February
1 - February 8, 2007
THE 11th NY SEPHARDIC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
The NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival recently
celebrated its 11th season this past February 2007. The film
festival, a centerpiece of the public programming presented
by the American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House,
continues to explore the varied and rich cultures, identities
and widespread historical roots of the Sephardic Jews.
As in past years, this year’s film festival offered
international and New York premiers, post-screening panel
discussions moderated by filmmakers and scholars, and actors
and directors from around the world.
Recognizing the growing impact and influences of Sephardim
in the Israeli film industry, the 2007 festival spotlighted Sephardic
Voices in Israeli Cinema featuring works of
prominent as well as up and coming Israeli filmmakers.
Over the past three years, the NY Sephardic Jewish Film
Festival has gained unprecedented critical and public recognition
and has become a one-of-a kind and important event in the
world of Jewish film festivals.
In 2007 the Sephardic Film Festival expanded its reach three
distinct venues: the Center for Jewish History in the Chelsea
Neighborhood and the Manhattan JCC on the Upper West Side
in New York, and for the first time showcased outside of
the New York area as part of the Miami Jewish Film Festival
in January.
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