Jacob Burns

Sarah Polley. 2013. 108 m. PG-13. Canada. Roadside Attractions .

12:05 PM 2:25 PM 5:10 PM 7:30 PM

Kon-Tiki

“New Releases”

"Kon-Tiki is a robust adventure yarn and a highly entertaining film."(Leonard Maltin)

Kon-Tiki is a heartwarming and inspirational adventure film about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who dared to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. With a five man crew and nothing but the wind and current to guide them, these young men set out on a 101 day-long journey that ultimately rekindled the world's interest in exploration and adventure.

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Joachim Rønning/Espen Sandberg. 2013. 119 m. PG-13. Norway. The Weinstein Company.

12:10 PM 2:40 PM 6:30 PM ~~8:30 PM~~ cancelled

The Leopard

In Sicily in 1860, as Italian unification grows inevitable, Burt Lancaster’s archetypal aristocrat wrestles with the knowledge that the only way to keep his way of life intact is to swallow his pride and accept change. With a cast also including Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, The Leopard is a fiercely beautiful, sensitively acted portrait of a man, a place, and a time gone by.

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Luchino Visconti. 1963. 187 m. PG. Italy, Italian with subtitles. 20th Century Fox.

2:45 PM 6:15 PM

Unburden

5:00 PM [Add to My Calendar]

A JBFC Spotlight Production
All proceeds will benefit JBFC educational programs and outreach.

Tamara Rabil began taking classes at the JBFC’s Media Arts Lab as soon as it opened, and she hasn’t stopped since, completing 17 courses over nine semesters. Drawing on personal experience and skills learned at the Lab, Tamara cowrote and produced Unburden, the dramatic story of a mother haunted by the memory of a tragic accident who’s pushed into new territory by her daughter’s persistent questions.

Check out this Q&A video with Tamara Rabil on our blog!

RECEPTION and Q&A producer/co-writer Tamara Rabil, filmmaker Andrew Young, producer Susan Todd, co-writer Billy Shebar.

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Andrew Young. 2012. 20 m. NR. USA. N/A.

Q&A w/Tamara Rabil, Andrew Young, Susan Todd, Billy Shebar
Tickets: $9 (members), $14 (nonmembers)

Stories We Tell

“New Releases”

"Stories We Tell is an affecting documentary tale about a mother and wife who ached in many of the familiar ways, but didn’t always follow the typical female playbook, which also gives her life the resonance of a mystery that’s too good to spoil here." (Manohla Dargis, NY Times)

Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting new film from Sarah Polley that explores the elusive nature of truth and memory. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers.

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2:15 PM 5:00 PM 7:20 PM 9:40 PM

Sarah Polley. 2013. 108 m. PG-13. Canada. Roadside Attractions .

Kon-Tiki

“New Releases”

"Kon-Tiki is a robust adventure yarn and a highly entertaining film."(Leonard Maltin)

Kon-Tiki is a heartwarming and inspirational adventure film about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who dared to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. With a five man crew and nothing but the wind and current to guide them, these young men set out on a 101 day-long journey that ultimately rekindled the world's interest in exploration and adventure.

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2:30 PM 5:10 PM 7:30 PM 9:45 PM

Joachim Rønning/Espen Sandberg. 2013. 119 m. PG-13. Norway. The Weinstein Company.

The Leopard

In Sicily in 1860, as Italian unification grows inevitable, Burt Lancaster’s archetypal aristocrat wrestles with the knowledge that the only way to keep his way of life intact is to swallow his pride and accept change. With a cast also including Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, The Leopard is a fiercely beautiful, sensitively acted portrait of a man, a place, and a time gone by.

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Luchino Visconti. 1963. 187 m. PG. Italy, Italian with subtitles. 20th Century Fox.

2:45 PM 6:30 PM

Death Rides a Horse

Bill (John Phillip Law), who seeks revenge on the gang that killed his parents, forms an unlikely alliance with a veteran gunslinger (Lee Van Cleef), who’s out to get his former partners for double-crossing him and putting him in prison—and the two pull out their six-shooters and proceed to shoot everything in sight. A seminal spaghetti western with a thrilling Ennio Morricone score.

