The "Socalled" Movie January 23, 2011

The “Socalled” Movie
Director: Garry Beitel
(Canada, 2010, 86m)

Documentarian Beitel (My Dear Clara, NYJFF 2003) returns with this kaleidoscopic portrait of artistically fearless klezmer hip-hop artist Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin. A pianist, singer, arranger, rapper, producer and composer (and also a magician, filmmaker, and visual artist), he is blasting through the boundaries that separate music from different cultures, eras and generations. Filmed in Socalled’s Montreal neighborhood, where Hasidic Jews and hipsters crowd the sidewalks, and in New York, France and Ukraine.

Screenings:

Saturday, January 22: 9:00pm, with performance by Socalled
Sunday, January 23: 6:15pm

For more information and to order tickets to The New York Jewish Film Festival: http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/nyjff2011

To read the press release: http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/NYJFF2011PressRelease

To download the poster: Flickr [The “Socalled” Movie]