JCC Rochester Jewish film festival
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Sunday, July 20
HOLY LAND HARDBALL
1:00 PM, Little Theatre
With extraordinary access, HOLY LAND HARDBALL follows the unlikely formation of the Israel Baseball League, the first ever professional baseball circuit in the Middle East. The film chronicles the highly unpredictable journey from the first player tryouts in Massachusetts in August 2006 through the league's scheduled first pitch in Israel in June 2007. In its efforts to bring America's pastime to the Israeli people, the IBL ...     MORE »
JCC Rochester Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, July 20
UNSETTLED
4:00 PM, Little Theatre
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival, UNSETTLED presents the historic 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip through the eyes of six young people. Three are settlers determined to stay. Two are soldiers with different feelings about the order to evict Jews from their homes. One is an activist. These twenty-something surfers, soldiers and settlers are barely out of their...     MORE »
JCC Rochester Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, July 20
MAKING TROUBLE
7:00 PM, Dryden Theatre Come have fun at this laugh-out-loud, impeccably researched documentary exploring six legendary American Jewish women comics. Produced by the Jewish Women's Archive, MAKING TROUBLE is a tribute to ...     MORE »

Almost-Closing-Night Party A NOOGIELAND BASH
in celebration of Gilda! (Party to follow film and discussion)
JCC Rochester Jewish Film Festival