The Big Payback (Official Trailer).mp4
For the first time in American history, a tax-funded reparations bill targeted for Black Americans is passed in Evanston, IL. The film follows the fight of rookie alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she leads the community in an uphill battle to obtain this ‘big payback’.
Meanwhile, in Washington DC, the formidable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee continues the fight to pass HR 40: a national bill to examine the merits of introducing reparations for slavery to African Americans.
Together, they pressure the government to deliver monetary justice and appropriate remedies for Black Americans harmed by centuries of chattel slavery, state-sponsored terrorism, systemic injustice, and corporate exploitation. Will the debt ever be addressed, or is it too late for a reparations movement to finally get the big payback?
We are delighted to present a post-screening conversation with Robin Rue Simmons and Nkechi Taifa, moderated by Linda Adams.
Presented with the EDCJCC's Center for Social Responsibility -
The Center for Social Responsibility offers both hands-on volunteer opportunities as well as learning about systemic inequality in our communities. At the core of our work is Judaism’s sacred mandate to create justice and repair the world. Join us at www.edcjcc.org/volunteer.
Co-sponsors:
Adas Israel Congregation
Bet Mishpachah
B’nai Israel Congregation
Linda Adams
Sixth & I
Washington Hebrew Congregation
The Last Drop _ Official Trailer.mp4
Screening next week at JxJ: @thelastdropfilm
The Last Drop is a 40-minute sci-fi film about relationship abuse inspired by the memories of real survivors. This gripping journey reveals what the lesser known forms of abuse look like BEFORE a relationship turns violent. The screening will be followed by a discussion on Relationship Safety.
Find your tickets at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/the-last-drop/
#jxj #thelastdrop #relationshipsafety #filmforgood #scifi
Anthem giveaway.mp4
It's a TICKET GIVEAWAY!
We're so excited to be partnering with The Anthem to give away tickets to three of their upcoming programs - Ben Schwartz, The Black Eyed Peas, and The Totally Tubular Music Festival. Leave a comment below with which program you'd like up to two complimentary tickets for. Can't wait to see you down at the Wharf!
Links to programs and further details here:
https://buff.ly/3Kerkae
https://buff.ly/3KeTv9i
https://buff.ly/3KdcSQ0
#theaterj #jxj #theanthem #artspartners #dcarts
General Festival Brand.mp4
From all of us at JxJ, thank you for making the 2024 JxJ Festival one to remember! With 60+ screenings and concerts over these past few weeks, thank you for sharing in these incredible, urgent, and meaningful stories. Keep posted for more photos to come soon!
#jxj #jxjfest #closing #jewishfilm #jewishmusic
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A message from Mr. G himself!
Come join @mistergsongs this Saturday for some joyful songs, featuring dynamic, interactive bilingual performances aim to dissolve borders and foster cross-cultural connections. Learn more and find your tickets at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/mister-g/
#jxj #mrg #concerts #jewishmusic #joy
The 21% Insta.mp4
Polyphony Quartet brings community together this weekend!
Composed of Israeli Arab AND Israeli Jewish musicians, the concert features a variety of music aimed at connecting us in the most divisive of times. To learn more and find your tickets, check out https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/polyphony-quartet/
#jxjfest #jewishmusic #arabmusic #bridgebuilding #polyphony
General Festival Brand.mp4
The 2024 JxJ Festival starts TOMORROW! With 60+ screenings and concerts to choose from these next two weeks, you're sure to find something that excites you. Learn more and find your tickets at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/
#jxjfest #opening #tomorrow #jewishfilm #jewishmusic
Mayor Bowser Text (1).mp4
The Festival starts THIS WEEK! And who better to kick us off than Mayor Bowser herself! A huge thanks goes out to @mayor_bowser for her letter welcoming everyone to this year's Festival.
Don't have tickets yet? You heard the mayor - take a look at the full festival programming and find your tickets at JxJDC.org/shows
#jxjfest #mayorbowser #dcmayor #welcome #filmfestival
Rabbi On The Block - Official Clip.mp4
RABBI ON THE BLOCK profiles the transformative and visionary Rabbi Tamar Manasseh, who is devoted to building bridges between the Black and Jewish communities on Chicago’s South Side. With verité intimacy, filmmaker Brad Rothschild shows how the issues playing out within these Chicago neighborhoods reflect larger realities across contemporary America, at a moment when antisemitism and racism are on the rise.
Catch the JxJ screening at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/rabbi-on-the-block/
#jxjfest #filmfestival #jewsofcolor #blackjews #rabbiontheblock
Rabbi On The Block - Official Clip.mp4
RABBI ON THE BLOCK profiles the transformative and visionary Rabbi Tamar Manasseh, who is devoted to building bridges between the Black and Jewish communities on Chicago’s South Side. With verité intimacy, filmmaker Brad Rothschild shows how the issues playing out within these Chicago neighborhoods reflect larger realities across contemporary America, at a moment when antisemitism and racism are on the rise.
