Stream Favorites from the New York Jewish Film Festival (Part 3)
For nearly 30 years, the Jewish Museum has partnered with Film at Lincoln Center to present the New York Jewish Film Festival — films from around the world that explore the Jewish experience. Now from your own home, enjoy our new series sharing favorites from past festivals available to stream online.
In the final installment of our series revisiting films from the New York Jewish Film Festival (see part one and part two), we are proud to present a love story, a family drama starring Sasson Gabbai, a documentary about the legendary Sammy Davis, Jr., and a documentary by Alexa Karolinski (co-creator of the Netflix series Unorthodox), about a special friendship.
Felix and Meira
Directed by Maxime Giroux
Screened at the 2015 New York Jewish Film Festival
When Meira, a young, Orthodox Jewish wife and mother with an undercurrent of rebelliousness, meets Felix, a middle-aged atheist, a slow-booming affair takes shape in this Montreal-set drama that unfolds like a classic forbidden-love novel.
Watch on Amazon Video or Apple TV
Oma & Bella
Directed by Alexa Karolinski
Screened at the 2013 New York Jewish Film Festival
An intimate and touching glimpse into the lives of roommates Regina Karolinski (Oma) and Bella Katz, Holocaust survivors and close friends, living in Berlin, using their love of cooking as a charming leitmotif.
Watch on Amazon Video or Apple TV
Restoration
Directed by Yossi Madmoni
Screened at the 2012 New York Jewish Film Festival
A sensitive drama in which a Tel Aviv man tries to keep his antique restoration business afloat. Amidst conflicts with his son, a stranger comes to town and a complex love triangle ensues. Starring Sasson Gabai of Shtisel and The Band’s Visit.
Watch on Amazon Video or ChaiFlicks
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
Directed by Sam Pollard
Screened at the 2018 New York Jewish Film Festival
In this exhilarating documentary, Sam Pollard pays tribute to the multi-talented, multi-racial entertainer by examining the political complexities and contradictions that defined his career. During the Civil Rights era and after, Sammy Davis, Jr. struggled to maintain his identity, while embracing his Judaism.
Watch on THIRTEEN Passport or Amazon Video
— Aviva Weintraub, Associate Curator and Director of the New York Jewish Film Festival
The 2020 New York Jewish Film Festival was made possible by the Martin and Doris Payson Fund for Film and Media. Generous support was also provided by Wendy Fisher and Dennis Goodman, Sara and Axel Schupf, Louise and Frank Ring, The Liman Foundation, Mimi and Barry Alperin, an anonymous gift, the Ike, Molly and Steven Elias Foundation, Amy and Howard Rubenstein, Robin and Danny Greenspun, Steven and Sheira Schacter, and through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council. Additional support was provided by the Polish Cultural Institute New York, Dutch Culture USA, the German Consulate General New York, and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.
