls also weaves in the story of Aliza Greenblatt, an immigrant from Ukraine who later became a prominent Yiddish poet and songwriter -- and who also happened to be Woody's mother-in-law. From the dust storms of Oklahoma to the lox and bagels of Coney Island, discover a whole new side of Woody Guthrie that will forever change your view of one of America’s most celebrated songwriters and cultural icons.

HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! (Josef Kubota Wladyka, 2026, 122min, United States/Japan, R, Comedy/Drama, Sony Pictures Classics) Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly. Directed by: Josef Kubota Wladyka Written by: Nicholas Huynh and Josef Kubota Wladyka Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, YOU, Yoh Yoshida Run Time: 122 minutes | Language: Japanese, English, Spanish | Rating: Rated R Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival ('26) | Toronto International Film Festival ('26)

KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS (Ken Russell, 1971, 114min, United Kingdom, NC-17, Drama, Warner Bros Clockwork) **Tickets on sale Wednesday, 9/16 @ 12pm!** An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell’s definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 LABORS OF LOVE: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD (Abby Ginzberg, 2025, 79min, United States/Israel, NR Documentary, Go2Films) Languages: English (primarily), Hebrew w/ English translation Labors of Love explores the fascinating history and enduring legacy of Henrietta Szold, one of the most influential American Jewish women who ever lived. With her rare blend of logistical genius and hands-on dedication, Henrietta created a night school for Eastern European refugees in Baltimore that became the template for ESL programs today. Her remarkable story has not yet been told in film. Following a major heartbreak, in 1912 Henrietta founded Hadassah, a service organization that became the bridge between American Jewish women and the needs of people, both Jewish and Arab, living in Palestine. She helped established a modern healthcare system that remains an oasis of equal care for Jews and Arabs. In a crowning achievement, Henrietta spearheaded Youth Aliyah, which successfully rescued 11,000 Jewish children from Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe in the 1930s and transported them to safety in Palestine. Henrietta — who never married or had children of her own — became mother and mentor to thousands of young Jews, helping them to survive and flourish against terrible odds. Through Henrietta’s story, Labors of Love invites viewers of all backgrounds to honor a behind the-scenes visionary whose hard work and tireless devotion helped to bandage the wounds of displacement and genocide.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 LOST IN TERRITORIES (Nadav Shlomo Giladi, 2026, 108min, France/Israel/Germany, NR, Comedy, Go2Films) Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English w/ English subtitles. A Jewish settler in his early 30’s takes a hitchhiker (girl - mid 20’s) in the West Bank. After a strange conversation, they both decide she's going to help him prove his parents he’s not gay, by acting as his fiancée. He takes her to the family’s shabbat dinner, only to discover that she's not religious, and not even is she Jewish. In fact, she’s an Arab runaway bride. Moriya misses the bus for her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, she’s the 'best man', in charge of the rings. She's lost but she's not alone in the bus station, there is a very suspicious Arab woman who keeps staring at her. Moriya gets alarmed and starts running away but the Arab woman runs after her. They end up confronting each other, only to find out that they're stuck in the middle of a minefield, in the dark. ABDALLAH, a young Atheist Palestinian, asks Israeli soldiers to save him from his own people. His father, the village Imam, wants him dead for his disbeliefs. But the soldiers don't understand what to do with that weird situation, they are trained to handle terrorists, not to settle family disputes. So, they bring higher- and higher-ranking officers to help, but they all fail one after the other. In a desperate move to get rid of Abdallah, they bring the rabbi of the base and ask him to convert him back to Islam. Nirel is a very small but proud settlement that bigger settlements want to buy. But Shifra, the head of Nirel, would never let it happen even though he’s the only one who knows that the settlement is broke. So, with the last loan, Shifra buys the hill next door, only to discover that it's occupied by a Palestinian family that is growing weed in poor conditions in the caves of the hill. After trying everything to get rid of this family, Shifra decides to close a deal with them in order to save his settlement from bankruptcy. A Jewish settler loses his baby in a supermarket and finds him in the arms of a Palestinian. The Palestinian claims that the kid belongs to him and they start having a loud argument. The supermarket clerk decides to handle the situation. He takes the kid and keeps him as all the customers and workers, Israelis and Palestinians, choose a side and enter the debate.