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Giulio Petroni. 1969. 114 m. R. Italy, Italian with subtitles. Park Circus.

Stories We Tell

“New Releases”

"Stories We Tell is an affecting documentary tale about a mother and wife who ached in many of the familiar ways, but didn’t always follow the typical female playbook, which also gives her life the resonance of a mystery that’s too good to spoil here." (Manohla Dargis, NY Times)

Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting new film from Sarah Polley that explores the elusive nature of truth and memory. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers.

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Sarah Polley. 2013. 108 m. PG-13. Canada. Roadside Attractions .

2:10 PM 5:10 PM 7:30 PM

Kon-Tiki

“New Releases”

"Kon-Tiki is a robust adventure yarn and a highly entertaining film."(Leonard Maltin)

Kon-Tiki is a heartwarming and inspirational adventure film about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who dared to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. With a five man crew and nothing but the wind and current to guide them, these young men set out on a 101 day-long journey that ultimately rekindled the world's interest in exploration and adventure.

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Joachim Rønning/Espen Sandberg. 2013. 119 m. PG-13. Norway. The Weinstein Company.

2:20 PM 4:45 PM 9:50 PM

Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia)

7:00 PM [Add to My Calendar]

Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders star as a married couple who, visiting Naples, realize that they no longer have much to say to each other. He visits friends, and she haunts museums, fascinated by the ruins. Subtle, small moments ultimately build, gaining emotional power, and powerfully drawing the viewer in. François Truffaut called Journey to Italy “the first modern film.” NEWLY RESTORED!

Please note: This film is listed as Voyage to Italy in our printed programming calendar.

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Roberto Rossellini. 1954. 97 m. NR. France/Italy. Janus Films.

2:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:10 PM

This House

“NT LIVE from the National Theatre, London”

“Funny, touching, and cliff-hangingly suspenseful.” (Daily Telegraph)

It’s 1974 and the corridors of government ring with the sounds of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation—whatever it takes. Biting and energetic, This House, directed by James Graham, has enjoyed two sell-out runs at the National Theatre.

Meet the This House cast
This House cast members, including Charles Edwards, Reece Dinsdale and Vincent Franklin, describe how it feels to be part of such a large ensemble cast, and which of the events depicted in the play they found the most surprising.

Run time is approximately 180 minutes with a 15 minute intermission.

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Nicholas Hytner. 2013. NR. UK. BYexperience.

This evening is a rebroadcast and will not be transmitted live.
Tickets: $20 (members), $30 (nonmembers)

Death Rides a Horse

Bill (John Phillip Law), who seeks revenge on the gang that killed his parents, forms an unlikely alliance with a veteran gunslinger (Lee Van Cleef), who’s out to get his former partners for double-crossing him and putting him in prison—and the two pull out their six-shooters and proceed to shoot everything in sight. A seminal spaghetti western with a thrilling Ennio Morricone score.

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Giulio Petroni. 1969. 114 m. R. Italy, Italian with subtitles. Park Circus.

9:45 PM

The Leopard

In Sicily in 1860, as Italian unification grows inevitable, Burt Lancaster’s archetypal aristocrat wrestles with the knowledge that the only way to keep his way of life intact is to swallow his pride and accept change. With a cast also including Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, The Leopard is a fiercely beautiful, sensitively acted portrait of a man, a place, and a time gone by.

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Luchino Visconti. 1963. 187 m. PG. Italy, Italian with subtitles. 20th Century Fox.

2:00 PM

Stories We Tell

“New Releases”

"Stories We Tell is an affecting documentary tale about a mother and wife who ached in many of the familiar ways, but didn’t always follow the typical female playbook, which also gives her life the resonance of a mystery that’s too good to spoil here." (Manohla Dargis, NY Times)

Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting new film from Sarah Polley that explores the elusive nature of truth and memory. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers.

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Sarah Polley. 2013. 108 m. PG-13. Canada. Roadside Attractions .

