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SUMMARY:Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie
DESCRIPTION:USA 2026 | Director: Steven Pressman | English | 89 minutes\nDocumentary \nWhat does Woody Guthrie\, the legendary American folk singer and songwriter\, have in common with blintzes\, knishes and Hanukkah songs?  While many know him as the quintessential Dust Bowl balladeer from Oklahoma who wrote the iconic song “This Land Is Your Land\,” few are aware that Jewish culture had a hand in shaping Guthrie’s private life and career. Drawing on a wealth of archival footage and audio recordings\, alongside invaluable insight from collaborators\, contemporaries\, and family – including children Arlo and Nora Guthrie – director Steven Pressman (50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus; The Levys of Monticello; Moses Ezekiel: Portrait of a Lost Artist) explores the unexpected connection between Guthrie and Jewish culture\, highlighting Guthrie’s moving relationship with his mother-in-law\, prominent Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt\, and the impact she had on his life and songwriting. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\n\nProudly sponsored by \nTHE ARLEINz”l and DOVz”l CHETNER FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND \nThe family of Arleinz”l and Dovz”l Chetner
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/dust-bowls-and-jewish-souls-another-side-of-woody-guthrie/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
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SUMMARY:The Sacred Society
DESCRIPTION:USA 2024 | Director: Benny Zelkowicz | English | 13 minutes\nDocumentary Short (Animation) \nIn the end\, our bodies are as fragile and ephemeral as paintings made of sand. Who will care for them when our time is over? THE SACRED SOCIETY is about the volunteers who clean and prepare and dress bodies for burial according to Jewish tradition – an exploration of why they choose this work and how it changes them. Illustrated with flowing\, haunting sand animation\, this documentary explores the importance of sacred ritual in helping us find meaning in our brief lives. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\nScreened in co-operation with the CHEVRA KADISHA OF CALGARY \n \n  \nProudly sponsored by \nTHE GUREVITCH FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND \nSheila Gurevitch \nIllana & Henry Morton and Family \nDr. Darryl & Allison Gurevitch and Family \nDr. Jason & Cheryl Gurevitch and Family
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-sacred-society/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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SUMMARY:The Asset
DESCRIPTION:USA/Israel 2026 | Director: Ravit Marcus | English | 32 minutes\nDocumentary Short  \nWhen a national tragedy coupled with the dying wish of a protégé compels American trauma surgeon Dr. Anna Goldenberg to bring elite trauma training to a warzone\, she embarks on a deeply personal mission that transcends bureaucracy\, borders\, and conflict. Motivated by her former protégé\, an Israeli doctor who is facing a battle of his own with metastatic cancer\, Goldenberg is determined to bring “Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma” — a cadaver-based course known simply as “ASSET” – to Israel. This inspiring documentary is a hopeful and deeply human story about mentorship\, collaboration\, and the universal commitment of healthcare professionals to save lives – and a reminder that each of us\, as individuals\, has the power to take action and make a difference in the world. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\n\nProudly sponsored by \nTHE GUREVITCH FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND \nSheila Gurevitch \nIllana & Henry Morton and Family \nDr. Darryl & Allison Gurevitch and Family \nDr. Jason & Cheryl Gurevitch and Family
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-asset/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261108T145000
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SUMMARY:Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford
DESCRIPTION:USA 2026 | Director: Gaylen Ross | English | 68 minutes\nDocumentary \nSapiro v. Ford tells the remarkable true story of Aaron Sapiro\, a young Jewish lawyer and labour organizer who dared to single-handedly take on one of America’s wealthiest and most powerful men—the notoriously antisemitic automobile titan\, Henry Ford. In the 1920s\, as Ford’s anti-Jewish publications virulently incited hatred across the nation\, Sapiro filed an unprecedented libel suit\, challenging the limits of hate speech long before such laws existed. From his humble beginnings in San Francisco to his becoming a leading advocate for farmers and cooperative reform across the US – and for the wheat cooperatives in western Canada as well – Sapiro’s life was a testament to courage\, vision\, and justice. This all-too-timely documentary brings to life a little-known chapter of American and Jewish history that resonates powerfully today\, when antisemitism is once again on the rise\, and the struggle to balance free speech with protection against hate continues. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\n\nProudly sponsored by \nTHE GUREVITCH FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND \nSheila Gurevitch \nIllana & Henry Morton and Family \nDr. Darryl & Allison Gurevitch and Family \nDr. Jason & Cheryl Gurevitch and Family
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/sapiro-v-ford-the-jew-who-sued-henry-ford/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
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SUMMARY:Where To?
