FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION FILM DIRECTOR SETH FISHER
We regret to announce that due to film commitments Brian Cox will be unable to attend the screening.
Seth has written and produced several award-winning series including Saints & Strangers (NatGeo, Writers Guild Award win), The Alienist (Emmy Award nomination), Masters of Sex, and Harley and the Davidsons ( WGA nomination). He has developed for several studios and currently working on a new adaptation of Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War with Seth MacFarlane.
“Fast, funny, fierce, multi-layered…” – IndieWire
Celebrated New York playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own personal obstacles through a set of circumstances so improbably ironic they might as well have been lifted from one of Harold’s plays.
Hilarious, delightful and heart-warming, director/actor Seth Fisher is an exceptional new talent and this movie is one not to be missed!
A unique and bittersweet coming-of-age tale about ten year old Michael Cohen. Michael’s world is a confusing mix of Jewish tradition and secular society, a result of his father, Ben, “marrying out”.
When Michael realises a spelling test falls on Rosh Hashanah, his father’s Jewish heritage becomes an opportunity to skip class. Underneath this simple tale, Happy New Year tells a deeper, universal story about how identity confusion can lead a child to behave in unexpected and unusual ways.
Winner: Film of the Month, Shortcutz Amsterdam
Official selection: Geneva International Film Festival 2014
Official selection: San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2015
Sponsored by Fiona and Peter Needleman
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