2008 Schedule
March 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7There are very limited tickets for Noodle, both showings (Saturday and Sunday) of Beaufort, Little Heroes, The Champagne Spy and Aviva My Love. You may come to the box office at the CineArts in Pleasant Hill. We will only know whether there are tickets for sale for these films five minutes prior to the start time. There are tickets available for all of the other films. Please call us beginning on Monday, March 3 at 8:00 a.m. for tickets to films screened Tuesday, March 4 through Friday (March 7). Our phone number if 510.839.2900 extension 256. You may also go to the Box Office at each theatre (Contra Costa JCC, CineArts in Pleasant Hill or the Vine Cinema in Livermore) to purchase tickets. We begin to sell tickets 45 minutes prior to start time. Thank You! Wednesday, March 5 East Bay Premiere! Longing explores the faith of a small group of crypto-Jews whose ancestors were European Jews who immigrated to South America and were forced to convert during the Spanish Inquisition. Isolated in Catholic countries, their Jewish beliefs were hidden and their Jewish identities almost totally erased. This moving documentary follows six individuals who studied with an American rabbi over the Internet so that they could complete their journey back to their Jewish heritage. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Roberto Graetz. East Bay Premiere! Nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Film, Twin Sisters tells the heart breaking story of Lotte and Anna, two sisters who become orphans by the age of six. One is sent to live a life of privilege with wealthy relatives in the Netherlands, while the other stays in Germany to face a harsh existence on her uncle's small farm. When they reconnect years later, they discover that they were pitted on opposite sides of World War II, following Germany's invasion of Holland. East Bay Premiere! Featuring a brilliant performance from Agnès Jaoui, this feature film captures the emotionally charged atmosphere both during and after the Liberation of France when Jewish children (some who had been in hiding and others who had been deported to camps) were sent to half-way houses, waiting to see if their parents were among the survivors of WWII. Among the thousands who found refuge in such homes was Elie Wiesel. The film focuses on one country residence just outside Paris, where the tireless Nina works hard to comfort the children in her care as they learn to live again. Co-sponsors: Diablo Valley Hadassah & Tikvah Group and the Holocaust Center of Northern California.
Advance ticket sales are closed for films screening Saturday, March 1 through Monday, March 3.
Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America
10:00 a.m., Contra Costa JCC
USA-Brazil-Ecuador-Argentina-Columbia, 75 minutes, Spanish with subtitles
Twin Sisters (De Twelling)
4:30 p.m., Cinearts
The Netherlands-Luxemburg, 2002, 137 minutes, Dutch and German with subtitles
La Maison De Nina
7:30 p.m., Cinearts
Brazil-Germany, 2004, 114 minutes, Portugese, German with subtitles
