Cartoon Jews November 9, 2006

The 14th Street Y's Lights! Camera! Jews! Film Series Presents: CARTOON JEWS: A Night of Sweet and Subversive Jewish Animation

Who knew Jews could draw this stuff up? Not for a G audience, Jewish animation takes on nose jobs and the shtetl, the pope, the Holocaust, JDate, the Western Wall, and true love. Celebrate the best in Jewish animation with an array of styles from all over the world. Curated by Ilana Trachtman. Featuring:

ALMONDS AND WINE (Arnie Lipsey, 1999, Canada, Yiddish, with English subtitles) The journey of a young bride and groom from Eastern Europe to North America is set to joyful, rollicking music.

THE NUCLEAR PHYSICIST GIVES HIS SON FREE ADVICE (Hanan Harchol, 2006, USA.) An Israeli nuclear physicist gives his son "free" advice about circumcision, internet dating, and women.

A GOOD JOKE (Nick Fox-Grieg, 2005, USA) A perennial Jewish joke: a priest challenges a rabbi to a debate on the spiritual condition of Jewish people.
SILENCE (Orly Yadin and Sylvie Bringas, 1998, England) After a comfortable life in Sweden, Tana finally breaks her silence about surviving Teresienstadt.

JACOB'S WALL (Daniel Sivan, 2005, Israel, Hebrew, with English subtitles) Yaacov discovers he is the legal owner of the Western Wall. Now he must do something with it …

JOHN AND MICHAEL (Shira Avni, 2004, Canada) John and Michael pays homage to two men with Down syndrome who share an intimate and profoundly loving relationship.
DOCUMENTARY (Jesse Epstein, 2006, USA) An animated documentary work-in-progress.

$10 (includes Two Boots pizza and beer soiree after the films)
ADVANCE TIX: www.twoboots.com/pioneer

Official Website: http://14StreetY.org