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The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival presents The Invisibles, a 2017 German docudrama following the lives of four Holocaust survivors.
Admission by donation.
Set in a Chinese Restaurant, Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas presents an offbeat, irreverent musical documentary. An amazing tale of Jewish immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture’s mainstream – a generation of songwriters who found in Christmas the perfect holiday in which to imagine a better world, and for at least one day a year, make us believe in it.
Featuring the songs of Jewish songwriters, Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks.
Winner: Best Direction in a Documentary, Canadian Screen Awards
MEL BROOKS – BEHIND THE SCENES
The Producers Problem: Propaganda, Provocation, Promotion?
Thursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:00pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom
Free. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Mel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope between comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achieved this balance in his seismic hit The Producers, and controversies around his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.
Adam Roberts will analyze the original 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation, considering the critical reception of each work, as he peeks behind the zeitgeist of this unlikely fable.
Special Programs at the JCC With Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts
Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory Theatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Roberts was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and is a contributing writer for Backstage magazine.
Sponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series.
MEL BROOKS – BEHIND THE SCENES
The Producers Problem: Propaganda, Provocation, Promotion?
Thursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:00pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom
Free. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Mel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope between comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achieved this balance in his seismic hit The Producers, and controversies around his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.
Adam Roberts will analyze the original 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation, considering the critical reception of each work, as he peeks behind the zeitgeist of this unlikely fable.
Special Programs at the JCC With Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts
Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory Theatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Roberts was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and is a contributing writer for Backstage magazine.
Sponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series.
