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SUMMARY:The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)
DESCRIPTION:Israel/USA 2026 | Director: Gidi Dar | Hebrew & Yiddish with English subtitles | 103 minutes\nComedy/Drama \nMoishe Striker was once the most sought after “Badchan” (a Hasidic Jewish entertainer who MCs weddings) for Jerusalem’s most extravagant Hasidic weddings. But his personal struggles with alcohol have long since cost him both his reputation and livelihood. Now struggling to make ends meet\, he is in desperate need of money to pay for his only daughter’s wedding. When his childhood best friend\, who has become very wealthy while living in America\, returns to Jerusalem to host a lavish wedding for his son\, Moishe sees an opportunity to solve his financial woes and reclaim his former glory. This Israeli dramedy offers a rare and humorous glimpse into the Hasidic world through an entertaining and heartfelt modern-day tale of redemption\, in the tradition of Sholem Aleichem and Isaac Bashevis Singer. \nNominated for 12 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film\, Best Actor\, Best Screenplay \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\nProudly sponsored by \nJERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF CANADA
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-wedding-entertainer-the-tale-of-moishe-badhan/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261115T143000
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SUMMARY:Left Lane Straight
DESCRIPTION:USA 2026 | Director: Caroline Kaye | English\, Greek & Ladino with English subtitles | 81 minutes\nDocumentary \nFilmed over 30 years\, this intimate and compelling documentary begins with a teenager’s search through her Sephardic Greek-Jewish family’s fragmented identity and turbulent history – from Holocaust survival to immigration – and morphs over time into an adult’s examination of the intersection of family\, history\, and identity. Filmmaker Caroline Kaye skillfully weaves together personal testimonies\, family lore\, recovered footage – and stunning embroidered artwork created by Caroline herself – alongside historical context spanning multiple exiles and migrations—from Medieval Spain to the Ottoman Empire to 1970s New York. Artistically creative and deeply personal\, Left Lane Straight traces the story of Sephardic Jews from Thessaloniki\, Greece – nearly erased during the Holocaust – and centers on Caroline’s “nona” (grandmother in Ladino)\, whose wartime escape through occupied Greece reshaped her life and family forever. \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n  \n \nA small collection of Caroline Kaye’s EMBROIDERED ARTWORK will be on display.
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/left-lane-straight/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261115T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261115T163000
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SUMMARY:We Met at Grossinger's
DESCRIPTION:USA 2025 | Director: Paula Eiselt | English | 104 minutes\nDocumentary \nThis immersive documentary is a warm and nostalgic journey through the Jewish Catskills—once known as the Borscht Belt— told through the rise and fall of Grossinger’s\, its most iconic resort. Throughout decades when Jewish immigrants to America faced prejudice and exclusion from mainstream resorts\, clubs and other institutions\, the Borscht Belt provided an oasis of belonging for them – and Grossinger’s Resort and Hotel was the crown jewel. Built and run by three generations of trailblazing women\, led by formidable matriarch Jennie Grossinger\, the resort became a vibrant haven for Jews – and others from marginalized communities – and its growing reputation attracted a wide variety of comedians\, athletes\, and political figures\, including Mel Brooks\, Jerry Seinfeld\, Jackie Robinson\, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Through archival footage\, and interviews with Grossinger family members\, former employees\, guests\, and entertainers\, award-winning filmmaker Paula Eiselt celebrates the cultural richness of a now-vanished world that defined an era of Jewish–American life\, helped shape Jewish-American identity\, and left an indelible mark on American culture. \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n  \nProudly co-sponsored by the  \nJEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA  \nJay Joffe Memorial Program \n \n  \nThe Jay Joffe Memorial Program of the\n \nJEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA  \n \nThe Jay Joffe Memorial Program was launched by Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta (JHSSA) in 2009 to honour the memory of its long-serving founding president\, Jay Joffe (1931-2006).  This program is dedicated to promoting and featuring Jewish culture and history through activities such as lectures\, exhibits\, films or performances. \nThis year\, the directors of JHSSA are pleased to again be part of the Beth Tzedec Calgary Jewish Film Festival through the sponsorship of the film “We Met at Grossinger’s”\, an enlightening and entertaining documentary that reflects Jay Joffe’s passions for bringing the love of Jewish history and its preservation to the widest possible audience.