2:10 PM 5:00 PM 7:25 PM

Kon-Tiki

“New Releases”

"Kon-Tiki is a robust adventure yarn and a highly entertaining film."(Leonard Maltin)

Kon-Tiki is a heartwarming and inspirational adventure film about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who dared to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. With a five man crew and nothing but the wind and current to guide them, these young men set out on a 101 day-long journey that ultimately rekindled the world's interest in exploration and adventure.

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Joachim Rønning/Espen Sandberg. 2013. 119 m. PG-13. Norway. The Weinstein Company.

2:30 PM 5:10 PM 9:50 PM

Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia)

Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders star as a married couple who, visiting Naples, realize that they no longer have much to say to each other. He visits friends, and she haunts museums, fascinated by the ruins. Subtle, small moments ultimately build, gaining emotional power, and powerfully drawing the viewer in. François Truffaut called Journey to Italy “the first modern film.” NEWLY RESTORED!

Please note: This film is listed as Voyage to Italy in our printed programming calendar.

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Roberto Rossellini. 1954. 97 m. NR. France/Italy. Janus Films.

5:35 PM 7:35 PM

Frances Ha

Official Website / Trailer | Indiewire.com review

"Shot in black-and-white video that lends this New York odyssey a scrappy feel, Frances Ha foregrounds a characteristically endearing Greta Gerwig performance defined by her usual onscreen combination of high energy wit and awkward self-effacement." (Eric Kohn, Indiewire.com)

Frances Ha is a modern comic fable that explores adjusting to life in the post-college years. The film reteams the always charming Greta Gerwig (Damsels in Distress, To Rome with Love) with filmmaker Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding) and smartly deals with issues of friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption

Q&A Noah Baumbach with NY Times critic Janet Maslin

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Noah Baumbach. 2013. 86 m. R. USA. IFC Films.

Death Rides a Horse

Bill (John Phillip Law), who seeks revenge on the gang that killed his parents, forms an unlikely alliance with a veteran gunslinger (Lee Van Cleef), who’s out to get his former partners for double-crossing him and putting him in prison—and the two pull out their six-shooters and proceed to shoot everything in sight. A seminal spaghetti western with a thrilling Ennio Morricone score.

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Giulio Petroni. 1969. 114 m. R. Italy, Italian with subtitles. Park Circus.

9:45 PM

Stories We Tell

“New Releases”

"Stories We Tell is an affecting documentary tale about a mother and wife who ached in many of the familiar ways, but didn’t always follow the typical female playbook, which also gives her life the resonance of a mystery that’s too good to spoil here." (Manohla Dargis, NY Times)

Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting new film from Sarah Polley that explores the elusive nature of truth and memory. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers.

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2:10 PM 5:10 PM 7:30 PM 9:50 PM

Sarah Polley. 2013. 108 m. PG-13. Canada. Roadside Attractions .

Kon-Tiki

“New Releases”

"Kon-Tiki is a robust adventure yarn and a highly entertaining film."(Leonard Maltin)

Kon-Tiki is a heartwarming and inspirational adventure film about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who dared to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. With a five man crew and nothing but the wind and current to guide them, these young men set out on a 101 day-long journey that ultimately rekindled the world's interest in exploration and adventure.

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2:20 PM 5:05 PM 7:20 PM 9:30 PM

Joachim Rønning/Espen Sandberg. 2013. 119 m. PG-13. Norway. The Weinstein Company.

Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia)

Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders star as a married couple who, visiting Naples, realize that they no longer have much to say to each other. He visits friends, and she haunts museums, fascinated by the ruins. Subtle, small moments ultimately build, gaining emotional power, and powerfully drawing the viewer in. François Truffaut called Journey to Italy “the first modern film.” NEWLY RESTORED!

Please note: This film is listed as Voyage to Italy in our printed programming calendar.

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Roberto Rossellini. 1954. 97 m. NR. France/Italy. Janus Films.

