Registration required. Please contact the Scheduling Coordinator at schedulingcoordinator@thejm.org or 212-423-3225 to make a reservation.
The Loving Story2011, 77 minutes
Nancy Buirski, Director
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Set during the turbulent Civil Rights era, a racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Richard and Mildred Loving. The Lovings, an interracial couple, fell in love and married at a critical time in American history. Paired with two young and ambitious lawyers driven to pave the way for Civil Rights and social justice through an historic Supreme Court ruling, the Lovings
change the country’s course forever.
Post screening Q & A with Ken Tanabe, Founder/President, Loving Day
Background and Study Guide for The Loving Story.
Love Hate Love 2011, 83 minutes
Don Hardy Jr. and Dana Nachman, Directors
Thursday, April 11, 2013
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Love Hate Love tells the story of three families whose lives were forever changed by some of the most notorious acts of terrorism of the 21st century. These stories of resilience ignite powerful conversations about overcoming adversity and the power of service and love in communities around the world.
Post screening Q & A with Liz Alderman, Founder, Peter C. Alderman Foundation
Background and Study Guide for Love Hate Love.
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Ingelore2009, 40 minutes
Frank Stiefel, Director
Friday, April 12, 2013
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ingelore Herz Honigstein was born in 1924 to Jewish parents in Kuppenheim, Germany. She is deaf. This film is a remarkable, uplifting story of personal and emotional freedom told by a unique storyteller who was able to escape to the United States during the terrifying rise of the Third Reich. Through Honigstein’s eyes, we see the shifts in her classmates’ and neighbors’ attitudes and learn about the hardships of living under Nazi rule.
Preceded by
55 Socks2011, 9 minutes
Co Hoedeman, Director
An animated short based on a poem by Marie Jacobs, this film pays tribute to the ingenuity of the Dutch people during a dark period of their history—the Hunger Winter of 1944–45.
Post screening Q & A with Frank Stiefel, Director of Ingelore.
Background and Study Guide for Ingelore.
New! Join us for our first-ever film festival screening for middle school classes.
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Louder than a Bomb 2010, 99 minutes
Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel, Directors
Friday, April 19, 2013
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
This film is about passion, competition, teamwork and trust as well as the joy of being young and the pain of growing up. It is about speaking out, making noise and finding your voice. Louder than a Bomb chronicles the journey of four teams preparing for and competing in the world’s largest youth poetry slam competition. How and why they do it—and the community they create along the way—is the story at the heart of this inspiring film.
Post screening Q & A with Blue Bellinger, mentor, poet and educator.
Background and Study Guide for Louder than a Bomb.
Resources for Teachers:
Behind The Lens Lesson Plan: Introducing Documentaries to Your Students
The Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in The Moving Image
Core Principles of MLE
The New York Times article Documentaries (in Name Only) of Every Stripe
The High School Film Festival is made possible through the generosity of the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.