Starting this
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
1 p.m.
Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema joins with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to present a 6-part film series called
Faces of Humanity
at the Museum
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
First in the series:
Once billed as The Funniest Woman in the World, Jackie 'Moms' Mabley was a show-biz pioneer who pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as race, gender and comedy up until her death in 1975.Acclaimed actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg directs and appears in this feature-length documentary. The post-screening discussion will be led by Chicago comedian, journalist and author Aaron Freeman.
This Sunday's program is FREE with Museum admission. For registration, location and other info, CLICK HERE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
Make a date with friends to see the audience-voted
Bevie Award Winners
from the 2014
AMC Northbrook Court
3 p.m.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Roberta Grossman's
Above and Beyond
The buzz for this film has been, b'emet, beyond, beyond after TWO SOLD-OUT SHOWS at the Festival. The story of how the Israeli Air Force was founded (by a ragtag group of mostly Jewish, American flying aces from WWII) is absolutely riviting. Hear tales from the Machal top guns themselves, illustrated by outstanding archival footage and special effects from George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic. Produced by Nancy Spielberg.
5:30 p.m.
BEST FEATURE
Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor's Magic Men Opa! You'll love the crowd-pleasing tale of a Greek-Israeli father and his religious rapper son who journey to Greece to find the man who taught the father magic tricks and saved him during the Holocaust. Based on the true story of the filmmakers' Polish grandfathers, with a Hellenic twist to honor the 60,000-70,000 Jews of the country who lost their lives to the Nazis. This film screened THREE TIMES at the Festival--two with co-director Guy Nattiv--and all three sold out! FOR TICKETS, CLICK HERE
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Advance Eventbrite tickets (recommended), $9.50 + service fee.
Tickets also available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis, $12.
PLEASE NOTE:
On the day of the screenings, Jan. 25, tickets will only be available at the CFIC table in the lobby of AMC Northbrook Court.
No tickets will be available for sale at the AMC Northbrook Court box office or on the AMC website at any time.
The Bevie Awards are named for Festival founder Beverly Braverman z"l.
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