One of the longest-running Jewish film festivals in the country — the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film presented by Alma & Howard Laderberg — is the hot ticket in town this year. The milestone 30th annual festival has already added a second screening (at 5 PM) for the first film, Karaoke (a Tel Aviv love story), showing on Thursday, Feb. 23 at Cinema Cafe Kemps River.
Seats are still available for the Big Saturday Night Celebration and showing of iMordecai, (starring Judd Hirsch), at Zeiders American Dream Theater, Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 PM.
The Levys of Monticello (the first Jewish commodore to serve in the U.S. Navy) includes a conversation with the film's creative team and Vice-Admiral Herman A. Shelanski, USN (retired). This will show on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 PM at Norfolk Academy's Johnson Theater.
On Monday, March 1, at 7:15 PM you can enjoy Next Stop, Greenwich Village (starring a young Christopher Walken and Shelley Winters) at the Naro on Colley Ave. in Norfolk
The Big Saturday Night Celebration of Jewish Film, will feature a champagne and dessert reception with klezmer music by Bagels & Fraylox following the iMordecai screening.
Tickets to iMordecai & the Big Saturday Night Celebration are $25, and individual tickets for all other films are $12.
For more information, to WATCH ALL THE FILM TRAILERS, buy tickets, and see complete list of sponsors, visit JewishVA.org/FilmFest. Contact HThomas@UJFT.org for more information.
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