All short films at REGAL ARBOR CINEMA 8
9828 Great Hills Trail
A Midday’s Fantasy
11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24
When the long cravings of an over the top street performer and an attractive woman clash, we find reality is tougher than any midday fantasy.
HAMSA: The Pointed Question
4:30 p.m. Monday, March 26 –
Q&A with Austin director Wendy Corn following the film
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28
Noon Thursday, March 29– Free to the public
This light and humorous short takes place in the Western Galilee region of Israel. The director is seeking an answer to her pointed question:
Do the fingers on a Hamsa (a Jewish/Arab palm-shaped symbol) go up or down?
Happy Holidays (Hag Sameah)
4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25
Noon Friday, March 30–FREE to the Public
Supported by the JCC Seniors Program.
Magda and Yutka, two sisters who have emigrated from Hungary, live in an absorption center in Israel. On December 24, Magda rejects Yutka's request to celebrate Christmas with her, in the traditions of their childhood.
Their mother was not Jewish, but their father was. During the day that this drama takes place the sisters must face their mixed identity and the censure of others who question it.
Life Is Like A Glass Of Tea
7 p.m. Sunday, March 25
Noon Wednesday, March 28–Free to the Public
Noon Friday, March 30– Free to the Public
While talking to his son about a classic dying rabbi joke, a real rabbi who is in fact preparing for death reveals a long-guarded secret of his own. The American-born director is now a Danish citizen. The film stars a local Austin actor, Robert Brody.
Supported by the JCC Seniors Program
The AJFF Steering Committee mourns the untimely passing of Robert Brody in Austin February 20. Brody's portrayal of the rabbi in Life is Like a Glass of Tea was crafted with elegance and wit. May his memory be a blessing to us all.
Seltzer Works
Noon Tuesday, March 27–Free to the Public
Noon Friday, March 30–Free to the Public
This short documentary bubbles with nostalgia and the dying art of making Seltzer. Today, with only a handful of deliverymen left in the country, the siphon machines at Gomberg Seltzer Works don't turn like they used to.
Most of the old customers have passed on (or moved to Florida). "If it doesn't burn the back of your throat when you spray it, it's not done right!" says third-generation seltzer filler, Kenny Gomberg. In Jessica Edwards' short documentary film “Selzer Works,” the last bottler in Brooklyn fends off the supermarket seltzer take-over and honors this simple drink's place in history.
The Tailor
Contains Mature Language
9 p.m. Sunday, March 25
9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29
This mostly silent black-and-white film shot in Brooklyn tells the humorous story of two young Orthodox Jews who visit a tailor, Markus Pincus, to purchase new suits. After a haggle over price and color—the two young men find that the joke is on them.
