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When: March 10, 2011 to March 16, 2011
What: The New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival is the only annual festival of its kind and has become one of the largest Sephardic Jewish film festivals in North America, attracting over 30,000 guests to a major cultural event that calls New York its home.
The 15th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival is presented by the American Sephardi Federation (ASF) in association with Yeshiva University Museum (YUM), the slate of films includes five U.S. premieres and six New York premieres, as well as critically acclaimed and award-winning films and classic feature films and documentaries presented by filmmakers with differing global perspectives.
Ronit Elkabetz, acclaimed Sephardi actor/filmmaker, will be recognized with ASFs Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award at the Opening Night Gala on March 10. Elkabetz has won three Ophir Awards (the Israeli equivalent of the Oscars), the 2010 France Culture Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Film Academy.
This year’s themes include a special focus on the Jews of Morocco as part of ASF’s year-long series, 2,000 Years of Jewish Life in Morocco: An Epic Journey. The series is being presented under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.
The American Sephardi Federation is committed to exhibiting a select international slate of feature films and documentaries specifically chosen for their thought-provoking examination of the past and exploration of contemporary Sephardic issues and identity.
Where: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York City
RSVP: For more information, tickets and films visitwww.sephardicfilmfest.org
