Movie Night at the J: Remembering Gene Wilder

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Wednesday, October 4 at 7:30 PM This special sneak peek of the 20th annual Houston Jewish Film Festival will take place on October 4 featuring "Remembering Gene Wilder," a must-see documentary revealing intimate insights into Gene Wilder's life and career with many astonishing surprises. Gene Wilder, the prolific actor and screenwriter, is known all over […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Bella!

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION  Bella!  Wednesday, March 6 | 7:30 PM  Documentary | Directed by Jeff L. Lieberman 2023 | USA | English | 102 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Guest Speaker Leandra Zarnow, author of Battling Bella, in attendance Bella Abzug, daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a pivotal and trailblazing figure in 1970s politics. With her […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Let the Party Begin

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

SNEAK PREVIEW   Let the Party Begin  Wednesday, March 20 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Aki Avni   2023 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 87 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  This award-winning drama is the story of the country's greatest film producer whose film wins at the Cannes Film festival. Two […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Dinner

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

SNEAK PREVIEW  The Dinner  Thursday, March 21 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Matti Harari and Arik Lubetzki   2020 | Israel | Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles | 79 Min. | Kaplan Theatre A smart dinner party turns into a cold buffet of secrets and lies in this gripping film. Emma and […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: June Zero

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

OPENING NIGHT  June Zero  Sunday, March 24 | 7:00 PM  Drama | Directed by Jake Paltrow 2022 | Israel | Hebrew, with English subtitles | 105 Min. | Kaplan Theatre   American filmmaker Jake Paltrow revisits the 1962 trial of Adolf Eichmann with a gripping Hebrew-language historical drama centered on three Israeli characters on the periphery […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Children of Nobody

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Children of Nobody  Monday, March 25 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Erez Tadmor  2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 108 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Inspired by a true story, this compassionate drama tells the story of at-risk youths living on the fringe of society on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Home

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Home  Tuesday, March 26 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Benny Fredman   2023 Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 111 Min. | Kaplan Theatre This dramatic portrayal of a young and recently married Orthodox man’s dream to open a computer store in his Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood goes awry when his entire community sees […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Bella!

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Bella!  Wednesday, March 27 | 1:00 PM  Documentary | Directed by Jeff L. Lieberman 2023 | USA | English | 102 Min. | Kaplan Theatre  Guest Speaker Leandra Zarnow, author of Battling Bella, in attendance Bella Abzug, daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, was a pivotal and trailblazing figure in 1970s politics. With her successful campaign for U.S. […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Simone: Woman of the Century

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

WOMEN’S NIGHT   Simone: Woman of the Century Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 PM  Drama | Directed by Oliver Dahan 2022 | France | French, with English subtitles | 135 Min. | Kaplan Theatre Consul General of France in Houston Valérie Baraban in attendance  Renowned French stateswoman and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil led the fight […]

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Artist’s Daughter

MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas

The Artist’s Daughter* Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 PM  Documentary | Directed by Margarita Linton and Yaniv Linton   2022 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 60 Min.   The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Brown Auditorium Theater Director Margarita Linton in attendance for Virtual Q&A following film Long estranged from her […]