Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

11:00 AM: Matchmaking 2

After breaking box office records with their first film, the good guys are back on the big screen to make you fall in love with them all over again. A 28 year-old graduate yeshiva student, who has long missed every opportunity to get married, continues to live at the yeshiva where he serves as the faithful assistant to the matchmaker. When he picks up the matchmaker's daughter from the airport, he decides it’s time for him to get married. But when he is matched to someone else, he resolves to do everything he can to thwart the match. Directed by Erez Tadmor, who is a special guest and director of our Opening Night film SODA.

Location: Scottsdale Harkins Shea - 7354 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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3:00 PM: Four Winters

A powerful documentary about Jewish partisans during the Holocaust with incredible personal testimonies. Over 25,000 Jews escaped to the forests of Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine and Lithuania and fought the Nazis in every way they could. They blew up trains and bridges and staged armed attacks and acts of sabotage against the enemy. Many of the partisans were young men and women in their teens who demonstrated exceptional courage despite danger and loss. Through archival film footage and interviews, we have proof that during the Holocaust, Jews resisted when possible and did not simply go “like sheep to the slaughter”.

Location: Peoria Harkins Arrowhead - 16046 N Arrowhead Fountains Center Dr, Peoria, AZ 85382

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3:00 PM: Property

This fresh, original drama tells the story of Mika, a “20 something” modern Israeli who accompanies her grandmother on a trip to Poland in an attempt to reclaim her grandmother’s family home that was confiscated during the war. The feisty grandmother and naturalistic, independent Mika each carry secrets. Mika has met an endearing Polish tour guide, and her grandma reconnects with a man connected to her hidden past. Based on an award-winning graphic novel by Rutu Modan.

Location: Scottsdale Harkins Shea - 7354 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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3:00 PM: Running On Sand

In this comic drama of mistaken identities, an illegal Eritrean refugee in Israel fleeing deportation at the airport is mistaken for a famous Nigerian soccer player. A struggling Israeli soccer team has been waiting for the player to arrive at the airport to help them to victory – and fans mistake the refugee for the soccer star. The Eritrean, Aumari, goes along with the charade to avoid arrest. Although he doesn’t excel at soccer, the positive force of his personality aids the team in unexpected ways. This delightful film will steal your heart. Nominated for the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film.

Location: Harkins Chandler Fashion - 3159 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226

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7:00 PM: Bad Shabbos

Hilarious contemporary comedy about a Shabbos terribly gone wrong. David and Meg - an engaged interfaith couple - plan to introduce the bride’s Catholic parents from Wisconsin to the groom’s Jewish neurotic family at a Shabbat family dinner in New York. That is, until an accidental dead body gets in the way of introductions! The cast includes favorites Kyra Sedgwick and David Paymer, as well as a tour de force comic performance by rapper Method Man. The perfect recipe for a delightful evening!

The Schnoz 2020 12 minutes English Justine Priestley
When Lydia’s grandmother bestows a precious gift upon her, she knows it’s going to be memorable – “this is something to treasure your whole life.”

Location: Peoria Harkins Arrowhead - 16046 N Arrowhead Fountains Center Dr, Peoria, AZ 85382

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7:00 PM: Midas Man

Location: Scottsdale Harkins Shea - 7354 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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