FILM
FILM LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS
Bringing Five Jewish Directors into Focus – Part II - Mondays: Jan 13 - Feb 10, 1-2:30 pm
This companion to Adam Nayman’s popular winter 2024 series continues the exploration of significant 20th century Jewish-American filmmakers. Through feature film clips, documentary material, and biographical texts, learn about Fritz Lang, Otto Preminger, Barbra Streisand, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David-Jerry Zucker, and Todd Haynes, the social, artistic and philosophical dimensions of their work, how (or if) their films connect to their Judaism, and the diverse cinematic worlds they represent. Presented in partnership with the Toronto Film Society. Join us in-person, on Zoom simulcast, or register to receive the recordings.
Film screening: The Conspiracy - Thursday, Jan 23, 1-3 pm
It’s an insidious, centuries-old conspiracy theory that continues to rear its ugly head today – that Jews have a secret international plot to control the world. Behind the torch-bearing chants of “Jews will not replace us” is an age-old myth. How do such preposterous ideas get started, and why do they flourish? In this 2022 animated documentary, writer/director Maxim Pozdorovkin walks us through almost 250 years of anti-Semitic ideology, focusing on how times of uncertainty give rise to anxieties in marginalized populations, and how three Jewish family dynasties came to bear the brunt of irrational scapegoating. This film screening – held in honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day – is made possible by Jewish Story Partners and Good Docs.