press releases
February 13, 2008
Triangle Jewish Film Festival Returns March 30 To Galaxy
The Triangle Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) will celebrate its third year at the Galaxy Cinema in Cary on Sunday, March 30th. with a new local focus and an expanded international film program.The Festival is co-produced by the Durham-Chapel Hill and Raleigh-Cary Jewish Federations and offers all day cultural entertainment from 10 a.m- 10 pm.
The 2008 Festival showcases eleven highly acclaimed films, including Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) sponsored films Doubletime, Durham: A Self-Portrait, and Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina. Other award winning films include the Jewish Women's Archive's production of Making Trouble, Sweet Mud, Souvenirs, Starting Out in the Evening, Knowledge is the Beginning, Family Law, Someone to Run With, and Sixty Six.
Festival chair Stanley Robboy says" This year's Festival has doubled the number of films shown last year and it also celebrates two major milestones-- the sixtieth anniversary of Israel and the fifth anniversary of the Southern Documentary Fund."
In additon to films, the Festival features appearances by the Bouncing Bulldogs, the Magnolia Klezmer Band, and special Q&As with film luminaries. Deli fare will be available from Durham's Sabra Israeli Store throughout the day's events.
Special festival guest, Durham native son and NY author Eli N. Evans appears in SDF's Durham: A Self-Portrait and states "the film is a revelation, even for someone like me who lived the story on the screen through my boyhood because my father served as Mayor through one of the really turbulent eras in the South’s history. Being a Jewish mayor in the South was unique at that time and this film takes the viewer inside the experience showing the way the city triumphed over the forces of racism that engulfed so many other cities and towns across the South that did not have the leadership in the black and white communities that blessed Durham."
Film synopses, screening times and donor and ticket information are available at www.TJFFNC.org Individual tickets are $8, ( $7 for Seniors, Students & Groups of 10 or more). Day passes are $30. For directions to Galaxy Cinema visit www.mygalaxycinema.com
For interviews and additional TJFF information contact TJFF press representative:
Sharon Van Vechten at sharonvanvechten@yahoo.com or 919-923-2096