Catch the JxJ screening at https://buff.ly/3QcBHyW
#jxjfest #filmfestival #jewsofcolor #blackjews #rabbiontheblock
OFFICIAL TRAILER _ VISHNIAC.mp4
VISHNIAC tells the true story of Roman Vishniac, a Russian-Jewish photographer who captured the daily lives of Jews in pre-World War II Berlin, introduced to the audience through his daughter, Mara Vishniac Kohn.
Catch the JxJ screening at https://buff.ly/4dcPSOm
#jxjfest #filmfestival #vishniac #jewishfilm #photography
NO NAME RESTAURANT - 24th Annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Official Selection.mp4
In NO NAME RESTAURANT, a spirited and absurdist culture-clash comedy, two men of different strict religious faiths must work together to survive in the Sinai Desert.
Catch the JxJ screenings at edcjcc.org/jxj/showno-name-restaurant/
#jxjfest #dcfilm #jewishfilm #nonamerestaurant #comedy
In SILVER’S UPRSING, Orthodox-raised Amos Dov Silver dreams of becoming Prime Minister of Israel. But when the State continues to shun him, he finds unexpected solace in the velvety smoke of marijuana.
Spreading his new Torah, he establishes an online community using a mobile app that turns into the largest marketplace for drugs in Israel, raising Silver to Messiah status. Through exclusive footage of Silver, his family, and his partners’ investigations, as well as secretly filmed footage of Silver in a Ukrainian prison, a polarizing portrayal of the man charged with heading a crime organization emerges. SILVER’S UPRISING asks - is Silver a champion of the people, or a lost soul corrupted by power?
Learn more and find your tickets at http://edcjcc.org/jxj/show/silvers-uprising/
#jxjfest #filmfest #silversuprising #israelifilm #polarizing
ROAD TO EILAT Trailer _ Miami Jewish Film Festival 2024.mp4
Winner of Best Israeli Film, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and nominated for an additional 8 Israeli Academy Awards (The Ophir Awards), ON THE ROAD TO ELIAT tracks the story of, Albert, an aging war veteran, who makes a drunken bet and Ben, his grumpy, unemployed son, who is obligated to join him. Their funny and bittersweet journey towards forgiveness and understanding takes them on a road trip from their kibbutz through Israel, meeting others along the way who also strive for a better life.
Catch the JxJ screening at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/on-the-road-to-eilat/
#jxjfest #filmfestival #ontheroadtoeliat #jewishfilm
Elik & Jimmy - Trailer.mp4
ELIK AND JIMMY is an Israeli drama that charts the romantic destiny of Elik and Jimmy, two distinct souls brought together by fate during the last hours of their military service.
It’s a beautiful chronicle of the love of two souls and an exploration of cinematic time as it captures their relationship as it begins, begins again, and deepens over the years.
Catch the JxJ screening at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/elik-and-jimmy/
#jxjfest #filmfestival #romcom #jewishfilm #elikandjimmy
One of Israel’s musical giants, Yehuda Poliker, looks back at his life. His introspective, direct, and honest gaze inwards is full of humor and self-acceptance.
THE CHILD WITHIN ME serves as a concentrated guide to an amazing music career and the complex, remarkable person that is Yehuda Poliker.
Learn more and find your tickets at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/the-child-within-me/
#jxjfest #filmfest #jewishfilm #israelifilm #thechildwithinme
Winner of Best Director and the Best Editor Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, SAVOY tells the gripping true story of Kochava Levy, a young housewife who becomes a fearless hostage mediator. The forgotten heroine of the deadly 1975 Savoy Hotel terror attack in Tel Aviv, Levy transforms herself from a mother and hostage into a negotiator using her fluent Arabic to save countless lives over the course of one night.
Tickets and more at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/savoy/
#jxjfest #dcfilm #jewishfilm #SAVOY
A room of his own - Trailer.mp4
Join JxJ for a coming of age story not to be missed by celebrated filmmaker and Festival darling Matan Yair in A ROOM OF HIS OWN.
Uri makes a mistake in his interview for the army - he tells the truth. He says he's been sharing a room with his mother, his father is about to leave them, and he doesn't think he'll fit in in the army. In his last year of high school, Uri will have to find his path in life and a room of his own.
Tickets and more at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/a-room-of-his-own/
#jxjfest #dcfilm #jewishfilm #comingofage
Norman Mailer, a towering figure in American literature, had a life that was certainly stranger than fiction. From his formative years in Brooklyn, through his career as a preeminent cultural voice, we follow Mailer’s life through six marriages, nine children, eleven bestselling books and two Pulitzer Prizes as he solidifies his place in the literary pantheon.
With access to Mailer’s family and never before seen footage, HOW TO COME ALIVE WITH NORMAN MAILER details the life and times of an American icon.
Learn more and find your tickets at edcjcc.org/jxj/show/how-to-come-alive-with-norman-mailer/
#jxjfest #filmfest #normanmailer #comealive #documentary