2:30 PM 5:00 PM

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Official Website / Trailer

"Ai Weiwei is a crucial figure of East-West cultural communication and contemporary history, whose middle finger extended at the centers of power stands for a rising tide of global discontent." (Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com)

Ai Weiwei is China’s most famous international artist and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai uses art and social media to express himself—and in response, the authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention. This award-winning inside story of a dissident for the digital age is a powerful exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.

Q&A filmmaker Alison Klayman

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Alison Klayman. 2012. 91 m. R. USA, English/Mandarin. IFC Films.

7:15 PM [Add to My Calendar]

Tickets: $9 (members), $14 (nonmembers)

Death Rides a Horse

Bill (John Phillip Law), who seeks revenge on the gang that killed his parents, forms an unlikely alliance with a veteran gunslinger (Lee Van Cleef), who’s out to get his former partners for double-crossing him and putting him in prison—and the two pull out their six-shooters and proceed to shoot everything in sight. A seminal spaghetti western with a thrilling Ennio Morricone score.

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Giulio Petroni. 1969. 114 m. R. Italy, Italian with subtitles. Park Circus.

The Comedy

“Fridays After Dark”

About to inherit his father’s estate, Swanson (Tim Heidecker, from Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!) is an underachieving overweight man-child with unlimited choices. When he gets bored with his life, he begins to push the boundaries of acceptable behavior, safety, and taste in every way imaginable. The film is a provocative comedy, yes, but it’s also a character study of an aging hipster.

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Rick Alverson. 2012. 90 m. NR. USA. Tribeca Films.

A League of Their Own

During WWII, there weren’t enough men around to play the game, so baseball owners created an all-women’s league to fill the gap. Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell teach the doubters a thing or two, and Tom Hanks unforgettably plays a reluctant coach who comes to believe in them. A great movie for girls—and boys will love it, too.

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Penny Marshall. 1992. 128 m. PG. USA. Sony Pictures Entertainment.

A League of Their Own

During WWII, there weren’t enough men around to play the game, so baseball owners created an all-women’s league to fill the gap. Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell teach the doubters a thing or two, and Tom Hanks unforgettably plays a reluctant coach who comes to believe in them. A great movie for girls—and boys will love it, too.

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Penny Marshall. 1992. 128 m. PG. USA. Sony Pictures Entertainment.

A League of Their Own

During WWII, there weren’t enough men around to play the game, so baseball owners created an all-women’s league to fill the gap. Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell teach the doubters a thing or two, and Tom Hanks unforgettably plays a reluctant coach who comes to believe in them. A great movie for girls—and boys will love it, too.

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Penny Marshall. 1992. 128 m. PG. USA. Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Haiti Optimiste: Celebrating New Haitian Cinema

“A ready and vital voice in cinema” —Sean Penn

“I can’t wait to share the excitement of what’s going on down in Jacmel with the JBFC.”- Jonathan Demme

Discover the work of Haiti’s rising young filmmakers, and the extraordinary organization that is allowing them to make their voices heard. Ciné Institute provides Haitian youth with film education, training, employment opportunities and production support, working to build a local audiovisual industry and new creative economy. In a country where only one percent of young people attend college, the Institute’s Haitian and international faculty teaches a two-year university-level curriculum that prepares students for a career and a way to pull themselves out of poverty.

FILM and DISCUSSION Join us for a look at Ciné Institute short films, Suze-Anne (dir. Amiral J.C. Gaspard) and Anita (dir. Ricardo Traquilin) and a conversation with Ciné Institute Director David Belle and Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme.

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Various Directors. 2013. 60 m. NR. Haiti, Creole/English with subtitles. N/A.

7:30 PM This event is FREE. For tickets, email lzakalik@burnsfilmcenter.org (first come, first-served). Please include the subject "Haiti Event."

An All-Jobim Bossa Nova Night with WJO Septet

“ Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera 2013”

An All-Jobim Bossa Nova Night with Westchester Jazz Orchestra septet!

