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Monsieur Mayonnaise is an artist’s epic adventure into his family’s secret past. Australian artist and filmmaker, Philippe Mora, investigates his father’s clandestine role in the...

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The Last Goldfish documents a daughter’s search for her lost family. Rich with archival images, this suspenseful and surprising story – stretching from Australia to...

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The Song of Names is a drama film, directed by François Girard. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Norman Lebrecht, the...

Beginning on Thurs., Sept. 24, join us as we kick off a series of five virtual films focusing on racial equality, social justice, human rights and the alliance between the Black and Jewish communities. Thursday, September 24 | 7:00pm CDT

Discussion with Teny...

Birmingham’s Historic 16th Street Baptist Church Welcomes Violins of Hope. Part concert, part documentary, Dreams of Hope features violinist Caitlin Edwards playing the Auschwitz Violin (circa 1850) in the world premiere of “Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin and Orchestra” by world-renowned conductor...

The scourge of gun violence has reached epidemic proportions across the United States. After every mass shooting, people point to gun violence in Chicago as an example of how gun regulation doesn’t work. After all, they say, Chicago’s gun laws...

In Berlin in the 1930’s, the civil rights of Jews were systematically stripped away. A young rabbi refused to be silent. His name was Joachim Prinz and he set out to restore the self esteem of the German Jews. Knowing the Nazis...

Joe was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as Richard Roma in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.  Some of Joe’s film and television highlights are; House of Games, Searching for Bobby Fisher,...

This essential and edifying documentary chronicles the history of the Black-Jewish alliance in America. Revisiting critical points in history when Black and Jewish Americans faced hardships due to segregation and racism, the film begins with the founding of the NAACP...

Red Penguins tells a story of capitalism and opportunism run amok – complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the...

JCC Chicago Film Festival + Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Film & Discussion: A Call To Spy January 14, 6:30 pm (CST) | Virtual program

When winning World War II seemed hopeless, one group of extraordinary women changed the course of history forever.

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Living Art follows the life of Mara Clawson, a brilliant visual artist battling a life-threatening genetic disease. As she prepares for the largest gallery show of her young career, Mara shows us what it means to create a life inspired...

This essential and edifying documentary chronicles the history of the Black-Jewish alliance in America. Revisiting critical points in history when Black and Jewish Americans faced hardships due to segregation and racism, the film begins with the founding of the NAACP...