About the Festival
The HaMakom Jewish Film Festival brings to Santa Fe award winning films that inform about Jewish culture, arts, history, religion or tell the story of a Jewish individual of note. Started last year to sold-out audiences, the Festival transforms "going to the movies" into a "movie-going experience", Each film is followed by a discussion, speaker, or interview with the filmmaker. These are some of the best films playing the Jewish and International Film Festivals world-wide.
Second Season - 2011/2012
AHEAD OF TIME: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Sun Sept 18 3:30 PM
Live Skype Interview with
Ms. Ruth Gruber
Best Documentary
Berkshire Int'l Film Festival
Best Documentary
Miami Jewish Film Festival
"an inspiration for all of us The New York Times
SHOLEM ALEICHEM,
Laughing in the Darkness
Sun Oct 23 3:30 PM
Live Skype interview with Aaron Lansky
"Superb ..."
The Washingtonn Post
"Wonderfully rich ..."
Chicago Tribune
"Compelling ..."
Los Angeles Times
JEWS AND THE CIVIL WAR
The Untold Story
Sun Jan 22 3:15 PM
Discussion following film
"Groundbreaking ... "
Washington Examiner
"Moving ... surprising."
Philadelphia Jewish Voice
Co-presentation with Jewish Historical Society NM
The Mission of:
THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Sun Mar 11 3:30 PM
Post-film discussion with Bonnie Ellinger
Winner Best Picture
Israeli Academy Awards
Winner Best Director
Israeli Academy Awards
"Intelligent and engrossing ..."
Los Angeles Times
AT HOME IN UTOPIA
Sun Apr 22 3:30 PM
Discussion following film
Winner 2011 Biennial Award
Oral History Association
"(the film recaptures) a daring social experiment"
The New York Times
Selection of:
San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle Jewish Film Festivals