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:
4:00 PM - 6:02 PM: Here Lived
Director: Jane Wells
Stone by stone: HERE LIVED is the story of hidden children, murdered parents, generational trauma, and one artist's singular vision for healing.
122 minutes
Documentary, English, Netherlands 2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: 22nd Annual Fred & Audrey Friedman Marcus Holocaust Lecture
The Return From The Other Planet
Documentary film and discussion with director Assaf Lapid
Holocaust survivor and author Yehiel De-Nur lived a life shrouded in secrecy, concealing his identity behind the pseudonym “Ka-Tzetnik 135633.” His novels about the two years he spent in Auschwitz were widely read in the 1950s and 1960s and informed the way readers worldwide imagined the Holocaust. He came to refer to Auschwitz as “The Other Planet”—a place beyond the realm of human comprehension.
Increasingly haunted by the trauma of the Holocaust, De-Nur’s search for clarity and peace eventually led him to the Netherlands, where he underwent experimental psychedelic therapy with LSD. His treatment led him to new perceptions of humanity and ultimately to reject of the notion of “The Other Planet.” Lapid’s important documentary examines how individuals and societies reconcile a traumatic past with a return to life.
Following the film, director Assaf Lapid will be joined on stage by Denver psychologist A J Grovert to discuss the use of psychedelics in the treatment of trauma patients.
The annual Fred & Audrey Friedman Marcus Holocaust Lecture is presented by the Holocaust Awareness Institute at the University of Denver's Center for Judaic Studies.
Holocaust survivors, educators and students attend the Marcus Lecture for free. Please contact hai@du.edu or 303-871-3020 to request tickets.
Tickets:
10 Pack Pass: $140
All Access Pass: $250 (Includes All VIP Experiences)
Individual Tickets: $18
Student/Senior Tickets: $15
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