FILM: THE HOUSE OF TOM—MUNDO, MONDE, MONDO A lyrical and intimate documentary on Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, best known in the US for creating the 1960s bossa nova craze with tunes like “Girl from Ipanema.” The “house” of the title is really three places “Tom” Jobim called home: Rio de Janeiro, New York City, where he maintained a small apartment, and his property in the Brazilian countryside. Directed by his widow, an accomplished photographer, the film features Jobim playing piano, reading poetry, and sharing tender moments at home with family and friends.

PERFORMANCE: A Westchester Jazz Orchestra septet plays an all-Jobim program. Featuring Marvin Stamm (trumpet), Jay Brandford (alto saxophone and flute), Artistic Director Mike Holober (piano), Mike McGuirk (bass), Andy Watson (drums), and special guests Paul Meyers (guitar) and Rogerio Boccato (percussion).

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Ana Jobim. 2003. 57 m. NR. Brazil, Portuguese with subtitles. Jobim Biscoito Fino .

Tickets: $15 (members), $25 (nonmembers)

El Gusto

7:15 PM [Add to My Calendar]

In 2003 filmmaker Safinez Bousbia heard about a wildly popular Jewish-Muslim musical group that had flourished in the Algiers casbah in the 1950s but was torn apart by history. Intrigued, Bousbia combed France and Algeria, tracking down the surviving members, and they joyously reunited. Their new orchestra, called El Gusto (the Good Mood), has performed and recorded their beloved chaabi music to much acclaim. This glorious, moving documentary reveals the whole story.

Followed by LIVE MUSIC and a reception Enjoy Arab music performed by Zafer Tawil and a tarab ensemble! Jerusalem-born Tawil is an accomplished Palestinian musician who performs and teaches across the US and in the Middle East. His areas of expertise include the oud, violin, qanun, and Arab percussion.

Wine generously donated by Wine Enthusiast.

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Safinez Bousbia. 2011. 88 m. NR. France/Ireland/Algeria/UAE, Arabic/French with subtitles. Fortissimo.

Tickets: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers)

Blind Intersections

US PREMIERE

This powerful drama paints a portrait of Beirut by exploring the effect of tough social issues on the lives of three very different residents. As the characters’ paths cross, each one’s decisions inadvertently affect the others. Selected as the opening night film for the Beirut International Film Festival 2011, Blind Intersections is “the story of a city that rubs us, steps on us, and tears us apart while circumstances, destinies, and meetings
push our lives out of our control,” says filmmaker Lara Saba.

Q&A Mohamad Bazzi, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council For Foreign Relations and assistant professor of journalism at New York University.

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Lara Saba. 2011. 92 m. NR. Lebanon/UAE, Arabic with subtitles. ZAD.

5:05 PM

Professor

US PREMIERE

Set in 1977 Tunis, this engrossing thriller tracks a law professor who is asked to defend the ruling party’s human rights record. Meanwhile, he hears that one of his students has been arrested for her political views—and his attempts to defend her put his personal life and career in jeopardy. The film, which was started prior to the deposition of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was interrupted in production several times and could be completed only after Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia in 2011.

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Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud. 2012. 92 m. France/Tunisia, Arabic. MC Distribution.

8:00 PM

Rookie of the Year

Henry loves baseball. Too bad he’s not much of an athlete—he even breaks his arm when chasing a fly ball. But when the bone heals, the 12-year-old miraculously is able to out-pitch not just his Little League opponents, but any player in the major leagues, and soon he’s a star on the Chicago Cubs. Have your kids seen this one? They’ll love it.

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Daniel Stern. 1993. 103 m. PG. USA. 20th Century Fox.

Zero

Amin Bertale, alias “Zero,” is a 30-something police officer walking the streets of Casablanca. He is overwhelmed by a sense of futility and loss, by the corruption that surrounds him, and by the constant needs of his disabled, abusive father. He has to make a change, to turn from a Zero into something more. Meeting a mother searching for her lost daughter is the first step in his new life. Lakhmari’s previous film, Casanegra,
was chosen to represent Morocco at the 2010 Academy Awards.

Q&A Habiba Boumlik Ph.D., teaches "Arab Cinema : Old Glories, New Challenges" at Purchase College

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Nour-Eddine Lakhmari. 2012. 111 m. NR. Morocco, Arabic. Timlif.

