Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm: Call Me Dancer

Israel/2023/In English and Hindi/84 minutes/Documentary

This touching and uplifting dance documentary is a story of hope, heartache, and hard work. Manish is a young and talented street dancer in Mumbai whose traditional parents are counting on their only son to support them. When he secretly attends an inner-city dance school and accidentally walks into a ballet class he meets Yehuda, a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli teacher, and a hunger develops within him. Ambitious and passionate, Manish is determined to make it as a professional dancer, but the odds are stacked against him. Together, Manish and Yehuda transform each other’s lives, searching to uncover who and what they are. Yehuda seeks a purpose and a place to call home. Manish dreams of dancing on the world-stage but struggles to break free from the confines of his own economic and social circumstances. Filmed in India, U.K., Israel and the USA. Directed by Leslie Shampaine.

Location: Boedecker Theater - Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302

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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: A Real Pain – Festival Opener

US/2024/In English/90 minutes/Feature Film

This cheeky dark comedy from writer, director, producer and star Jesse Eisenberg was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin co-star as odd-couple cousins with unresolved issues who decide to honor their beloved grandmother by taking a Holocaust tour of Poland. What could possibly go wrong? Filmed in Poland, this sassy, smart and probing film grapples with Jewish family trauma in all its contemporary splendor.

“Understated, funny, and gradually heart-swelling, writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s Chopin-kissed sophomore feature is as graceful as movies come, with the still-newbie filmmaker growing into his undeniable artistic voice behind the camera.” – Harpers Bazaar

Location: Boedecker Theater - Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302

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