Our UniSyn Film Society is in its third year, and we now enjoy even more robust discussions of meaningful films for 90 minutes on Zoom, starting at 7:30 pm two or three times a month. We stream the films on our own time the week or two before the discussion.
We first discuss our reactions and then go into the cultural and historical importance of the week's film as it relates to Jewish values. It's a mixed crowd of about 24 people and always fascinating.
Recent films that have been extremely successful include: Marshall, starring Chadwick Boseman and Josh Gad The Salt of The Earth, a documentary on Sebastiao Salgado, social photographer The Song Of Names, starring David Roth and Clive Owen, a drama about Jewish identity Everything Is Illuminated, directed by Liev Schreiber based on Jonathan Safran Foer's book Corpus Christi, a very Jewish film about a Christian and Polish convict doing the right thing
Upcoming films include the one-woman show What The Constitution Means to Me, The Glorias a dramatic portrait of Gloria Steinem, and Foxtrot, a profound Israeli drama about a family with a son in the IDF. We will also discuss the 12 episodes of the series Unchained about a divorce court rabbi in Israel.
For more info on this free program for UniSyn members, you can contact Jim Ruxin at JimRuxin@yahoo.com or call the synagogue office at 310.472.1255 for online directions to register.
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Wilshire University Film Society Discussion with Jim Ruxin Shabbat, Jun 26th 7:30p to 8:30p Winter Journey (2020)
Saturday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
A drama done in a verite style, starring Bruno Ganz. Based on a true story, Ganz's character barely escaped Nazi Germany with his wife. His American born "son" interviews him 50 years later about that past. It explains much about a survivor's hesitancy to share his trauma with the next generations.
Free Vimeo link will be available on June 23-26
