WEDNESDAY 1/16
93 Queen The Cakemaker
USA, 2018, 85 min. English/Yiddish/Hebrew Germany/Israel, 2017, 104 min. German/
Hebrew/English Subtitles
5pm • THE TUCSON J
7:30pm • THE TUCSON J
Set in Borough Park, Brooklyn, this documentary
follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women
who are smashing the patriarchy in their
community by creating the first all-female,
volunteer ambulance corps. Witness a unique
portrayal of empowered women who are taking
matters into their own hands.
Thomas, a young German baker, travels to
Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his
dead male lover. Using a false name, he gets a
job in the cafe of the newly widowed, Anat. His
German cakes and cookies bring life back to the
cafe and to Anat.
Presented by: Mary & Barry Ganapol in memory of Auntie
Gertie “Utchie” Harris Samuel
Presented by: Talya Simha Fanger-Vexler (Legendary
Properties), and Sara & Lloyd Wisdom
THURSDAY 1/17
The Light of Hope
Commandments
Episodes 1-4
Spain, 2017, 96 min. Spanish/English Subtitles
5pm • The Tucson j Israel, 2017, 160 min. Hebrew/Subtitles
In this emotional drama set in 1942, the
French authorities order the closure of a
maternity home, dedicated to helping mothers
and their babies escape the dangers of giving
birth in internment camps. Its director and
collaborators do everything they can to
prevent this from happening. A wildly humorous Israeli TV series, about
the young Orthodox men who feel personally
compelled to join the Israeli Defense Force,
despite the communal taboos associated with
doing so.
7:30pm • The Tucson j
Presented by: Monique Steinberg and
Aubrey & Deanna Mendelow
Presented by: Harold & Emelie Lowenheim and Sarah Iden
& Marc Herman
FRIDAY 1/18
SATURDAY 1/19
The Caborca Jew:
A Mexican Story
Mexico, Ukraine, USA, 2014, 58 min. Spanish/English Subtitles
1pm • The Tucson j
Inspired by the narrator’s grandfather, this
documentary tells the story of a Polish
immigrant trying to get to the US, who finds
himself in Caborca, a small town in Sonora,
Mexico. As the only Jew and unable to speak
the language, he maintains his faith, his Jewish
identity, and becomes a treasured resident.
Presented by: Temple Emanu-El, Consulate of Mexico,
,Jewish History Museum, and UNAM Tucson
DON’T MISS THE TUCSON & TEMPLE EMANU-EL CONNECTION IN THIS FILM!
Ask for Jane
Writer/Director: Rachel Carey
Cast: Megan Channell, Cait Cortelyou, Lilly Englert, Cody Horn,
Chloe Levine, Michael Rabe, Sarah Ramos, Ben Rappaport, Saycon
Sengbloh, Sarah Steele, Sophie Von Haselberg, Alison Wright
USA, 2018, 108 min. English
Producers: Cait Cortelyou, Josh Folan, Caroline Hirsch
Executive Producers: Cathleen and Nicole Ihasz, Raptor Films
7:30pm • The Tucson j
Consulti ng Producer: Judith Arcana
Runtime: 108 minutes
Logline: A group of determined Midwestern women begin
providing safe but illegal abortions in this 1960s period drama based
on a true story.
Prior to the passage of Roe v. Wade, a courageous
group of young Chicago college women
developed an underground network to provide
safe, but still illegal, abortions.
FILM FESTIVALS
2018 Hamptons International Film Festival
2018 LA Femme International Film Festival
2018 Woodstock Film Festival
2018 Napa Valley Film Festival
2018 Lone Star Film Festival
2018 St. Louis Film Festival
2019 Tucson International Jewish Film Festival
Presented
by: Audrey Brooks & Dick Lauwasser, The Janes,
NYEH Entertainment: 917-720-6337
Josh Folan: [email protected]
Planned
Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, and Tucson
Carolines Entertainment: 212-9560193
Women’s
March:
Jan 20, 2019
Caroline Hirsch:
[email protected]
Contacts:
SPECIAL GUEST: CAIT CORTELYOU, CO-PRODUCER AND LEAD ACTRESS,
WILL FACILITATE A DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE FILM.