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Reel Talk

Experience cinema that stays with you long after the screen goes dark. Join us for curated screenings followed by unfiltered dialogue with the creators and critics shaping today’s film landscape.
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Time
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Recurring

“Yaniv” Film Screening

With talkback and after party

A high school teacher in the Bronx (Ben Ducoff) loses funding for the school musical and convinces his fellow statistics teacher—secretly a recovering gambling addict—to help him cheat at an underground card game run by the Hasidic Jewish community. The plan goes awry with mounting consequences but help comes at an unexpected time from the least likely people.

Film will be followed by a discussion with writer/director Amnon Carmi and writer/actor Ben Ducoff. Participants will receive game cards and instructions on how to play Yaniv.

Wednesday, 1/21   
Doors Open: 6:30 PM   
Screening Begins: 7:00 PM   
Event will take place in the Eric Brown Theater

$36/Member, $40/Guest

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

In commemoration of this important day, we encourage you to join us for a documentary film, Four Seasons Lodge, in the Eric Brown Theater with Andrew Jacobs and Peter Chester for talkback.

From the darkness of Hitler’s Europe to the lush mountains of New York’s Catskills, Four Seasons Lodge follows a community of Holocaust survivors who come together each summer at their beloved bungalow colony to dance, cook, fight and flirt – and celebrate their survival. Beautifully photographed, this unexpectedly funny film confronts sobering topics like aging, loss and the legacy of the Holocaust, capturing the Lodgers’ intoxicating passion for life as the fate of their colony hangs in the balance.

Film will be followed by a discussion with director Andrew Jacobs and 2nd Gen Holocaust survivor and Catskills Borscht Belt Museum historian and founding director Peter Chester.

Monday, 1/26 
Doors Open: 6:30 PM   
Screening Begins: 7:00 PM   
Event will take place in the Eric Brown Theater

$18/Member, $20/Guest

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“Looking Up” Screening with Talkback

Presented in Partnership with the Israeli Center

This inspiring film follows the story of Eitan Armon, a young man grappling with the profound challenge of losing his sight. At just 20 years old, while serving in the military, Eitan learns he has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare genetic disease that slowly robs him of his vision. With only 5% of his central vision left and time running out, Eitan chooses not to focus on what he cannot control but instead sets his sights on the ultimate test of endurance—climbing Yosemite National Park’s iconic El Capitan, one of the world’s most formidable granite walls. Through determination, courage, and an unyielding spirit, Looking Up chronicles Eitan’s remarkable journey, offering a powerful message of resilience and reminding us that no obstacle is insurmountable for those who choose to face life with positivity and purpose.

This special Kaplen JCC premiere event will include the attendance of director Elena Neuman and film subject Eitan Armon and special guest Robert Heidenberg. Talkback with Q&A after the screening.

Thursday, 4/30  
Doors Open: 6:30 PM   
Screening Begins: 9:00 PM   
Event will take place in the Eric Brown Theater

$36/Member, $40/Guest

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