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/we-met-at-grossingers/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261115T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261115T210000
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SUMMARY:Frontier
DESCRIPTION:Spain/Belgium 2025 | Director: Judith Colell | Spanish with English subtitles | 100 minutes\nDrama \nInspired by true events\, this gripping wartime drama is set in 1943 in a remote Spanish border village in the Pyrenees mountains.  In defiance of the Franco regime’s orders to seal the border to Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied France\, customs officer Manel Grau begins quietly aiding the desperate refugees in their quest for freedom. With the help of Juliana\, a courageous villager\, and Jérôme\, a French smuggler\, what starts as a solitary act of conscience soon becomes a growing network of silent resistance\, as they shepherd the refugees across the border via perilous and treacherous mountain passes. As suspicion rises and the regime closes in\, their clandestine mission threatens not only Manel’s own life but also the safety of his wife\, Mercè\, forcing them to confront old wounds from the still-recent Spanish Civil War – turning personal scars into a powerful act of resistance. Tense and heartfelt\, this stirring story sheds light on a little-known chapter of history where ordinary people chose bravery over silence. \nWinner: Best Film\, Best supporting Actress\, Audience Award\, Catalan Academy Awards 2026 \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/frontier/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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SUMMARY:The Campaign: Disinformation in a Time of War
DESCRIPTION:Canada 2026 | Directors: Kari Hollend & Cristina Bishai | English & Hebrew with English subtitles | 93 minutes\nDocumentary \nThis powerful investigative documentary examines how disinformation and propaganda have become central weapons in the Israel-Gaza conflict. In tandem with Warren Kinsella’s bestselling book The Hidden Hand\, this timely film exposes the global spread of coordinated digital warfare against Israel. Through expert interviews and on-the-ground reporting\, Kinsella uncovers how algorithms\, bot networks\, and fake accounts have amplified disinformation and manipulated public perception in the aftermath of October 7th. Tracing the evolution of Hamas – a designated terrorist organization – into a governing authority with a sophisticated international messaging strategy amplified and funded by state actors\, this timely film offers a revealing look into how these orchestrated influence campaigns – intended to delegitimize Israel – are actively fueling global antisemitism\, online radicalization\, and a growing hostility toward Jewish people worldwide. \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n \nCopies of Warren Kinsella’s best-selling book The Hidden Hand will be available for purchase. \nFollowing the post-screening Q& A\, Mr. Kinsella will be available to sign copies of his book. \n  \nPresented in collaboration with the Paperny Family JCC’s \nJEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL \n \nPresented in collaboration with \nALLIES FOR A STRONG CANADA \n \n  \nThis Event is FREE OF CHARGE for all UNIVERSITY STUDENTS and all YOUTH \nWith Special Thanks to: \nJoe & Sondra Spier
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-campaign-disinformation-in-a-time-of-war/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261121T191500
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SUMMARY:Tell Me Everything
DESCRIPTION:Israel/France 2026 | Director: Moshe Rosenthal | Hebrew with English subtitles | 108 minutes\nDrama \nWinner of the 2026 Israeli Academy Award for Best Picture\, and Israel’s official submission to the 2027 Oscars for best foreign film\, this poignant and beautifully acted drama is set in Israel against the backdrop of the late 80’s pop craze and the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic\, and told through the perspective of Boaz\, a 12-year-old boy nearing his Bar Mitzvah and manhood. When Boaz uncovers a devastating secret about the father whom he idolizes – a secret that threatens to tear his family apart – he grapples with questions of masculinity\, identity\, and family\, while confronting feelings of shame\, confusion\, and fear. Across the years\, this moving coming-of-age saga follows his journey to heal the wound and reclaim the father-son bond that he has never stopped yearning for. \nWinner: 10 Israeli Academy Awards 2026\, including Best Film\, Best Director\, Best Screenplay \nNominated: 16 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film\, Best Director\, Best Actor\, Best Actress  \n  \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n  \nProudly co-sponsored by JAC – Jewish Adult Calgary
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/tell-me-everything/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261121T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261121T230000
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SUMMARY:Lost in Territories