5:00 PM

Habibi

A Palestinian Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love while studying on the West Bank. When their student visas are revoked they’re forced to return home to Gaza and the reality of their family situation. Searingly realistic, Habibi won Best Film and several other prizes at the Dubai International Film Festival. Brooklyn-born filmmaker Susan Youssef’s previous short, which screened at Sundance, was one of the first fiction films in the US to feature a veiled protagonist.

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Susan Youssef. 2011. 78 m. Various Countries, Arabic.

8:00 PM

Rookie of the Year

Henry loves baseball. Too bad he’s not much of an athlete—he even breaks his arm when chasing a fly ball. But when the bone heals, the 12-year-old miraculously is able to out-pitch not just his Little League opponents, but any player in the major leagues, and soon he’s a star on the Chicago Cubs. Have your kids seen this one? They’ll love it.

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Daniel Stern. 1993. 103 m. PG. USA. 20th Century Fox.

Contemporary Arab Film Shorts Program

2:00 PM [Add to My Calendar]

US PREMIERES

Istislam
A documentary look at the Muslim Brotherhood, which has come to power in Egypt. What does it preach? How does it operate? What does it demand? Follow the lives of four young men and women as they learn about sex, marriage, and gender roles at a Brotherhood charity. How to build a home? Istislam, which means “submission,” is one solution. • Mona El-Naggar. 2013. 46 m. PG. Egypt/US, in Arabic with subtitles.

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Sanctity
Shot in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this film centers on a young pregnant widow mourning the death of her husband and going to extremes to protect her unborn child from her exploitative brother-in-law. Starring, written, and directed by Ahd, the first Saudi woman to study film acting and filmmaking in the US.
• Ahd. 2013. 37 m. NR. Saudi Arabia, in Arabic with subtitles.

Q&A Istislam filmmaker Mona El-Naggar, an Egyptian journalist and a former reporter for the New York Times in Cairo. This is her first film.

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n/a. NR. .

The Night of Counting the Years

“Jonathan Demme's Rarely Seen Cinema”

Jonathan Demme: A riveting tone-poem of a film that I have loved and been haunted by since first seeing it in London in the 1960s. Its portrayal of an Egyptian family that has subsisted for generations by selling artifacts removed from ancient tombs is an unlikely gateway into a motion picture of rich mood and visual texture. Not a thriller, The Night of Counting the Years is rather a cinematic state of mind, a rare treasure tracked down for us by the indefatigable sleuths of the JBFC programming unit.

Q&A w/ Jonathan Demme

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Shadi Abdel Salam. 1969. 103 m. NR. Egypt, Arabic with subtitles. World Cinema Foundation/Cineteca di Bologna .

5:00 PM [Add to My Calendar]

Tickets: $9 (members), $14 (nonmembers)

Bekas

US PREMIERE

Writer-director Karzan Kader relies on his own personal experiences of escaping Kurdistan, Iraq, as a child to tell this story about two orphaned brothers who have to rely on their street smarts and each other to survive. When they catch a glimpse of a movie through a hole in the wall at the local cinema, they devise a plan: They will go to America and live with Superman. This beautifully made testament to the power of love and hope, filmed on location, won a 2011 Student Academy Award.

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Karzan Kader. 2012. 92 m. NR. Sweden, Kurdish. Sentafilm.

7:45 PM

Where Do We Go Now?

An award-winner at film festivals from Cannes to Toronto, this bittersweet crowd pleaser set box-office records in Lebanon and received a standing ovation when it played at the New Directors/New Film series in New York last year. It’s the story of a remote Lebanese village that’s suffered centuries of religious strife. The women aren’t going to take it anymore, and they band together to distract their squabbling men, hiring Ukrainian showgirls and doing everything else they can think of in their determination to keep the peace.

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Nadine Labaki. 2011. 110 m. PG-13. France/Italy/Egypt/Lebanon, Arabic/English/Russian. Sony Pictures Classics.

