Hartford Jewish Film Festival

Join us to celebrate the diversity and richness of Jewish culture and history through the medium of film.

The Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival is back for its 29th year this winter, ready to captivate audiences with a diverse array of films, speakers, and special events. The Film Festival Committee carefully selects films that showcase the breadth and depth of Jewish cultural, religious, historical, and social conditions of the modern era. These films offer audiences the opportunity to experience powerful stories and moving images that challenge and inspire.

Schedule of Events

6:30pm - Unspoken at Mandell JCC

Reel Talk: Nathan Schachter, NEJA graduate & The Jewish Agency for Israel; Ann Pava, Micah Philanthropies; Miryam Kabakov, Eshel; Rabbi Yitzchok Adler, Beth David Synagogue

When Noam Stein, a closeted, religious teenager finds a love letter from before the Holocaust - written to his grandfather by another man - he discovers that he might not be alone. With the help of his high-school crush, Noam sets out to find the mysterious author of the letter and uncover both his grandfather's identity as well as his own.

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