DESCRIPTION:Israel/Germany 2026 | Director: Assaf Machnes | English\, Arabic\, German & Hebrew with English subtitles | 95 minutes\nDrama \nThis delicate\, mildly humorous\, and touching drama unfolds in modern-day Berlin\, where Hassan\, a 55-year-old Palestinian Uber driver\, shuttles night owls from one party to the next in the city’s endless nights. One night\, Amir\, a 25-year-old Israeli who is exploring his identity far away from home\, stumbles into Hassan’s cab. Months later\, their paths cross for a second time when Amir\, by chance\, again ends up in Hassan’s back seat. As they repeatedly share late-night rides over a two-year period\, an unexpected kinship develops between them – two people who left everything behind\, moved to a foreign country\, and lost their way – and Hassan begins to recognize echoes of his own buried past – including the events that led him to leaving his homeland 30 years ago. \nWinner: Best Israeli Feature Film\, Jerusalem Int’l FF 2026 \nWinner: Best Script\, Best Actor (Ehab Salami)\, Jerusalem Int’l FF 2026 \nWinner: Best Actor (Ehab Salami)\, Israeli Academy Awards 2026 \nWinner: Best Supporting Actor (Ido Tako)\, Israeli Academy Awards 2026 \nNominated: 13 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film\, Best Director\, 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/where-to/
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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. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\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/
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SUMMARY:I Draw Them The Best I Can
DESCRIPTION:Canada 2026 | Directors: Jamie Michaels & Liam Karp | English | 42 minutes\nDocumentary \nIn this very creative and beautifully crafted documentary\, filmmakers Jamie Michaels and Liam Karp sensitively tell the story of Canadian Holocaust survivor Adam Policzer. Only 5 years old when Germany invaded Hungary in 1944\, Adam was hidden by neighbours and watched from across the street as his family was taken away. After being denounced and discovered\, he began a remarkable journey of survival. While recounting his childhood memories and the inter-generational impact these experiences have had on his family\, the film explores how making art has helped Adam confront his traumatic past and find healing: His recently published memoir\, The House Across the Street\, uses Adam’s own hand-drawn images to tell his story – in comics form. \n  \nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nScreening of I Draw Them The Best I Can \nis open to the entire community\, at NO CHARGE\,  \nas part of our community-wide \nKRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION  \n  \nProudly co-sponsored by  \nCALGARY JEWISH FEDERATION 
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/i-draw-them-the-best-i-can/
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SUMMARY:The Soundman
DESCRIPTION:Belgium/Netherlands 2025 | Director: Frank Van Passel | Dutch with English subtitles | 118 minutes\nRomance/Drama \nSet in 1940 Belgium\, this lyrical and artistically innovative film is a profoundly moving and poetic love story about passion\, courage\, imagination\, and the pursuit of humanity amid an approaching storm. As Europe slides into war\, two lives cross paths at Brussels’ legendary Flagey Radio building\, the beating heart of Belgium’s national radio. Elza\, a young Jewish actress making her debut in radio drama\, meets Berre\, a gifted sound effects specialist with a magical ear. She is enchanted by the spell of storytelling; he finds solace in the mysterious power of sound. Amid growing fear as authorities begin deporting Jewish refugees to France\, their brief encounter sparks a tender love that defiantly dares to exist in a world about to fall silent under the weight of history – an enduring echo of hope amidst the darkness. \n\nClick Here to Purchase Your Festival Passes   Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule\n\nTHE DR. MARTHA COHEN MEMORIAL SCREENING \nProudly sponsored by \nDR. MARTHA COHEN BEQUEST \nBeth Tzedec Congregation
URL:https://bethtzedec.ca/event/the-soundman/
LOCATION:Beth Tzedec
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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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/
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