From indie rom-coms to restored classics-Hot Days, Cool Flicks gives Palm
Beach residents an alternative to the summer blockbuster.
July 22-August 27
Presented by Mandel JCC
The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
25th Anniversary Season Partner: Howard Kaye Insurance Agency
Contact: Ellen L Wedner
ellenw@jcconline.com
561-259-3006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, FL – The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
presented by Mandel JCC, brings Hot Days Cool Flicks summer film series to Palm Beach County, July 22 to
August 27. The six films are all premieres for this area.
From a relationship challenged 30-something woman in Los Angeles to a lovely young woman in the 1937
Polish Countryside, from an Israeli folkdance troupe to the Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Sophie Tucker- Hot
Days Cool Flicks runs the gamut of summertime entertainment.
The diverse program features American independent films “Dorfman in Love” with Sara Rue and Elliott Gould
and “Blumenthal” with Brian Cox; the newly restored Yiddish classic “The Jester”, Israeli films are the awardwinning “Dolphin Boy “ and “Hora 79” and closes with the Florida premiere of “The Outrageous Sophie
Tucker.”
Extensive descriptions and trailers for the film are available on the film festival website at www.pbjff.org. “
While the mission of the Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival is to engage, educate and
entertain” said Festival Director Ellen Wedner, “we tried to keep an emphasis on the third ‘E’ --entertain, for Hot
Days, Cool Flicks.”
Six different Palm Beach premieres will play on Tuesday nights at 7:00pm in the Mandel JCC at Palm Beach
Gardens and at 4:00pm on Wednesday afternoons –three at Movies of Delray and three at Movies of Lake
Worth.
“We wanted to give Palm Beach audiences an alternative to the summer blockbuster by presenting a diverse
line-up of independent and international movies. It’s also an amuse bouche of sorts, to our 25th film festival
season in January-February 2015. Our festival program strives to showcase high-quality cinema that everyone
can enjoy. We’re excited to give Palm Beach a singular and unique movie experience.” stated Advisory
Committee Chair Don Ephraim.
Theater locations include: Mandel JCC, 5221 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, 33418 for July 22,29 and
August 5,12,19,26; Movies of Delray, 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, 33446, July 23, 30, August 6 and
Movies of Lake Worth,7380 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, 33467, for August 13, 20, 27.
Doors open one half hour prior to screening. General audience cost is $10 per ticket. The six film series is
$54.00 and participants can mix and match theaters and times to make it a convenient series to fit their
summer schedule. Film Society Members & Sponsors are complimentary for all films. Cash or credit card is
accepted at the on-site box office beginning one hour before the film, seating capacity permitting. To purchase
tickets, call 877-318-0071 or order online at www.pbjff.org with printable tickets.
The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival is presented by the Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches. The
Mandel JCC is a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. High quality cultural arts
programs are a priority of the Mandel JCC. The Film Festival has expanded to year round programming to
increase the Jewish film experience for all residents. Our year features a diverse mix of films, speakers and
film related experiences for all.
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Films
DOLPHIN BOY
Palm Beach Premiere
Directed by: Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir.
2011; Israel; 72min. Hebrew, Arabic with English subtitles
This is the tale of a parent's patient and tender love, and the friendship between a teenage boy
and the group of dolphins who helped him heal in a remarkable three-year journey of recovery.
BLUMENTHAL
Palm Beach Premiere
Directed by: Seth Fisher
2013; USA; 86 min.
A comedy that follows the relatives of Harold Blumenthal, a legendary playwright who made his
career parodying his family in his work and died laughing at his own joke.
HORA 79
South Florida Premiere
Directed by: Eli Cohen
2013; Israel; 92 min. Hebrew with English subtitles
Hora79 wasn’t just any folk dancing company; it was the face of Israeli folk dancing. Now, thirty-three years
later, a reunion of the troupe for a one-time performance takes the troupe back to
their lost youth, or does it?
DORFMAN IN LOVE
Palm Beach Premiere
Directed by: Bradley Leong
2011; USA; 97 minutes.
Unknowingly
trapped in her role as caretaker of her brother and father (Elliott Gould), a young single woman , Deb Dorfman
(Sara Rue) desperately needs to get her own life. Seven days cat sitting in a L.A. loft might be just the ticket.
Palm Beach Premiere
Directed by: Joseph Green & Jan Nowina-Przybylski
THE JESTER
1937; Poland; 90 min. Yiddish with new English subtitles
This 1937 Yiddish musical drama romance was filmed on location in Poland and offers a glimpse of Warsaw’s
then-thriving Yiddish cabarets. It stars Warsaw Yiddish Art Theater founder Zygmunt Turkow. New film
restoration by the National Center for Jewish Film includes
preservation of extremely rare, original color toning.
THE OUTRAGEOUS SOPHIE TUCKER
Directed by: William Gazecki
2014; USA; 96 minutes.
Florida Premiere
Nicknamed "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," singer Sophie Tucker defied expectations. Born to an Orthodox
Jewish Family, she was not conventionally beautiful, but catapulted to stardom with her blues-inflected songs,
sexual innuendo, infectious charisma and irreverent humor.
Locations and dates
July 22-Dolphin Boy 7:00 PM
July 23-Dolphin Boy 4:00 PM
July 29-Blumenthal 7:00 PM
July 30-Blumenthal 4:00 PM
Aug. 5-Hora 79 7:00 PM
Aug. 6-Hora 79 4:00 PM
Aug. 12-Dorfman in Love 7:00 PM
Aug. 13-Dorfman in Love 4:00 PM
Aug. 19-The Jester 7:00 PM
Aug. 20-The Jester 4:00 PM
Aug. 26-T.O. Sophie Tucker 7:00 PM
Aug. 27-T.O. Sophie Tucker 4:00 PM
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Delray, Delray Beach
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Delray, Delray Beach
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Delray, Delray Beach
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Lake Worth, Lake Worth
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Lake Worth, Lake Worth
Mandel JCC, Palm Beach Gardens
Movies of Lake Worth, Lake Worth
Mandel JCC- 5221 Hood Rd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Movies of Delray- 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33446
Movies of Lake Worth- 7380 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33467
Pricing
$10.00 per ticket per film
$54.00 six film series –mix and match of locations is acceptable
Film Society members and sponsors are complimentary.
Order Information
By phone: 877-318-0071
On-line: www.pbjff.org all credit cards accepted
At the door: one hour before films, seating capacity permitting
Information line: 561-736.7527 all calls returned within 24 hours