Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival - Seven Blessings

A boisterous Jewish Moroccan family celebrates a family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during the ceremony, again at the reception, and then again for the next seven nights with loved ones hosting special dinners in the couple’s honor. Behind the facade of joie de vivre and togetherness, there are secrets, lies, and a painful old wound that forces them to confront the past while wrecking the present, all entwined in this acclaimed story about fury, forgiveness, and food. Added to the mix is a joyous comedy of errors and misinterpretation by numerous members of the family speaking multiple languages, spanning Hebrew, Arabic, French, and the French Moroccan dialect. Seven Blessings won this year’s Israel Academy Awards (Ophirs) for Best Picture in addition to nine other categories.

Chairs: Alin Avitan and Amanda Anderson

Post-film discussion with Alin Avitan

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