Israel

See the latest Avi Nesher film, The Monkey House, at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!  This screening is taking place on April 6th at 8:30PM. In this witty, literary-psychological caper brimming with 1980’s nostalgia, a fading novelist devises a clever scheme to revive his career and love life, kindling self-discovery and unexpected...

Watch the Nancy Spielberg and Roberta Grossman produced documentary, Vishniac, at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!

Come watch the documentary Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre, part of the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema.  The film is screening on April 7th at 2PM. “As the sun rose over the unsuspecting young revelers at the peaceful Supernova Music Festival on the morning of October 7th, 2023, the unimaginable unfolded as Hamas launched...

Join Suburban ChiTribe for a day out at the movies! The 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema is hosting a live screening of the documentary Call Me Dancer.   Follow the journey of a gifted Mumbai street artist, Manish, who forms an unlikely bond with an Israeli ballet master.  Manish will be IN ATTENDANCE at the...

Come to the screening of June Zero, a Jake Paltrow film, part of the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!  Screening will be help on April 7th at 4PM! “Shot in lush super 16mm film in Israel and Ukraine, Jake Paltrow’s stunning and thought-provoking period piece captures a pivotal moment in 1962 when Adolf...

Come out for the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema’s live screening in Chicago of Elik & Jimmy! This is a dramedy you won’t want to miss! April 10th at 7PM. Watch this charming Israeli drama as it charts the romantic destiny of Elik and Jimmy, two unique individuals brought together by fate during the last...

Join CFIC for a live screening of the unforgettable documentary Generation 1.5 at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!  Screening on April 13th at 8:45PM! “The massive Aliyah of over one million people from the former Soviet Union during the 1990’s has left an indelible mark on Israeli society– especially in high tech,...

Enjoy a night out at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema by seeing the live screening of Running on Sand!  Screening on April 13th at 8:30PM! “In this feel-good story of resilience and belonging, a young Eritrean refugee on the brink of deportation is mistaken for a professional soccer player, bringing hope to...

Spend an afternoon at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! Come and see the drama film Children of Nobody on April 14th at 1PM! “For generations, altruistic surrogate mother, Margaret (Tiki Dayan), provided loving refuge to young boys– victims of neglect and violence– in a shabby house in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of...

Join the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema for a very special screening of the documentary Back in Berlin!  In attendance at this live screening will be the film’s director Bobby Lax, and Q&A with him!  See the in-person screening on April 14th at 3PM. “Shortly after his father Edgar’s death Tel Aviv-based filmmaker Bobby Lax...

Come out to the last live screening of the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!  Closing the festival will be the film My Daughter My Love, screening on April 14th at 5PM. “This beautiful heartfelt and quietly joyous film features a breathtaking performance by Israel’s renowned actor Sasson Gabay, who stars as Shimon, a...