Miami Jewish Film Festival

OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE. Nominated for 13 Israeli Academy Awards, Karaoke stars Israeli superstars Lior Ashkenazi & Sasson Gabay in a bittersweet comedy about a married, middle-class, suburban couple who are drawn to their new neighbor, a charismatic bachelor from Miami who holds karaoke evenings at his apartment. The special opening night premiere event will feature […]

WORLD PREMIERE. A visual treat, particularly for fans of dance, Woman in the Mirror tells the story of a driven ballerina of Jewish descent who defected from the Soviet Union and now leads a diverse group of ballet students in their difficult journey to become professional dancers. The special under the stars premiere event will […]

US PREMIERE. Premiering at the Venice Film Festival and featuring a mesmerizing performance from legendary actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Accusation is a breathtaking French drama centering on a controversial court case in which an apparently perfect son, studying at a prestigious American university, is accused of assaulting a young woman from a Jewish family while […]

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. This Is National Wake traces the wild rise of a multiracial South African punk band, dubbed “the band that defied apartheid,” whose members — Jewish and Black — risked everything to bring about freedom. Following the film premiere, there will be a special live performance by National Wake band member and film […]

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. This extraordinary film follows an Israeli diplomat on a seemingly insurmountable mission to bring 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel as part of the historic Operation Solomon mission.

US PREMIERE. Through unprecedented interviews with Albert Rosenberg, his daughter, and his victims, this fascinating film investigates the endlessly bizarre, inside story of the legendary con artist who cheated men out of their millions and women out of both their money and their hearts. The special premiere event will feature director Barry Avrich and producer […]

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. Using a radical, endlessly surprising narrative structure and a distinctive stylistic approach, The City and the City is a heartfelt, elegiac love-letter to the Greek city of Thessaloniki, which before the Second World War, was home to such a large population of Sephardic Jews that it was known as “the Mother of […]

WORLD PREMIERE. For the first time on screen, this remarkable, one-of-a-kind film presents in groundbreaking, colorized footage the story of the 500,000 Jewish soldiers who served in the Central Powers armies during World War I only to be persecuted two decades later in the Holocaust. The special premiere event will feature directors Peter K. Rosenbluth […]

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. Winner of the Best Director Prize at the Docaviv Film Festival, 1341 Frames of Love and War chronicles over five decades of Israel’s history as its most celebrated war photographer, Micha Bar-Am, mines his extraordinary archive of over half a million negatives.

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. With never-before-seen footage and rare interviews, this riveting film retraces the hunt by Budd and Stuart Schulberg for film evidence that could convict the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trial. This special premiere event will feature the attendance of Stuart Schulberg’s children, KC Schulberg and producer Sandra Schulberg, who will introduce the film […]

WORLD PREMIERE. Starring Miami’s own Avi Hoffman, this play-turned-film centers on an Israeli conductor who chooses to perform Richard Wagner in the final concert of a prestigious musical competition. The special premiere event will feature director Lilia Levitina and actors Avi Hoffman & Annette Miller in attendance to introduce the film and participate in a […]

SOUTHEAST US PREMIERE. This heartwarming documentary pays loving tribute to Jewish actor and WWII member of the resistance Marcel Marceau’s craft, life, and legacy by brilliantly intertwining archival footage from the war, interviews with his loved ones, and rare excerpts from Marceau’s legendary performances.