The Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC) will screen three films in person as part of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival at the beginning of April in its theater at 3801 East Mercer Way.
“Neighbours” will show at 6:10 p.m. on April 2. When tragedy strikes, the last Jewish family living in a Kurdish village on the Syrian/Turkish border in the early 1980s, must turn to their neighbors, 6-year-old Sero’s Kurdish family for help.
“Image of Victory” will show at 8:50 p.m. on April 2. Set against the backdrop of the 1948 War of Independence, an Egyptian documentary filmmaker dreams of capturing the perfect image of victory over an Israeli kibbutz, where idealistic youth on both sides are caught in the crosshairs in this epic, Israeli Academy Award-nominee for Best Picture.
“Rose” will show at 6:15 p.m. on April 3. After 50 years of marriage, Rose (legendary French actress Françoise Fabian) must reject societal pressures to “act her age” and reignite her joie-de-vivre in this warm-hearted Jewish family drama.
For a list of all programs and special events, visit www.SeattleJFF.org.