Tickets
All movies to be shown at the Manship Theatre, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge (except where noted).
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7th Annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival
Dear Film Lover,
The 2013 BRJFF is now in the history books. Three nights and one afternoon, five films, two terrific speakers and nearly 700 fans. Thanks to our fans and patrons without whom this would not have been possible!
And tomorrow? We begin planning 2014’s festival. See you soon.
Thanks again for your support.
Friends of the
Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7:00 PM
(USA) 87 minutes
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
“I must feel certain that, not only at the moment of my death, shall I be able to account for the time I lived. I ought to be ready at every moment of my life to confront myself and say, ‘This is what I’ve done.'” ~Yoni Netanyahu
By any measure, Yonaton “Yoni” Netanyahu is the kind of larger-than-life character that would seem unbelievable in a novel. But he is an historical figure, the older brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister. Already possessing a distinguished military record in his twenties, he was called upon to lead the 1976 raid that freed 100 hijacked hostages held by terrorists in Entebbe, Uganda. Follow Me crosscuts a day-by-day account of the hostage crisis with archival photos and home movies of Yoni’s life, drawing heavily on the eloquent letters he wrote to loved ones.
“A portrait of an intelligent, charismatic natural leader.” ~Chuck Bosen, Slant Magazine
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Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, 7:00 PM
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 7:00 PM
(Israel) 72 minutes
Torn
Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time?
Twelve years after he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest, Romuald Waszkinel discovers that he was born to Jewish parents, and that his name was Jacob Weksler.
The film follows his amazing journey: from conducting mass in a church in Poland to life as an observant Jew in a religious kibbutz in Israel. Romuald is torn between two identities, between being Romuald Waszkinel or Jacob Weksler. He is unable to renounce either and therefore faces a life-altering choice.
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Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 7:30 PM
(USA) 75 minutes
Hava Nagila (The Movie)
Just another tune played at weddings and bar mitzvahs? Or perhaps one of the world’s best-known pieces of music? Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, Connie Francis, Glen Campbell, Regina Spektor and more, Hava Nagila (The Movie) follows the ubiquitous party song on its fascinating journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the kibbutzim of Palestine to the cul-de-sacs of suburban America.
High on fun and entertainment, Hava Nagila (The Movie) is also surprisingly profound, tapping into universal themes about the importance of joy, the power of music and the resilient spirit of the Jewish people.
“Watching Roberta Grossman’s brilliant “Hava Nagila (The Movie)” in the Castro Theatre last week with more than a thousand other festival goers on opening night was, if not a religious experience, certainly a celebration of Jewish community. As we followed, together, the transnational migrations of what has become the quintessential bar-mitzvah song, we recalled our own experiences and shared something profound — a recognition of our common Jewishness.” ~Sue Fishkoff, JWeekly.com
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