Tag Archive: JBFC Kids
Cinemania: Afterschool Film Club
By Sophie Cowley Is there a rising film buff in your life? Do they spend countless hours watching movies? What if, instead of staying at home in front of the TV, they could enjoy excellent films in the company of other film aficionados? Enter Cinemania: the Jacob Burns’ after school film club tailored especially for adolescents. [...]
{Cinemania Student Critic} A Recycled Orchestra
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Ilani Denzer In a town that is home to Paraguay’s main landfill Favio Chavez, a resourceful ganchero, and many determined children came together and formed the Landfill Orchestra of Cateura. Here 40% of the youth don’t finish school because their parents need them to pick garbage in the landfill to [...]
{Cinemania Student Critic} Landfill Harmonic
By JBFC Cinemania Student Critic Ty Amsterdam Landfill Harmonic is an uplifting documentary that has such an incredible storyline, it could almost seem fictional! The film takes place in Cateura, a town in Paraguay where most of the residents try to find work at the garbage dump. We follow Favio Cháves, who decided to inspire [...]
{Cinemania Student Critics} Fantastic Mr. Fox
By Cinemania Student Critic Emily Loza Fantastic Mr. Fox is a funny, family friendly, fundamentally FANTASTIC stop-motion film directed by, Wes Anderson. Mr. Fox, his wife, Mrs.Fox, his son Ash, and Kristofferson, Mr.Fox’s nephew who came to visit, all live a normal life in their home under a tree. But, after 2 years, Mr. Fox’s [...]
JBFC Kids Age Recommendations
If you’re bringing your family to JBFC Kids you may be wondering how we decide on an age recommendation, or whether you can bring your child to a JBFC Kids film if they are younger than the suggested age. You know your child better than we do. We’re happy to welcome children under the recommended age [...]
Bring the Family to Fantastic Mr. Fox
By Guest Writer Betsy Bishop This November we’re excited to be screening Wes Anderson’s stop-motion comedy Fantastic Mr. Fox. As the film is based on Roald Dahl‘s classic book, we were happy to have Betsy Bishop, a librarian with our JBFC Kids Community Partner Westchester Library System, write this guest post for us. Need something to [...]
Art House Theater Day: Thank You!
By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel Thank you to all of you who participated in Art House Theater Day on Saturday, Sept. 24 and made it such a huge success. This unique event was created as a way for over 200 independent movie houses to celebrate the cultural roles they play in their communities. Needless to [...]
Unique Films With JBFC Kids
By Faculty and JBFC Kids Curator Emily Ohara The movie credits are rolling and the lights are slowly coming up in the theater. A child raises their hand and exclaims, “That was so funny!” causing me to start with excitement and quickly ask, “Why?” The usual response, “Because it just was!” “Yes, but can we [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Launches New Initiative JBFC Kids
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced the launch of JBFC Kids, an exciting new initiative to welcome a new generation of film lovers into the JBFC community. JBFC Kids is designed to help foster a love for cinema and media-making in children ages three to thirteen, via three different approaches: films, free hands-on activities, and courses for kids and their [...]
Watch With Me, Mom!
By JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas This is a common refrain at my house. I hear it most often when I’m in serious multitasking mode, home late from work, worrying about a wholesome dinner, and trying not to look at my phone to catch any “might be urgent” last minute emails. My child’s plea, made [...]
JBFC Announces Ticket Price Reduction for Family Programs
All tickets $5 starting in April
Big Screen, Big Movies: A Celebration of the Cinema Epic
Now Showing through April 20
Jewish Film Festival 2025
Apr. 23–29: Tickets on Sale Now