MJFF Executive Director Interviewed on 207
‘The Maine Jewish Film Festival goes back to its roots – Yes, there are still plenty of movies but they’re not being screened in theaters.’ MJFF
‘The Maine Jewish Film Festival goes back to its roots – Yes, there are still plenty of movies but they’re not being screened in theaters.’ MJFF
MJFF Executive Director Barbara Merson joined Maine Calling on Maine Public for a discussion on Holocaust History: Raising Awareness of the Significance of the Holocaust Among
The JCA’s Molly Curren Rowles spoke with MJFF Executive Director Barbara Merson about the behind-the-scenes process of MJFF, community engagement, and even belly dancing on
The Maine Jewish Film Festival is pleased to announce its first virtual festival, to be held November 7 through 22. Featuring 15 feature and documentary
Thanks to all of the friends, supporters, and staff who gathered to celebrate the launch of the 2020Festival on Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020, Special thanks
A daring Israeli underwater photographer spends 40 years taking stunning close-ups of aquatic wildlife, but one fearsome challenge eludes him: swimming beside a polar bear
What do an American hip hop artist, an Egyptian doctor, and a transexual in Berlin have in common? They all have stories that shed light
While gorging themselves in choice Montreal eateries, Yiddish comedy team YidLife Crisis presents a funny historical and cultural tour of Jewish Montreal centered around its
Who exactly are our American neighbors who want to live in an all-white nation, and how do they promote their viewpoint? This portrait of new
When choreographer Reka Szabo reads a memoir by dancer Eva Fahidi, a 93 year old survivor of Auschwitz who returned to Hungary alone following the
Sumptuously filmed and meticulously researched, this is the story of an astonishing collection of ancient manuscripts hidden for centuries in a Cairo synagogue, and their
Equally loved and loathed, Pauline Kael, The New Yorker’s film critic for 25 years, left an indelible influence on American cinema. Weaving together Kael’s punchy
