Films
LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER | 561-558-2520
JUDY LEVIS MARKHOFF BOCA RATON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Presenting a wide variety of thought-provoking and entertaining Jewish-themed films from across the globe. Feature films, shorts, documentaries and comedies, some Florida or World Premieres.
Sponsored in part by Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
The Festival Continues!
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm
Don’t miss these great films at the Levis JCC Sandler Center Beifield Auditorium and the Movies of Delray.
Beifield Auditorim Films: $10, Gold Members: $8, Platinum Members: Free; Movies of Delray Films: $10
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Foreign films have subtitles. All films and programs subject to change.
SACRED SPACES
Starting in Jerusalem, the birthplace of the first monotheistic religion, Judaism, the film explores the historic destruction and reconstruction of the Temple. Its undeniable symbolic importance and influence can be found throughout the world when Jews construct their synagogues.
June 26
Movies of Delray
DANIEL HOPE
Daniel Hope is one of the greatest violinists of our age: an internationally-celebrated star who is part of the avant-garde of a new, young generation of classical musicians. His biography is a story of an extraordinary career, a story of escape, expulsion and desire for self-discovery.
July 24
Movies of Delray
THE ACCOUNTANT OF AUSCHWITZ
In 2015, 94-year-old former German SS officer Oskar Gröning, went on trial in his home country, charged with complicity in the murder of 300,000 Jews at Auschwitz in 1944. Gröning’s trial reflects not only one frail bookkeeper’s penitence, but the world’s responsibility to hold the worst of human horrors forever to public view.
August 21
Beifield Auditorium
87 CHILDREN
The true story of a Crimean Tatar woman named Saide Arifova, who saved orphaned Jewish children during the Nazi occupation. She disguises them as Tatars, teaches them the Tatar language, customs and prayers, and even gives them Tatar names.
September 25
Beifield Auditorium
WEDNESDAY IS MOVIE DAY AT THE SANDLER CENTER
Join us every Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 pm for an eclectic assortment of foreign, independent, documentary and performance films followed by a moderated discussion.
Foreign films have subtitles. All films and programs subject to change.
Screenings at Levis JCC Sandler Center
LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER | 561-558-2520
$10 per film, Gold Members: $8, Platinum Members: Free
(Pay at the door, no pre-registration required)
From Stage to Screen!
Filmed presentations of the best in live performances of opera, ballet, symphony and theater from around the world.
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm
Sponsored by an enthusiastic supporter of the Performing Arts at the Levis JCC
- May 29, Paul Taylor; Dancemaker, Documentary, 98 minutes, 1998
An exploration of Paul Taylor (1930-2018), his genius, his roots, his method of working with dancers, and his sometimes difficult nature. Included are footage of rehearsals, performances and interviews with Taylor, his dancers, dance critics and scholars. There is also footage of a younger Taylor dancing and the troupe performing a dozen Taylor pieces.
- July 31, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, 120 minutes, 2004
A concert performance of Bernstein's famous musical. With Kristin Chenoweth, Patti Lapone and Paul Groves, recorded live at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic.
Matinee Movies with Myrna Loman
Foreign, American and Independent films followed by discussion moderated by Myrna Loman. Foreign films have subtitles.
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm
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- June 19, TBA
- July 3, TBA
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- August 28, TBA
Women Making Movies
Award winning documentary films followed by discussion moderated by Linda Horowitz.
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm
- June 12, Karen Winther, Exit; Leaving Extremism Behind, Documentary, 85 minutes, Norway, 2018
An exploration into the motives and histories of individuals who have exited the world of violent extremism.
- July 10, Tamra Davis, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, Documentary, 88 minutes, 2010
In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art in the late 1970s, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200 and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. However, soon his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place. Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary.
- August 14, Kelly Duane, The Two Killings of Sam Cook, Documentary, 74 minutes, 2019
An investigation into the circumstances and controversy surrounding Sam Cooke's murder. With Sam Cooke, Quincy Jones and Smokey Robinson.
