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Chagrin documentary festival includes Israeli, local films
The population of Chagrin Falls might double in early October when the east side municipality mounts the third annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival.
At least that’s what Mary Ann Quinn Ponce, the director of the event, expects.
Set for Wednesday, Oct. 3 through Saturday, Oct. 7, the festival will present 61 documentaries from all over the world, selected from nearly 300 entries.
They include the Israeli films “Ameer Got His Gun/Bnei Dodim La’Neshek,” Naomi Levari’s movie about a Muslim 18-year-old who volunteers for the Israeli Army, and “Fluchkes,” Ofer Inov’s meditation on aging, which tracks a group of elderly women as they struggle to create a professional dance performance.
The festival could draw up to 5,000, Ponce said.
Last year, it drew 4,000. The population of Chagrin Falls is about 4,100.
Also on the roster: “Where Dreams Don’t Fade,” Mentor film maker Martin Mudry’s probe of Kenyan long-distance runners; Marcia Rock’s “Why Women Come Marching Home,” the Shaker Heights film maker’s examination of what awaits female veterans on their return home; and “The Great American Bumper Sticker,” a look at the veteran communications device through the eyes of Rocky River’s Cigdem Slankard.
A committee of 12 made the selections, Ponce said, and the films will be shown in blocks of two or three, united by topic.
There’s a program on the human spirit. There’s one on women and peace. And there’s the cure and the quest, a block of films about healing and illness.
Films will be screened in and around Chagrin Falls. The three main venues are Chagrin Falls Township Hall, South Franklin Circle and the Philomethian Street Auditorium.
Ponce said she launched the event in 2010 to honor her son David, who died at age 20 before he could complete his documentary about children orphaned by AIDS who live near Johannesburg, South Africa. “Before he could finish the film, he was diagnosed with leukemia and we lost him three months later,” she said. “Just scores of people stepped in to help finish that film and it went on to win prizes internationally.” David Ponce’s documentary, “The Lost Sparrows of Roodepoort,” will also be screened at the upcoming festival.
Ticket options span $10 for a block of films to a $65 all-festival pass including opening reception.
Contact 440-247-1591 or visit www.chagrinfilmfestival.org.
Source: Cleveland Jewish News
Life in Stills – a film by Tamar Tal followed by Q&A with Ben Peter
Winner of the DocAviv Film Festival (Tel Aviv), and among the Top Ten Audience Favourites on Hot Docs 2012, Life in Stills unravels the story of Miriam Weissenstein and her grandson Ben. At the age of 96, Miriam never imagined that she would be facing a new chapter in her life. But when “The Photo House” – her late husband Rudi’s life’s work – was destined for demolition, even this opinionated and uncompromising woman knew she needed help.
Under the cloud of a family tragedy, a special relationship is forged between Miriam and her grandson, Ben, as they join forces to save the shop and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s defining moments in establishing itself as a new country. Despite the generation gap and many conflicts, Ben and Miriam embark on a heart-wrenching journey, comprising many humorous and touching moments – a journey that requires love, courage, and compassion. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Ben Peter
The Film’s screening will be accompanied by a curated selection of images shot by Rudi Weisenstein. All images will be available for sale from Sternthal Books, with proceeds going towards digitizing The Pri-Or Photo House’s archive of portraits. With your support, this valuable historical and cultural archive will be preserved, through Sternthal Book’s upcoming publication ‘Zalmania.’
Presented by: SizeDoesntMatter, Koffler Centre of the Arts, and Sternthal Books
Sponsored by: Ryerson University
Additional Sponsors: Hillel Toronto and Impact Toronto
Date: November 01, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor Street W.
Join us for a post-screening soiree with special guest at the Victory Café where a selection of photos of Rudi Weissenstein will be on display.
To purchase tickets click here
VIDEO: Promo video for the Israeli Lesbian Film Festival
Lethal Lesbian The Grey Zone
October 13th 2012
ZOA house, 26 Ibn Gvirol Tel Aviv
Early show 17:00 / Late show 20:00
Full details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/369842699758266/
and here: www.lethallesbian.com
Moran Atias Joins James Franco and Mila Kunis in ‘Third Person’
Director Paul Haggis doesn’t let go of Israeli actress Moran atias. After she co-starred in his movie ‘The Next Three Days,’ Haggis cast Atias in his next movie, entitled ‘Third Person,’ scheduled to start shooting on October 17 in Rome, with a budget of $28 million. According to the press release from production company Corsan Films, the cast also includes James Franco, Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis and Olivia Wild
Israel’s Hadas Yaron wins best actress at Venice Film Festival
From left, producer Assaf Amir, and actors Yiftach Klein, and Hadas Yaron arrive for the premiere of the movie ‘Fill The Void’ at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sunday. Photo by AP
The festival’s main award – the Golden Lion went to South Korean director Kim Ki-duk’s shocking drama ‘Pieta.’
Hadas Yaron won the best actress award at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday night. Yaron stared in Fill the Void, a film by director Rama Burshtein that received rave reviews in Variety magazine, Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily.
Yaron is the first Israeli to win best actress at the Venice Film Festival.
The festival’s main award – the Golden Lion went to South Korean director Kim Ki-duk’s shocking drama “Pieta.”
The Silver Lion for best director went to Paul Thomas Anderson for ”The Master,” inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The film’s stars, Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, shared the prize for best actor during the ceremony on Saturday.
Fill the Void, produced by Assaf Amir, tells the story of an 18-year-old Haredi girl who is happily looking forward to an arranged marriage, when her sister dies. She is then pressured to marry her bereaved brother-in-law instead, forcing her to make a choice.
“Pieta” follows a young loan shark as he goes about his business maiming debtors to collect insurance money. His ruthless course is interrupted by a stranger who claims to be his mother and his acceptance of her opens in him a sense of pity for his former victims.
Source: Haaretz.com
VIDEO: Yanir Dekel interviews Ben Barnes about his role in the new movie “The Words”
Yanir Dekel interviews Ben Barnes about his role in the new movie ‘The Words’
Famous author Clayton Hammond (Dennis Quaid) attends to a public reading of his new book, The Words, centered on Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), an aspiring writer who lives in New York Citywith his girlfriend, Dora (Zoe Saldana). With the help of his father (J.K. Simmons), Rory gets a job as a mail supervisor in a literary agency and attempts to sell his first novel, that is continually rejected by publishers.