FUGITIVE PIECES (drama – Canada)

A seven year old boy is found hiding under the leaves in a Polish forest by a Greek archeologist, who spirits him across Nazi lines to safety. Over the course of his life, which takes him from Greece to Canada and back, Jakob tries to deal with his tortured past. Based on Anne Michael’s widely acclaimed novel, Fugitive Pieces tells the story of how Jakob Beer learns to live and love deeply, despite his profound loss.
104 minutes, in English, German, Yiddish, & Greek with English subtitles. (Rated "R" for sexuality)

Underwritten by Joel Jaman, Keegan & Coppin Company, Inc.

ADVICE and DISSENT (comedy short – US)
WAVES OF FREEDOM (documentary – US)

In the comic short Advice and Dissent, a frustrated businessman trapped in a loveless marriage asks a rabbi, renowned for working miracles, how to get rid of his wife. The rabbi’s seemingly improbable advice sets in motion a series of wild events. 21 minutes, in English.

Waves of Freedom recounts one of the craziest untold post-war spy stories. relating how 27 young Americans sail a dilapidated ship to break the British blockade of Palestine to rescue 1,500 Holocaust survivors. Through archival footage and contemporary interviews with crew members and former British soldiers whose job it was to stop them, this remarkable journey takes its place among the great tales of courage and endurance in Jewish history. 51 minutes, in English.

Underwritten by the Law Offices of Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller and Moskowitz, LLP

THE DEBT (drama – Israel)

The Debt, a fast-paced thriller that was nominated for 4 Israeli Academy Awards, is about Rachel Berner , one of three Mossad agents who capture the infamous Nazi butcher, “the Surgeon of Birkenau.” After the “Surgeon” escapes under Rachel’s guard, the agents, to save their reputations, claim he’s committed suicide. 35 years later “the Surgeon” suddenly resurfaces in the Ukraine, and the ex-agents decide that, Rachel, now a beloved Israeli writer, must eliminate him. But can the grand old lady of Israeli letters return to her cold-blooded past?
93 minutes, in Hebrew, German, and Russian with English subtitles.

Underwritten by Gordon Zlot of KJZY,KZST,K106.3 Radio

REFUSENIK

Refusenik is a masterful documentary about the triumph of American grassroots activism that became a global campaign to free Soviet Jewry. What started as a fl edgling movement of students and housewives became, over the course of 30 years, one of the most successful human rights campaigns in history. By 1992, one and a half million Jews were freed. Features smuggled Soviet footage, interviews with world fi gures and Refuseniks.
Documentary, 117 minutes, English

There will be a speaker following the evening show in Santa Rosa on November 5.

Underwritten by Michael and Colleen Hyman and Alan Hyman

BLESSED IS THE MATCH

Blessed is the Match documents the life of Hannah Senesh, a poet, Hungarian Jewish resistance fi ghter and Zionist. Called the Israeli “Joan of Arc”, Hannah and her group’s bold foray into occupied Yugoslavia and Hungary was the only outside rescue mission for Jews attempted during the Holocaust. Narrated by Academy Award nominee Joan Allen. Winner of 11 Audience Awards.
86 minutes, in English.

Filmmaker Roberta Grossman will be speaking about her film after the evening show in Santa Rosa on November 12.

Underwritten by Hagafen Cellars

WONDROUS OBLIVION

The time is 1960, the place London, and sleepy 11-year-old David Wiseman is only interested in one thing: cricket. The problem is, he’s terrible at the game, and on the school team he’s been relegated to the insignificant role of scorekeeper. Then, to the horror of the neighborhood, a Jamaican family moves in next door to the Wisemans and David’s life abruptly changes. Wondrous Oblivion is an insightful look at race relations and the plight of immigrants, both Jewish and non-white, in a typical neighborhood. The process is a challenge and the transformation is heartwarming. Winner of three International Awards.
106 minutes, in English.

Underwritten by Barry and Gail Ben-Zion