16th Denver Jewish Film Festival
Read about our movies and watch the trailers by clicking the “Films” link at right. For full details on each movie click the picture.
Our online box office is now up and working! Additionally you may also call the Box Office at (303) 316-6360 to purchase tickets or request additional info. Box Office hours are M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., if you do not reach someone during these hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned in a timely manner.
PLEASE NOTE: All films will be screened at the Denver Film Center/Colfax, 2510 East Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80206, between the Tattered Cover Bookstore and Twist & Shout. Major cross streets are Colfax and Columbine. Free parking is available in the garage located behind the DFCC as well as on the street. Please call our box office at (303) 316-6360 with any questions. Due to this change our brochure will now arrive in homes between Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
Please note that sponsor screening times may vary from the times listed in the brochure and online. Sponsors should call the box office with any questions – (303) 316-6360.
The 16th Denver Jewish Film Festival will mark an incredible milestone in the unprecedented success of Jewish cinema in our region.
We are again deeply grateful for the warm and personal relationship we share with our amazing title sponsor, Wagner Wealth Management and are delighted to partner with the Denver Film Center for the screening of our films. It is impossible to overstate the vital role our numerous sponsors play in the success of the festival. Our thanks to all who assist in making our programs thrive.
The schedule of films this year continues our tradition of presenting the very best of Jewish cinema. Our opening night film, Restoration, winner of the Dramatic Screenwriting Award at Sundance, is a beautifully filmed, character driven story. Like fine antique furniture, this film is full of subtleties that will stay with you long after the film has ended. Dolphin Boy is a compelling, award-winning documentary that takes us on a four year journey following the recovery of a young man suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Nicky’s Family chronicles the life of Sir Nicholas Winton whose heroic work was unknown for 50 years and now inspires thousands to invest themselves in positive actions. Incessant Visions-Letters from an Architect, the illuminating documentary about visionary German Jewish architect, Erich Mendelsohn, brings to life the vibrant work of this extraordinary individual. Travel to pre-WWII Vienna to meet Gustav Mahler as he reveals his tormented soul to Sigmund Freud.
This real life encounter forms the framework for Mahler on the Couch, a delightful film set to the gorgeous strains of Mahler’s music. Take the ingredients of the classic American slasher flick, add more than a touch of camp, and a sly cinematic wink and you get Israel’s first bona fide horror film, Rabies. Wickedly fun! Famed Israeli director, Etyan Fox, brings us Mary Lou, the story of a young man who finds himself while searching for his mother. This musical dramedy, a cross between “Glee,” Mamma Mia, and “Modern Family,” will have you swaying in your seats.
Poised with a luxurious new venue and, as always, offering extraordinary films, we hope you will join us on another cinematic journey that will inspire and enlighten, make us laugh, bring tears to our eyes and above all, bind us through the power of an energizing, shared aesthetic experience.
Roberta Bloom, Festival Director
Sharon Haber, Festival Chair
