Tue, Jan 21

6 – 7 PM

My Polish Honeymoon

New York Jewish Film Festival

When two French newlyweds take their honeymoon in Poland, the home of their Jewish grandparents, excitement about their families’ histories gives way to anxiety and culture clash in this dark romantic comedy.

Film

8:30 – 10:30 PM

I Was Not Born a Mistake

New York Jewish Film Festival

This beautiful documentary tells the story of Yiscah Smith, who was living as an ultra-orthodox married man with six children and deep ties in the Hasidic community before abruptly leaving Israel. Twenty years later, Smith returned—as a woman. Screens with Butterflies in Berlin: Diary of a Soul Split in Two.

Film