29th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival
On behalf of all of us at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center (MACC), Jewish Community Center of Denver (JCC), and this year’s Film Selection Committee, we would like to welcome you to the 29th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival. This year, although there will be opportunities for some virtual screenings, we are emphasizing community connection through in-person showings. We aim to bring to you the very best in Israeli and Jewish cinema from around the world with this year’s exciting lineup.
Schedule:
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM: First to Stand
Director: Irene Lilienheim Angelico, Abbey Neidik
Irwin Cotler and his team fight for justice and human rights, women's rights and media freedom in the cases and causes of Raif Badawi, Amal Clooney, Shaparak Shajarizadeh, Anatoly Sharansky, and Bill Browder.
75 minutes
Documentary, English, Canada, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:04 PM: Telling Nonie + featured short: Like a Man
Like a Man
Director: Shaya Chesner
Rugged and macho Ronen (40), takes his excited and innocent 13-year-old son Aviv on a Bar-Mitzvah hike to a lake in northern Israel. In spite of his attempts to present himself as the ideal masculine figure, Ronen’s vulnerabilities and fears are blatantly exposed during an encounter with three Israeli Arabs, who have arrived at the same spot for a day of hiking and leisure.
13 Minutes
Narrative Short, Arabic, Hebrew, Israel, 2023
Telling Nonie
Director: Paz Schwartz, Uriel Sinai
Geizi Tsafrir, 88, reexamines his role in a targeted assassination in Gaza, uncovering unsettling information about his father's death and revealing it to Nonie in Los Angeles.
50 Minutes
Documentary English, Hebrew, Israel, USA, 2023
Tickets:
10 Pack Pass: $140
All Access Pass: $250 (Includes All VIP Experiences)
Individual Tickets: $18
Student/Senior Tickets: $15
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