PRIMETIME (Lance Oppenheim, 2026, 110min, United States, R, Drama/Biography, A24) In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. Starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine Directed by Lance Oppenheim Written by Ajon Singh Based on the article by Luke Dittrich Inspired by true events

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 ROSENTHAL: THE GREAT SHOWMAN (Oliver Haffner, 2025, 92min, Germany, NR, Biography, Menemsha Films) Languages: German, Yiddish, Hebrew Based on a true story: Germany’s most popular TV presenter in the 1970’s must face his traumatic past – and that of the whole country. Germany, 1978. Hans Rosenthal is the country's most popular TV presenter, and, what few people know: He is Jewish and a Holocaust survivor. The 75th edition of his beloved live game show is about to be broadcast, but the celebratory mood is dampened by the air date: November 9. Exactly 40 years after the Nazi pogrom against the Jewish population, Hans is expected to entertain and distract an audience of millions with his harmless TV show, rather than attend the first official German memorial for the victims. Hans finds himself in a moral dilemma: Has the Jewish showman become himself a henchman of repression? Or will he find the strength to address his family trauma?

THE CYCLE OF LOVE (Orlando von Ensiedel, 2025, 98min, United Kingdom/United States/India/Sweden, NR, Adventure/Documentary, Variance) In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission - to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart. A love story like no other, THE CYCLE OF LOVE is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026 THE FLOATERS (Rachel Israel, 2025, 101min, United States, Comedy, Panorama) Languages: English Freshly ousted from her rock band, Nomi takes a last-resort job from her best friend Mara at their childhood Jewish summer camp. As camp director Mara contends with a busted septic system, she tasks Nomi to supervise a group of outsider teens called the floaters. When their rival camp – led by Mara and Nomi's nemesis Daniel – issues a high stakes challenge with prize money on the line, Nomi pushes the limits and loses Mara’s trust. Now, Nomi and the Floaters must overcome their differences and outperform their rivals to keep the camp alive. Framed through multigenerational perspectives, this offbeat comedy captures the rich diversity of a Jewish summer camp and explores the conflict between leaving one’s mark and building connection.

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (John Wilson, 2026, 100min, United States, NR, Documentary/Comedy, Magnolia Pictures) Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series “How To with John Wilson”, NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world's most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to tell this seemingly drab story and increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble—literally and figuratively—as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry.

THE WEIGHT (Padraic McKinley, 2026, 115min, Germany/Canada/United States, R, Adventure/Crime, Vertical Entertainment) When Samuel (Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy (Crowe) offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom. But as the group journeys into the unforgiving wilderness, the real threat isn’t the terrain - it’s the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks. Surrounded by greed, suspicion, and danger, Samuel must risk everything to reunite with his child.

YOU HAD TO BE THERE (Nick Davis, 2025, 98min, Canada/United States, NR, Documentary, Greenwich Entertainment) This movie is a blast, telling the story of how a cast of unknown comedians in 1972 Toronto, including Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Victor Garber, put on a production of Godspell that laid the groundwork for modern comedy. Paul Shaffer was even the musical director of the production! All surviving cast members of the 1972 show appear in the film, which is a delightful time at the movies chronicling the birth of the next generation of comic superstars. On one hand, the film essays how this random production of Godspell in Canada became the training ground for some of the most influential comedians who would change the entertainment industry, and on the other hand it's a delightful hang with those very comedians. Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in a 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell. Featuring interviews with the surviving cast members, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, and more, the film recounts a pivotal moment in comedy history, in hilarious, moving, and inspiring detail. Executive produced by Judd Apatow.