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 Wanted: Roni Kalderon
Director: Erez Laufer & Hilla Medalia, 100 min, English, Hebrew, and Portuguese with English subtitles, 2024
At 17, he was the greatest promise of Israeli football. The offer to play for Ajax football club was the beginning of a journey that started with football, but soon turned into drug trafficking, entanglement with international law, and a mythical disappearance.
3:30 pm Nina is an Athlete
Director: Ravit Marcus, 72 min, Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles, 2024
Wheelchair badminton champion, Nina Gorodetsky, finally has a chance to make it to the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as an athlete and as a woman. What would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream?
7:00 pm The Hungarian Dressmaker
Director: Iveta Grofova, 129 min, German, Hungarian, and Slovak with English subtitles, 2024
Marika, a Hungarian widow dressmaker shelters a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border during the turbulent years of WW2 and the Wartime Slovak State.

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