A $258 Value

$200

Admission to All Films and Special Events Including:

Opening Night Red Carpet Event

Short-Film Programs

Champagne Brunch and Concert -
The Pianist’s Choice

Closing Night Celebrations

James Museum Box Lunch

Influenced Cocktails and Convos

 

 

Once Upon My Mother

2025 | 102 | French | France/Canada

Drama

A mother's unwavering devotion helps her son, born with a clubfoot in 1963, overcome physical challenges and social barriers. Her powerful promise drives their remarkable journey through life's ups and downs.

Matchmaking 2

2025 | 110 mins. | Hebrew | Israel | Narrative

Step into the world of love, laughter, and a touch of mischief with Israel’s biggest box office hit of the year, Matchmaking 2, the long-awaited sequel to Erez Tadmor’s beloved 2022 romance that took the world by storm. Full of joy, warmth, and the ultimate romantic entanglements, this refreshing and feel-good romantic drama returns to the charming world of Orthodox Jewish dating, telling a heartfelt and humorous tale of tradition, family, and finding love in the most unexpected places.

Labors of Love:

The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold

2025 | 79 mins. | English | USA | Documentary

When Henrietta Szold found herself heartbroken and childless at the age of 50, she channeled her heartbreak into service—founding Hadassah, the largest Jewish women’s service organization, creating Palestine’s healthcare system with a mandate to treat Arabs and Jews equally, and saving thousands of German Jewish children from the Nazis as the director of Youth Aliyah—all of which carry on her astounding legacy today.

Influenced

2025 | 102 mins. | English | US | Narrative

Renowed influencer Dzanielle navigates fake friends among the black card-swiping, Ozempic-sharting, workout-addicted Upper East Siders. In her comedic quest for a million followers, she finds her first real new friend and her true self.

The Property

2025 | 108 mins. | Hebrew | Israel | Narrative

Regina and her granddaughter Mika embark on a journey to Poland to reclaim their family property seized during World War II. But their quest quickly unravels. Regina unexpectedly decides to abandon the mission entirely, leaving Mika lost and confused. To complicate matters further, an irritating distant relative keeps appearing at every turn.  Just as Mika finds herself falling for a charming tour guide, Regina seizes the opportunity to pursue her own hidden agenda: finding her long-lost love, from whom she was separated seventy years ago.

The Last Twins

2025 | 80 mins. | English | Hungary | Documentary

The Last Twins is the never-before-told story of an unsung hero of the Holocaust, Erno “Zvi” Spiegel, who risked everything to save dozens of young twins from almost certain death at Auschwitz. Under the shadow of Dr. Josef Mengele’s horrific experiments, Spiegel used his courage, compassion, and ingenuity to shield the most vulnerable—the sets of twins targeted for brutal medical experimentation. Mengele put Spiegel in charge of the young boys, but Spiegel used his position to protect and comfort the children, all of whom had been torn from their families and subjected to inhumane tests under the constant threat of extermination.

Jaffa Stories

2025 | 100 mins. | Hebrew | Israel | Narrative

A vibrant comic feature about a group of street characters in Jaffa, known for its humorous slang and dialect. The film depicts the wild "Gang of Jaffa" as they navigate life between the port, square, and shoreline, using their wit and charm to survive.

The Road Between Us

2025 | 95 mins. | Hebrew | Israel | Documentary

The film depicts Noam Tibon, a former Israeli general, rescuing his family and others from Hamas during the October 7 attacks.

Soda

2025 | 96 mins. | Israel | Hebrew | Drama

Soda is a critically acclaimed Israeli historical drama about a Holocaust survivor community in 1950s Israel, where a former partisan leader falls for a mysterious seamstress, sparking conflict as rumors of her past as a Kapo (Nazi collaborator) surface, exploring themes of trauma, love, and redemption, 

The Blond Boy

from the Casbah

2025 | 128 mins. | French | France | Narrative

Passionate filmmaker Antoine travels to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to present his new film: an account of his childhood in mid-20th-century Algeria during the country’s civil war. As he wanders through the city, the filmmaker immerses us in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood, spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family.

Mazel Tov

2025 | 97 mins. | Spanish | Argentina | Comedy

Darío Roitman has to reunite with his family for his sister's wedding and his niece's bat mitzvah. When tragedy strikes, he will be forced to confront the estranged relationship with his siblings.

Swedishkayt:

Yidlife Crisis in Stockholm

2025 | 60 mins. | English/Yiddish | Sweden | Comedy

Self-proclaimed international Yiddish-ish icons YidLife Crisis—comedy duo Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman—bravely step onto Swedish soil to unearth a hidden treasure trove of Jewish culture. From the moment they arrive in Stockholm, our heroes, like gefilte fish out of water, prepare for a big live show while unraveling the little-known history of Sweden’s Jewish community in their hilarious and heartfelt journey.

The Floaters

2025 | 95 mins. | English | United States | Drama

THE FLOATERS follows struggling musician Nomi who accepts a last-resort job from her overachiever best friend Mara: mentoring misfit campers, the "Floaters," at their childhood Jewish summer camp.

The Pianist's Choice

2024 | 96 mins. | French/German | France | Narrative

A talented French pianist faces an impossible choice during wartime: perform for Nazi officers or lose the woman he loves - his former mentor who taught him everything he knows.

The Ring

2024 | 120 mins. | Hebrew | Comedy/Drama

Arnon Noble is a religious man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor. When the mother's health deteriorates, he travels to her old hometown, Budapest to search for the mythological ring that saved her life in the past.