Film Schedule 2010

February  06 | 14 |  21 |
March  06 | 13 |  14 |   20

A Matter of Size                                     סיפור גדול

Gershman Y
401 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Told with a blend of Israeli humor and beautiful Japanese-influenced cinematography, “A Matter of Size” sheds new light on the universal underdog story. When an unassuming dishwasher discovers that his life-long obesity makes him an ideal sumo candidate, he recruits three equally rotund friends into the first Israeli sumo wrestling team.
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Sunday, February 14, 7:00 pm

Eyes Wide Open                                 עיניים   פקוחות

Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Aaron, a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, leads a conservative life of community devotion and spiritual dedication. Aaron’s life undergoes a series of emotional changes following the arrival of a young apprentice to his shop.
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Sunday, February 21, 7:30 pm

For My Father                             סוף שבוע בתל אביב

International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Israel, 2008, 101 minutes. Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles

Fate grants Terek (Shredi Jabarin), a young Palestinian on a suicide bombing mission, an unexpected window into Israeli society, and leads to a reluctant compassion for a small corner of Tel Aviv and its mysterious kiosk worker, Karen (Hili Yalon).
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Saturday, March 6, 8:00 pm

Eli and Ben                                                            אלי ובן

Gratz College
7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027

Ben (Lior Ashkenazi, “Walk on Water”) has always affectionately entertained his son Eli’s (Yuval Shevakh) mischievous behavior. Their profound connection seems secure as Eli approaches his tumultuous teenager years.
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Saturday, March 13, 8:00 pm

The Name My Mother Gave Me 
השם שאמי נתנה לי                                       

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
Jewish Federation Campus
272 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

A year-long leadership training program takes Ethiopian-born and Russian-born Israeli adolescents to the Jewish pockets of Ethiopia to rediscover their unique heritage. This journey forces the young Ethiopian Jews to confront memories and traditions that they left behind in the old country.
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Sunday, March 14, 7:00 pm

Seven Minutes in Heaven     שבע דקות בגן עדן

Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Shortly before their wedding, Galia and Oren board a local Jerusalem bus only to become victims of a deadly suicide bombing. While her fiancé is knocked into a coma, Galia suffers a memory loss and is severely burned.
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Closing Night - Saturday, March 20,  8:30 pm

Lady Kul el-Arab                              ליידי כל אל- ערב

Drexel University
Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center
Mitchell Auditorium
3128 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

When ambitious seventeen-year-old Doaa "Angelina" Fares decides to be the first Druze woman to enter the 2007 Miss Israel beauty pageant, her sudden fame clashes with the traditional Druze community. A deluge of insults, accusations and threats to her safety culminate in the arrest of five men, among them two of her uncles, for plotting her murder.
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