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From Thou Shalt Not Hate, one of the films being shown at the upcoming Eighth Italian Cinema Festival, opening June 3, at Cinematheques around the country (Courtesy Cinema Italia)
It will be a week of “cinema paradiso” when the eighth Cinema Italia opens on June 3 in Israel’s Cinematheque arthouse theaters.
The 16 films being shown at the eight Cinematheques in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Herzliya, Holon, Rosh Pina, Sderot and Ofakim range in genre and include heavy historical dramas, satire, classic films, biographies and family-friendly movies.
Virtual Jewish film festival
Published: 5/13/2021 8:12:13 AM
It’s the Bar Mitzvah celebration for this year’s New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival – which will screen independent and foreign films from eight countries from May 19 through June 10. The international lineup includes selections from the United States, Israel, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland and Switzerland. Eleven feature films will be making their New Hampshire premieres!
The NHJFF is following an all-virtual format for the second time due to the pandemic. Festival attendees will have a 72-hour window to watch each film.
The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival strives to enhance an appreciation of extraordinary individuals, culture, identity, history and contemporary issues in Jewish and Israeli life. Using the power of film and programming to educate and entertain, the NHJFF encourages dialogue on diverse perspectives, broadening understanding and strengthening community.
“Aulcie” (Photo courtesy of JFilm)
“Aulcie”
English/Hebrew; 74 minutes
More than 40 years before NBA superstar Amar’e Stoudemire suited up for Maccabi Tel Aviv, another American-born basketball player took Israel by storm. After being cut from the New York Knicks in 1975, Aulcie Perry, a 6’10” overlooked center, arrived in the Jewish state. Perry’s ability to lead Maccabi Tel Aviv to two EuroLeague Championships, and captivate a country’s heart during nine seasons of play, begins director Dani Menkin’s 74-minute film. As the documentary unfolds, however, the Israeli hero’s professional career wanes as his struggles rise.
Relationship difficulties and drug addiction plague the international superstar ending his meteoric climb from Newark’s gang-filled streets. Menkin relies on interviews with Tal Brody, an American-Israeli basketball player, as well as conversations with teammates and coaches in telling Perry’s redemption story. Whether “Aulcie” hit