new york jewish film festival

tomorrow marks the first day of the new york jewish film festival. i can't wait. usually im one of the youngest atttendees and this is not because im that young. many of the films that are included in the festival are quite excellent, i just think that alot of "young" people, and i use that term loosely, dont often attend. perhaps this go round will be different. alot of the films go on to have lives of their own. little jerusalem was at the jff a few years ago and was later at the quad. the ritchie boys was shown at makor several go rounds. a personal favorite was "shalom y'all" about the jews of the south featuring the filmmaker's almost 100 year old grandfather who fled ny for the south. its especially touching to look back at now seeing as the filmmaker had grown up in new orleans. kinky friedman as well as a black jewish chief of police from south carolina were featured in shalom y'all. i think this year too many holocaust films are featured, and not enough just plain jewish life features. the jewish museum does a really good job organizing the festival. unfortunatley not as many orthodox jews attend as one might think would. of course every festival includes the requisite intermarriage film which i always boycott.