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Sunday January 6, 2013
5:00PM - 7:00PM
WJFF Presents: Two Jews Walk Into a Bar
Category :: Movie
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Shorts Program (125min)
Join us for a cinematic pub crawl down U street: 3 bars. 9 films. $30 gets you 3 drinks and admission! The crawl begins at Local 16 at 5:00 pm, moves to Bistro La Bonne at 6:00 pm, and ends at Tropicalia at 7:00 pm.
Participating Bars
Local 16, 1602 U Street NW
Bistro La Bonne, 1340 U Street NW
Tropicalia, 2001 14th Street NW
Benched
Dir. Gill Weinstein (21min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative
Baruch, a former basketball star who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to visit a woman and a son he left behind. Starring Assi Dayan.
Jerusalem ER
Dir. Hilla Medalia (17min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Documentary
In the ER room at Jerusalem's Hadasa Hospital, we follow the daily life of two female doctors - one Jewish and the other Palestinian.
Music Man Murray
Dir. Richard Parks (22min, USA, 2011)
Documentary
Murray Gershenz, the 86-year old proprietor of an LA music shop stocked with nearly half a million vinyl records, decides it's time to sell.
Modern World by Wolf Parade
Dir. Adam Bizanski (3min, USA, 2006)
Music Video
Animated music video by Adam Bizanski
Pink Bullets by The Shins
Dir. Adam Bizanski (4min, USA, 2005)
Music Video
Animated music video by Adam Bizanski
Pini's The Jewish Connection
Dir. Adam Bizanski (10min, USA, 2012)
Narrative
Pini seeks out a romantic relationship with golfer Sharon Kravitz, who was voted worlds sexiest woman.
The Other Side
Dir. Khen Shalem (15min, Israel/UK/USA, 2011)
Narrative
Shunned by his classmates, a young Israeli boy strikes up a silent, soccer-fueled, friendship across the West Bank separation wall.
Paul
Dir. Adam Bizanski (26min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative
In the aftermath of a tough break up, Paul's life is slowly deteriorating. An oddly executed burglary of his rented apartment forces him investigate the moody and atmospheric underworld of Tel Aviv in this inventive animation from Israeli video artist Adam Bizanski.
Shabbat Dinner
Dir. Michael Morgenstern (15min, USA, 2012)
Narrative
An outrageously uncomfortable Shabbat dinner brings together two quirky families. While loud declarations of politics, class and religion dominate the "adult" conversation at dinner table, a quieter set of revelations is are taking place in the boys' room, when the kids are left to play alone.
Presented in Partnership with EntryPointDC
Co-presented by DC Shorts
Join us for a cinematic pub crawl down U street: 3 bars. 9 films. $30 gets you 3 drinks and admission! The crawl begins at Local 16 at 5:00 pm, moves to Bistro La Bonne at 6:00 pm, and ends at Tropicalia at 7:00 pm.
Participating Bars
Local 16, 1602 U Street NW
Bistro La Bonne, 1340 U Street NW
Tropicalia, 2001 14th Street NW
Benched
Dir. Gill Weinstein (21min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative
Baruch, a former basketball star who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to visit a woman and a son he left behind. Starring Assi Dayan.
Jerusalem ER
Dir. Hilla Medalia (17min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Documentary
In the ER room at Jerusalem's Hadasa Hospital, we follow the daily life of two female doctors - one Jewish and the other Palestinian.
Music Man Murray
Dir. Richard Parks (22min, USA, 2011)
Documentary
Murray Gershenz, the 86-year old proprietor of an LA music shop stocked with nearly half a million vinyl records, decides it's time to sell.
Modern World by Wolf Parade
Dir. Adam Bizanski (3min, USA, 2006)
Music Video
Animated music video by Adam Bizanski
Pink Bullets by The Shins
Dir. Adam Bizanski (4min, USA, 2005)
Music Video
Animated music video by Adam Bizanski
Pini's The Jewish Connection
Dir. Adam Bizanski (10min, USA, 2012)
Narrative
Pini seeks out a romantic relationship with golfer Sharon Kravitz, who was voted worlds sexiest woman.
The Other Side
Dir. Khen Shalem (15min, Israel/UK/USA, 2011)
Narrative
Shunned by his classmates, a young Israeli boy strikes up a silent, soccer-fueled, friendship across the West Bank separation wall.
Paul
Dir. Adam Bizanski (26min, Israel, 2012)
Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative
In the aftermath of a tough break up, Paul's life is slowly deteriorating. An oddly executed burglary of his rented apartment forces him investigate the moody and atmospheric underworld of Tel Aviv in this inventive animation from Israeli video artist Adam Bizanski.
Shabbat Dinner
Dir. Michael Morgenstern (15min, USA, 2012)
Narrative
An outrageously uncomfortable Shabbat dinner brings together two quirky families. While loud declarations of politics, class and religion dominate the "adult" conversation at dinner table, a quieter set of revelations is are taking place in the boys' room, when the kids are left to play alone.
Presented in Partnership with EntryPointDC
Co-presented by DC Shorts
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