New York Jewish Film Festival 2016
The 2016 New York Jewish Film Festival featured a lineup of narratives, documentaries, and shorts, including world, U.S., and New York premieres, a retrospective of film highlights from the past 25 years, a poster exhibition, and other special programming in honor of the silver jubilee.
The New York Jewish Film Festival celebrated its 25th year in 2016 as the preeminent showcase for groundbreaking films exploring the diversity of the Jewish experience around the world, co-presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The 2016 NYJFF featured a lineup of narratives, documentaries, and shorts, including world, U.S., and New York premieres, a retrospective of film highlights from the past 25 years, a poster exhibition, and other special programming in honor of the silver jubilee.
The 2016 New York Jewish Film Festival was selected by Florence Almozini, Associate Director of Programming, Film Society of Lincoln Center; Rachel Chanoff, THE OFFICE performing arts + film; Jaron Gandelman, Curatorial Assistant for Media, Jewish Museum and Coordinator, New York Jewish Film Festival; Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, Jewish Museum and Curator for Special Programs, New York Jewish Film Festival; Dennis Lim, Director of Programming, Film Society of Lincoln Center; and Aviva Weintraub, Associate Curator, Jewish Museum and Director, New York Jewish Film Festival.
Download 25 Years of the New York Jewish Film Festival, including essays by Jens Hoffmann, Richard Peña, Jeffrey Shandler, and Aviva Weintraub.
The New York Jewish Film Festival was made possible by the Martin and Doris Payson Fund for Film and Media.
Generous support is provided by Mimi and Barry Alperin, Carl Marks & Co. Inc., Wendy Fisher, The Liman Foundation, Doris and Martin Payson, Sara and Axel Schupf, Monica and Andrew Weinberg, a gift in memory of Max Weintraub, and through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding is provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Still from A Tale of Love and Darkness. Natalie Portman, Israel/USA, 2015. Hebrew with English Subtitles.
Films
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Still from A Tale of Love and Darkness. Natalie Portman, Israel/USA, 2015. Hebrew with English Subtitles.
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Still from Hot Sugar's Cold World. Adam Bhala Lough, USA, 2015.
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Still from Welcome to the Dollhouse. Todd Solondz, USA, 1995.
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Still from Wedding Doll. Nitzan Gilady, Israel, 2015, Hebrew with English Subtitles.
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Still from Those People. Joey Kuhn, USA, 2015.
