- This event has passed.
Teen Group: Jewish Film Festival
November 8, 2020, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
(Teen Group Event)
Backyard Screening & Dinner
Jewish Film Festival Movie: Asia
It’s time again for the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival—this year, all films will be streamed online, paving the way for a (weather permitting) duo of socially distanced backyard screenings and dinner! Be sure to dress for the weather, bring folding chairs if you have them, and don’t forget your masks.
On Sunday, November 8, at 5:30 pm, we’ll be screening Asia at the Pestka’s Backyard Theatre, 2 Elbert Court in Highland Park. Adults and teens are welcome! Tickets and a Tacoria dinner will be provided by Peretz, with only a $10 contribution per person. Please RSVP to Rob Pestka.
Asia. Shira Haas (Unorthodox, Shtisel) stars in this emotionally powerful drama about Asia and Vika, Russian immigrants to Israel who are more like sisters than mother and daughter. Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the same openness and honesty from her teenage daughter. But Vika inevitably begins to rebel, seeking privacy and independence, all while experiencing the onset of a debilitating degenerative disease that makes her increasingly dependent. In her debut film, Israeli filmmaker Ruthy Pribar candidly explores the challenges of motherhood and the power of love.
If you’re not staying for the film, please plan to pick up your children at 7:30 pm.