UK Jewish Film Festival in Leeds

	www.ukjewishfilmfestival.org.uk T 44(0)20 3176 0048 E info@ukjff.org.uk		Welcome to the UK Jewish Film Festival on tour in Leeds. We are delighted to return with a selection of highlights from the latest in comtemporary world Jewish cinema. From the award-winning Israeli comic-drama Noodle to Blessed is the Match, the dramatic tale of Jewish World War II heroine Hannah Senesh, we invite you to join us to share some unique cinematic experiences. Details of all films are below. in conjunction with Makor Jewish Winter Culture VENUES COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA Cottage Road Headingley, Leeds LS6 4DD BOX OFFICE: 0113 275 1606 (Box Office Opening Hours 6-10pm only) Tickets: Opening and Closing Films £7 (no concessions) All other films £5 (no concessions) THE MARJORIE AND ARNOLD ZIFF JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds LS17 6AZ BOX OFFICE: 0113 268 0899 (Makor) Tickets: £5 (no concessions) HOW TO BOOK TICKETS For screenings at Cottage Road Cinema tickets can be reserved in advance by telephone up until the day before the screening. Please note there is no credit card payment and that collection and payment for tickets should be made at the cinema box office up to half an hour before the performance time. The cinema box office number is 0113 275 1606 and is open during cinema opening hours 6-10pm. Your patience is appreciated if your call is routed to an answer machine. A member of staff will get back to you as soon as possible. For screenings at The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Community Centre tickets can also be purchased in advance up until the day before the screening. Advance tickets can be purchased through Makor by calling 0113 268 0899.


			NOODLE Dir. Ayelet Menahemi Israel, 2007, 101 mins, Hebrew with English subtitles A charming and deeply moving comic-drama about a young Israeli woman and an abandoned Chinese boy whose lives converge in the most surprising manner. with SIDNEY TURTLEBAUM Dir. Trstram Shapeero UK, 2008, 10 mins, English Winner The Pears Foundation UKJFF Short Film Fund 2008 Starring Sir Derek Jacobi A bitter sweet comedy and cautionary tale set in present day Golders Green. Producer Daniel Jewel and Scriptwriter Raphael Smith will introduce the screening Sun 22 Feb 4pm Cottage Road



			Dir. Noèmie Lvovsky France/Switzerland, 2007, 100 mins, French with Engish subtitles A madcap tragi-comic-romance from France as Jewish bonviveur Salomon finds unexpected love. Sun 1 March 6pm Cottage Road



			Dirs: Diane Crespo, Stephan Schaefer USA, 2007, 90 mins, English and Arabic with English subtitles Funny and touching film looks at the parallel lives of two young teachers, an Orthdox Jewess and a traditional Muslim as they negotiate the pressure to enter into a 'good marriage'. Thurs 5 March 8pm Ziff Centre



			Dirs. Erez Tamor & Guy Nativ Israel, 2007, 85 mins, Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles Set in Berlin, against the backdrop of the 2006 Lebanon War, Strangers is a beautifully acted, down to earth love story with two great leads in the free-spirited Azabal and the handsome Levo. Sun 8 March 6pm Cottage Road



			The Life & Death of Hannah Senesh Dir: Roberta Grossman USA, 2008, 85 mins, English Hannah Senesh was just 22 when she parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe with a small band of Jewish volunteers from Palestine: the only military rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust. Followed by discussion with Prof. Griselda Pollock, specialist in studies of trauma, catastrophe and cultural memory. Thurs 12 March 8pm Ziff Centre



			Dir. Avi Nesher Israel/France, 2007, 120 mins, Hebrew and French with English subtitles Transport two beautiful young women to a seminary in Sfad, throw in a murder mystery, a French cinema legend, a klezmer playing pharmacist and a lesbian love story, and you have Avi Nesher's astonishing new feature film. Sat 14 March 8pm Cottage Road



			UK Jewish Film Festival would like to thank our principal sponsors for Leeds: The Kobler Trust Other sponsors: Makor • Embassy of Israel Exclusive Media Sponsor: The JC With thanks also to:Andrew Stone • Lester Christie • Stanley Cundle • Helen Frais •David Israel •Charles Morris, Northern Cinemas • Asaf Segev • Norman Stone • Stella Woolf • Staff of the Cottage Road Cinema • Staff of the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Jewish Community Centre The Makor Jewish Winter Culture Event Makor once again brings 11 outstanding UK Jewish Film Festival and Jewish Book events to Leeds from London in February and March 2009. This is a great programme so book early to avoid disappointment.