Tag Archive: Movies
What Malala Can Teach Us All About Education
By JBFC Student Critic Caleb Feinstein Most teens today don’t imagine themselves risking their lives to stand up for thousands of people they don’t even know, but that’s exactly what one girl in Pakistan did. Malala Yousafzai grew up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, the daughter of a private school teacher, diplomat, and public [...]
Introducing Reweina Tessema: Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow
By Reweina Tessema, Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow My appreciation for film has been obvious from a young age. However, my direct involvement in filmmaking was developed much later. If you told me in 2009, when I graduated high school, that I’d be pursuing a career in filmmaking after college I’d most likely say, “Awesome! So [...]
Women Filmmakers Shine at TIFF
By JBFC Programmer Karen Sloe Goodman Each September I travel to the Toronto International Film Festival along with my colleagues in the programming department from JBFC for an exhilarating and exhausting week of film immersion, during which the biggest challenge is to determine which five films to watch in any given day. This year, my [...]
Exploring the Military Side of Police
By JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Peace Officer, a documentary directed by Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber, arrives at the Burns on Friday, October 2 featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Brad Barber for opening night of Global Watch: Crisis, Culture & Human Rights, with a reception afterwards. Peace Officer is a documentary about the militarization [...]
Driving Lessons Through Life
By JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Learning To Drive, directed by Isabel Coixet (Elegy), arrives at the Burns on Friday, October 2. The movie follows Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) and Darwan (Ben Kingsley), two very different New York City residents whose stories overlap in a very significant way. Wendy is a rich Manhattanite book critic who owns [...]
Home Movie Celebration
By JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik On Saturday, October 17, from noon to 4:00 pm, we are celebrating Westchester’s second annual Home Movie Day at the Theater’s Jane Peck Gallery. We’re the only place in Westchester where you can participate in Home Movie Day, which is free and open to the public, and the event will feature [...]
Not Your Typical Grandmother
By JBFC Marketing Intern Stacy Zakalik Lily Tomlin stars in Grandma, directed by Paul Weitz (American Pie, Admission), which arrives at the Burns September 4. Lily Tomlin is Elle Reid, a 75 year-old former poet, who has just lost the love of her life, Violet. A poet, feminist, grouchy old woman, and a cursing grandma, [...]
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