Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival

About the Event

Our multi-access festival proudly presents a variety of films both virtually and in-person at local theaters and the Levis JCC. Each year, we present an incredible roster of thought-provoking and entertaining documentaries and short and feature length Jewish-themed films from around the globe, ranging from laugh-out-loud comedies and love stories, to political and historical dramas and more. Plus, theater-goers enjoy special guest appearances, discussions, panels, special events, and year-round Jewish-themed film programming.

Film Lineup:

1:00 pm Leaving Paradise
Director: Ofer Frieman
Cleo fulfilled his dream: to leave the big city with his wife and fifteen children, to establish a family commune on a farm in Brazil. Exploring their family-roots leads the children to discover their surprising heritage, which undermines the existence of the communal paradise.
3:30 pm For the Living
Director: Marc Bennett & Tim Roper
Ten-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski's 60-mile journey from Auschwitz to Krakow in 1945. In 2019, cyclists retraced his path in "Ride for the Living," reflecting on humanity's capacity for dehumanization and empathy.
7:00 pm Blind at Heart
Director: Barbara Albert
After WWII, Helene is ready to do anything to start a new life. As a young woman, she came to the exciting Berlin of the roaring 20s, wanting to become a doctor, and soon fell in love with a man named Karl. But the course of her life took a drastic, irreversible turn when the Nazis came into power.

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