The MVJF Film Club is pleased to invite you to join our zoom "Sequester Series."
There are 8 films in each Series. We meet via Zoom every other Monday night at 7:30 PM for a moderated discussion. A few days before each 'Get Together' participants receive a zoom link and special viewing guide. The guide will include information to place the film in an historical or topical context; details about the screen writer, director or actors; and/or a series of questions to ponder while watching the film.
All films are available on Netflix, Amazon Prime or Chai Flicks.
MVJF FILM CLUB SEQUESTER SERIES SESSION 6
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February 14, 2022 |
Anita |
2011 Argentina in Spanish
Winner of several Jewish and Latino Film Festivals for performances, Best Story of Inspiration, Best Foreign Film, and Best Narrative Film. |
CHAI FLICKS |
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February 28, 2022 |
The Last Suit |
2017 Argentina in Spanish and Polish
Equal parts funny, sad, dramatic, entertaining and educational…There are many wonderful, well-crafted scenes…a multilayered masterpiece. |
PRIME |
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March 14, 2022 |
Liberty Heights |
1999 USA in English
Anti-Semitism, race relations, coming of age, and fathers and sons: in 1954 Baltimore. Semi-autobiographical film directed by Barry Levinson. |
PRIME |
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March 28, 2022 |
MVJF OSCAR NIGHT |
Who will the winners be? Top 5 from our first 40 films. |
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April 11, 2022 |
The Jazz Singer
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1927 USA in English and Yiddish
Starring Al Jolson, first feature-length film with both synchronized recorded music score and lip-synchronous singing and speech…professional ambitions conflict with demands of home and heritage. |
PRIME |
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TBA |
My Polish Honeymoon |
2018 France in French
Awash with offbeat characters and absurd vignettes, this life-affirming charmer movingly conveys the void experienced by third-generation survivors. Moscow Film Festival prizewinner.
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CHAI FLICKS |
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TBA |
The Windermere Children |
2020 Great Britain in Polish and EnglishThe UK created a temporary sanctuary near the idyllic backdrop of Lake Windermere for children who lived through the Holocaust. Best European TV Movie of the Year prize at Prix Europa. |
PRIME |
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TBA |
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch |
2018 Switzerland in German and Yiddish Official submission of Switzerland for 'Best International Feature Film' category of the Academy Awards in 2020. |
NETFLIX |
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TBA |
THE Midnight Orchestra |
2016 Morocco in Arabic, French and English
A poetic, emotional and nostalgic comedy that addresses the question of Jewish Moroccan identity. A truly beautiful film, with exceptional actors. |
CHAI FLICKS |
Looking for suggestions of Jewish Films to watch at Home?
Here's 40 films the MVJF Jewish Film Club has watched and discussed.
(We liked most of them!)
All are available on Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Chai Flicks
SESSION 1
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This is where I Leave You |
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Red Sea diving resort |
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Menashe |
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The Cake Maker |
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Bombshell – The Hedy Lamar Story |
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La Rafle |
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The Meyerowitz Stories |
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Dough |
SESSION 2
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Keep the Change |
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The Lemon Tree |
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If You’re not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast |
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Nicky’s Family |
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The Women’s Balcony |
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The Gentleman’s Agreement |
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Oma and Bella |
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The Band’s Visit |
SESSION 3
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Crescendo |
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Ida |
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The Chosen |
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The Little Traitor |
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The Life Ahead |
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Zig Zag Kid |
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Denial |
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Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story |
SESSION 4
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The Angel |
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The Garden of the Finzi Contini |
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Sand Storm |
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The Pawn Broker |
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Il Sont Partout, (They are Everywhere/French) in English – “The Jews” |
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Once in a Lifetime |
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Prosecuting Evil – The extraordinary world of Ben Ferenze |
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Maktub |
SESSION 5
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Fiddler: A Miracle of miracles |
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Voyage of the damned |
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The Counterfeiters |
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Raise the Roof |
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Ushpizin |
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Sefarad |
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Nora’s Will |
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The Samuel Project |