Schedule:
2:00 p.m: The Shadow of the Day at Mcconomy Auditorium
This suspenseful drama is set against the backdrop of the rise of Italian fascism in the 1930s and the increasing oppression of its Jewish community. Luciano, a WWI veteran and non-committal member of the fascist party, runs a local restaurant in the picturesque provincial town of Ascoli Piceno. Complications arise when he falls in love with Anna, a woman who works in the restaurant and is hiding her Jewish identity. A love triangle, a shocking murder, and stellar performances by an ensemble cast combine to capture the era’s oppressive atmosphere and the cost of personal survival in this gripping tale. (Adult content: sex)
5:00 p.m: No Name Restaurant at Mcconomy Auditorium
Ben (Luzer Twersky, One of Us) is an ultra-Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn sent to save the dwindling Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt, by serving as the tenth man in the Passover minyan. Soon he’s stranded in the Sinai desert where he meets Adel, (Hitham Omari, Matchmaking, Bethlehem) a Bedouin who has lost his camel, and together they set off on an unexpected journey to fulfill separate agendas. Their cultural backgrounds clash, but eventually understanding and a friendship evolves, leading to a welcome and timely conclusion in this delightful dramedy.
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