Free of Pretension; Full of Exploration: Previewing the 2023 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Now in its second decade, the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is trying something new. “The reality of programming is that I don’t get to invite the movies that are out there; I have to deal with the movies that I … Continue reading Free of Pretension; Full of Exploration: Previewing the 2023 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Hometown Heroes: Previewing the 2020 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

March might be the best month for Boulder moviegoers. From the smattering of archival prints unspooling at CU-Boulder’s International Film Series to the delightfully bizarre and thought-provoking images beaming from the Brakhage Center Symposium (March 14-15). From regional premieres and … Continue reading Hometown Heroes: Previewing the 2020 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

What Cinema is Capable of: Previewing the 2019 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Kathryn Bernheimer—programmer of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival (BJFF)—knows what her audience wants. “Opening and closing films have to be feel-good,” she says. “And they have to be substantive.” And for the seventh annual BJFF, screening March 7–17, she has … Continue reading What Cinema is Capable of: Previewing the 2019 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

Fostering Understanding: Previewing the 2018 Boulder Jewish Film Festival

The objective of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is clear to its founding director, Kathryn Bernheimer: “To educate, to foster an appreciation, to create a deeper understanding.” And all three tenets will be on display March 8–18 at the Boulder … Continue reading Fostering Understanding: Previewing the 2018 Boulder Jewish Film Festival