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Belzec
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As Seen Through These Eyes
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Inside Hana's Suitcase
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The Rape of Europa
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Menemsha Films distributes the highest quality art house films, hand picked from around the globe for discerning film lovers. We set a record, representing five Academy Award nominees, five years in a row. -Neil Friedman, President
| Latest News Nora's Will, the award-winning Mexican Jewish comedy from writer/director Mariana Chenillo, is in theaters now! Nora's Will has garnered awards from film festivals all over the world, and was the big winner at the 52nd Mexican Ariel Awards, taking home 7 awards including Best Picture of the Year! Opens September 24th in Washington DC! Opens October 8th in New York! Coming Soon to Los Angeles! To watch the trailer for Nora's Will, click here. A Matter of Size is an Israeli comedy like nothing you've seen before, a hilarious and heart-warming tale about four overweight guys who learn to love themselves through the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling! The film was awarded 3 Israeli Oscars, and has won 8 Audience Awards at film festivals all over the world Now Playing in Boston! Opens October 1st in South Florida! Regal Delray Beach 18 Regal South Beach Cinema 18 Opens October 15th in Seattle! To watch clips from A Matter of Size, click here. Two films from Menemsha, Saviors in the Night and Anita will be represented at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the first and largest Jewish film festival in the world, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! Saviors in the Night, the masterful film from German director Ludi Boeken is being honored as the festival's Opening Night Film! Saviors is the true story of a family of farmers who bravely risk their lives to hide and save a Jewish family from the Nazis. In attendance will be 98-year-old Marga Spiegel, whose best-selling memoirs inspired the film, as well as Boeken and actress Lia Hoensbroech. The festival's Centerpiece Film is Anita, a inspiring Argentine film directed by Marcos Carnevale. The film tells the story of Anita, a young woman with Down syndrome who gets lost in Buenos Aires after the 1994 bomb attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center. Alejandra Manzo, the actress who plays Anita, will be attending the first screening. The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival runs July 24th to August 9th. For more info, visit the SFJFF website. Nora's Will was the big winner at this year's Ariel Awards, held in Mexico City on Tuesday, April 13th. The Ariel Awards are Mexico's most prestigious film prize, and this year the Mexican Film Academy named Cinco Dias Sin Nora (Nora's Will) the Best Picture of the Year! Nora's Will was also awarded Best First Work, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Fernando Luján), Best Supporting Actress (Angelina Peláez), Best Original Score and Best Makeup. Writer/Director Mariana Chenillo is the first female director to win an Ariel Award for Best Picture. Congratulations to all the winners! Read more in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The Cleveland International Film Festival hosted a retrospective of director Jan Hrebejk's work on March 18-20, 2010. Kawasaki's Rose won the Ecumenical Award in the Panorama Section at the Berlin International Film Festival. It also won the CICAE Award (Panorama) which is given by the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas. |
Now on DVD!
- Belzec
- A Touch of Spice
- Beauty in Trouble
- As Seen Through These Eyes
- Live and Become
- Rashevski's Tango
