By Maria Esteves – January 10, 2012

The 21st Annual 2012 New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF2012) commences January 11-26, 2012 at the Walter Reade Theater. The festival presented by The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center, annually showcase feature and short films (drama, documentary) that explores the Jewish experience. The 21st NYJFF celebration consist of 34 films (13 N.Y., 1 N.Y.C., 5 U.S., and 6 World premieres), panel discussions, gala receptions, and special events held at the Walter Reade Theater and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.

This year’s opening and closing night premieres are MABUL (THE FLOOD), directed by Guy Nattiv, at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 11, 6:00 PM; and WELCOME TO KUTSHER’S: THE LAST CATSKILLS RESORT, directed by Caroline Laskow & Ian Rosenberg, at the Walter Reade Theater, Thursday, January 26, 8:30 PM. For further information, call 1.212.875.5601 or visit: http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/NYJFF2012 or http://www.filmlinc.com

21st Annual 2012 New York Jewish Film Festival Official Lineup

Opening Night New York Premiere of MABUL (THE FLOOD), directed by Guy Nattiv. Israel/Canada/France | 2010 | 101min | Hebrew with English subtitles.

Closing Night World Premiere of WELCOME TO KUTSHER’S: THE LAST CATSKILLS RESORT, directed by Caroline Laskow & Ian Rosenberg. United States | 2012 | 73min | English.

NYJFF2012 DRAMA & DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

100 VOICES: A JOURNEY HOME, directed by Danny Gold & Matthew Asner. U.S. | 2012 | 91min | English.

400 MILES TO FREEDOM, directed by Avishai Yeganyahu Mekonen & Shari Rothfarb Mekonen. U.S./Israel | 2012 | 60 min | English/Hebrew/Amharic with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 World Premiere.

A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA, directed by Thierry Binisti. France | 2010 | 90min | French/Hebrew/English/Arabic with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 U.S. Premiere.

BACHELOR DAYS ARE OVER, directed by Katia Lewkowicz. France | 2011 | 96min | French with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

BREAKING HOME TIES, directed by Frank N. Seltzer & George K. Rowlands. United States | 1922 | 78min | B/W Silent with English intertitles, live piano by Donald Sosin | Restored version. NYJFF2012 U.S. Premiere.

DAAS, directed by Adrian Panek. Poland | 2011 | 102min | Polish with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 U.S. Premiere.

DEAF JAM, directed by Judy Lieff. Documentary | United States | 2011 | 70min | English/American Sign Language fully subtitled. NYJFF2012 N.Y.C. Premiere.

DRESSING AMERICA: TALES FROM THE GARMENT CENTER, directed by Stephen Fischler & Joel Sucher. Documentary | United States | 2011 | 57min | English. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY, directed by Jonathan Gruber & Ari Daniel Pinchot. Documentary | United States | 2012 | 80min | English/Hebrew with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 World Premiere.

INCESSANT VISIONS: LETTERS FROM AN ARCHITECT, directed by Duki Dror. Israel | 2011 | 70min | Hebrew/German with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

INVISIBLE, directed by Michal Aviad. Israel | 2011 | 90min | Hebrew with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

IRAQ ‘N’ ROLL, directed by Gili Gaon. Musical Documentary | Israel | 2011 | 52min | Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

JOANN SFAR DRAWS FROM MEMORY, directed by Sam Ball. Documentary | U.S./France | 2012 | 46min | French with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 World Premiere.

LEA AND DARIJA, directed by Branko Ivanda. Croatia | 2011 | 101min | Croatian with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 U.S. Premiere.

LOST LOVE DIARIES, directed by Yasmine Novak. Documentary | Israel | 2011 | 53min | English/Hebrew/Dutch with English subtitles.

MARY LOU, directed by Eytan Fox. Israel | 2010 | 150min | Hebrew with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

MY AUSTRALIA, directed by Ami Drozd. Israel/Poland | 2009 | 100min | Polish/Hebrew with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

MY FATHER EVGENI, directed by Andrei Zagdansky. United States/Ukraine | 2010 | 77min | Russian with English subtitles.

MY SONG GOES ROUND THE WORLD, directed by Richard Oswald. England | 1933 | 85min | English.

THE MOON IS JEWISH, directed by Michal Tkaczynski. Documentary | Poland | 2011 | 45min | Polish with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

REMEMBRANCE, directed by Anna Justice. Germany | 2011 | 105min | English/German /Polish with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

RESTORATION, Joseph Madmony | Israel | 2010 | 105min | Hebrew with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

SHOAH: THE UNSEEN INTERVIEWS U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Documentary | United States | 2011 | 55min | English. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

TORN, directed by Ronit Kertsner. Documentary | Israel | 2011 | 72min | Hebrew/English/French and Polish with English subtitles.

THE SILENT HISTORIAN, directed by Simonka de Jong. Documentary | The Netherlands | 2011 | 55min | Dutch with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 U.S. Premiere.

THE QUEEN HAS NO CROWN, directed by Tomer Heymann. Israel | 2011 | 82min | English/Hebrew with English subtitles.

WHITE: A MEMOIR IN COLOR, directed by Joel Katz. Documentary | United States | 2012 | 59min | English. NYJFF2012 World Premiere.

NYJFF 2012 DRAMA & DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

GRANDMOTHERS, directed by Michael Wahrmann. Brazil | 2009 | 12min | Portuguese with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

HOWL, Natalie Bettelheim & Sharon Michaeli | Israel | 2011 | 7min | Silent Film.

LETTERS HOME, Melissa Hacker | U.S | 2010 | 9min | English.
ORBIT, directed by Jessica Dorfman. United States | 2011 | 19min | English. NYJFF2012 N.Y. Premiere.

PANTA RHEI, Amos Holzman | Israel | 2010 | 20min | Hebrew with English subtitles.

THREE PROMISES, directed by Edward Serotta. Serbia/United States | 2011 | 19min | Serbian with English subtitles. NYJFF2012 World Premiere.