DESCRIPTION:Israel/France 2026 | Director: Nadav Shlomo Giladi | Hebrew\, Arabic & English with English subtitles | 108 minutes\nComedy \nNeighbourly relations are always complex. Add to it soldiers\, marijuana\, terror groups\, fences\, knives\, dancers\, guns\, rabbis and imams\, and you have complete mayhem. Set in the charged landscape of the West Bank\, Lost in Territories offers a quirky\, darkly comic and satirical look at daily life there\, beyond the headlines. The film weaves together a collection of five short\, comedic vignettes\, each of which finds irreverent\, biting humor – as well as moments of unexpected connection – from absurd situations in the “Wild West of the Middle East\,” where politics are inescapable\, and living side-by-side becomes a tricky challenge. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\nProudly co-sponsored by JAC – Jewish Adult Calgary
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/lost-in-territories/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T143000
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SUMMARY:The Darkest Light
DESCRIPTION:USA 2026 | Director: Simon\, German  Mendes | English\, German & Hebrew with English subtitles | 77 minutes\nDocumentary \nWhat do you do when someone you love does terrible things? In this powerful and thought-provoking documentary\, filmmaker Simon Mendes explores the towering and deeply complicated legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach — the “Singing Rabbi” — whose music transformed Jewish worship across denominations\, and the painful reckoning that followed when numerous women publicly accused him of sexual abuse after his death in 1994. At its center is his daughter\, singer Neshama Carlebach\, who grapples with her relationship with her father and prompts a larger question for her community: what do you do when someone revered as a holy teacher has also caused profound harm? Grounded in the voices of survivors and framed through the journey of a daughter struggling to reconcile the irreconcilable\, the film examines memory\, complicity and the human cost of silence. Ultimately\, it asks whether genuine healing begins not by choosing between light and darkness\, but by having the courage to confront both. \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n 
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-darkest-light/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T152000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T163000
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SUMMARY:Unraveling UNRWA
DESCRIPTION:Germany/Israel 2025 | Director: Duki Dror | English\, Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles | 75 minutes\nDocumentary \nIn the aftermath of the October 7th attacks and allegations that UNRWA staff were complicit in the kidnappings and violence\, the agency faced global fallout and Israeli legislation to suspend cooperation with UNRWA amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This probing documentary presents an in-depth historical examination of the agency and its evolution – from its post-1948 origins as a temporary relief organization mandated to resolve the Palestine refugees crisis\, to its pivotal and often controversial role amidst the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict.  Through in-depth examination of sources\, living witnesses\, rare archival documentation\, and diverse perspectives\, the film offers an inside look at the only UN agency dedicated to a single group of people – a temporary agency that has never ceased operations and\, after more than 75 years\, continues to perpetuate generations of refugees. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n 
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/unraveling-unrwa/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261122T204500
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SUMMARY:The Choice
DESCRIPTION:USA 2026 | Director: John David Coles | English | 84 minutes\nCANADIAN PREMIERE \nDocumentary \nThis life-affirming and ultimately uplifting documentary tells the stories of Iris Haim\, an Israeli mother grappling with profound loss\, and Dr. Edith Eger\, a best-selling American author\, renowned psychologist\, and Holocaust survivor\, whose extraordinary life and teachings become a lifeline for Iris in her darkest hours. After her son was taken hostage on October 7th and later killed under extremely tragic circumstances during the ensuing war in Gaza\, Iris finds an unexpected source of comfort and inspiration in Dr. Eger’s best-selling memoir “The Choice: Embrace the Possible”.  Award-winning filmmaker John David Coles deftly weaves together the stories of these two remarkable women\, along with that of Sapir Cohen\, a young woman who was taken hostage on October 7th and survived 55 days in captivity. Their individual journeys\, and the choices they make on their paths toward healing\, become a living dialogue across generations – a powerful meditation on trauma\, survival\, freedom\, and the human capacity to transform pain into resilience and hope\, through the choices we make. \n  \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n  \n \n  \nCopies of Dr. Edith Eger’s best-selling memoir The Choice: Embrace the Possible will be available for purchase. \nPresented in collaboration with the Paperny Family JCC’s \nJEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL \n \n 
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-choice/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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