5:05 PM

Asmaa

In Egypt many people deny the existence of AIDS, dismissing it as a decadent Western disease. For an HIV-positive Egyptian woman named Asmaa (beautifully played by Hend Sabry), this means that healthcare is only one of her battles, as she wrestles with the consequences of going public with her condition. Based on a true story, this suspenseful, controversial, eloquent drama builds to a heart-wrenching finale. Written and
directed by Amr Salama (Tahrir 2011), named “Star of the Future” by the Alexandria International Film Festival.

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Mohamed Hefzy. 2011. 96 m. NR. Egypt, Arabic with subtitles. Film Clinic.

7:45 PM

The Attack

There’s a suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv, and Amin, a highly regarded Palestinian surgeon, rushes to the hospital to try to save the victims’ lives. Later that night as he is called to identify the body of the bomber, a dark secret is revealed, and everything about his life—his marriage, his friends, even his own identity—is thrown into question. Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri studied filmmaking in the US and worked on the crew of several Quentin Tarantino films. This nailbiting adaptation of Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra’s divisive novel is his third feature.

Q&A filmmaker Ziad Doueiri will join us via SKYPE

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Ziad Doueiri. 2012. 102 m. NR. France/Lebanon, Arabic/Hebrew with subtitles. Cohen Media Group.

7:45 PM

Horses of God

This riveting, splendidly made film is set in Casablanca’s slums. A young boy, Yachine, fruitlessly tries one scheme after another to raise himself from his hopeless surroundings. When his brother comes home from prison as an Islamic fundamentalist, he persuades Yachine and his friends to join their “brothers,” and they begin their physical and mental preparation to become martyrs. Horses of God was inspired by the May 2003 suicide attacks in Casablanca. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Q&A filmmaker Nabil Ayouch and host/Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme Filmmaker Nabil Ayouch will be in residence at the JBFC during this week, attending screenings and participating in our education programs.

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Nabil Ayouch. 2012. 113 m. Morocco, Arabic with subtitles. Wild Bunch.

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read with The Konrad Paszkudzki Trio

“ Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera 2013”

FILM: ERROLL GARNER NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU READ Jazz legend Erroll Garner composed sparkling melodies and played piano with liquid ease. “You could hear the smile in his touch,” said pianist George Shearing. Entirely self-taught, Garner gained international fame with “Misty,” Johnny Mathis’s signature song, followed by the album Concert by the Sea, which made him the biggest-selling Columbia Records jazz artist of his time. This captivating documentary—featuring archival footage of Garner’s virtuosic playing and interviews with Woody Allen, Ahmad Jamal, Dick Hyman, and other musicians and family—brings Garner’s story to the big screen for the first time.

PERFORMANCE: The Konrad Paszkudzki Trio performs tunes by Garner and other composers he recorded. The trio released its debut US album in March and can be heard on weekends at 54 Below in New York when they’re not on tour.

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Atticus Brady. 2012. 52 m. NR. USA. First Run Features.

Tickets: $15 (members), $25 (nonmembers)

Road House

“Fridays After Dark”

Come early, hang out, have a beer on us!

Patrick Swayze plays Dalton, a Ph.D. in philosophy who’s also the best barroom bouncer around. When he’s brought in to clean up a rinky-dink honky-tonk, punches are thrown, furniture is broken, and sparks fly between Dalton and the beautiful doctor who patches him up (Kelly Lynch). A sexy, violent action flick and a throwback to the classic western, with Ben Gazzara as the villain and Sam Elliott as Swayze’s mentor.

Free beer with ticket. Doors open at 8:45.

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Rowdy Herrington. 1989. 114 m. R. USA, English/Portuguese. Park Circus.

Rookie of the Year

Henry loves baseball. Too bad he’s not much of an athlete—he even breaks his arm when chasing a fly ball. But when the bone heals, the 12-year-old miraculously is able to out-pitch not just his Little League opponents, but any player in the major leagues, and soon he’s a star on the Chicago Cubs. Have your kids seen this one? They’ll love it.

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Daniel Stern. 1993. 103 m. PG. USA. 20th Century Fox.