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Six films will be shown in four locations in Trumbull and Mahoning counties for the 2019 Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival.
The fest aims to take participants on a cinematic, cultural journey that depicts a broad spectrum of Jewish life and features films from all over the world.
This year's offerings are:
• "Who Will Write Our History" -- This documentary tells the story of a an underground movement of Jewish intellectuals that carries out an extraordinary form of wartime resistance during World War II. It will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, and it will be followed by a live video conference with the producer.
• "The Unorthodox" -- Tired of being pushed around, a disenfranchised Sephardic father launches an improvised campaign to establish influence in 1980s Israeli society. The drama will be shown 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at Encore Cinema, 930 Great East Plaza, Niles.
• The "The Samuel Project" -- Eli gets to know his grandfather Samuel for the first time when he makes him the subject of an animated art project for school. With dreams of becoming a professional artist, the high school senior discovers that his grandpa, a Jewish dry cleaner, was heroically saved from Nazi capture in Germany by a young woman when he was a boy. It will be shown at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Movies 8, 469 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman.
• "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast" -- Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner (who shows no signs of slowing down at 95) tracks down several celebrated nonagenarians and a few others over 100 to show how the twilight years can truly be the happiest and most rewarding. It will be shown at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Encore Cinema, Niles.
• "Look at Us Now, Mother!" -- This humorous, moving, intimate and courageous film follows the transformation of an abusive mother and tumultuous mother-daughter relationship to that of acceptance and love as we follow the personal story of the filmmaker. It will be shown 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at the JCC. There will be a meet and greet with the producer following the film.
• "The Woman's Balcony" -- An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem in a rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. It will be shown 4 p.m. Oct. 13 at Temple Ohev Tzedek, 5245 Glenwood Ave., Boardman.
Admission to "The Woman's Balcony" is free. Tickets for the other festival films is $7 in advance and $10 at the door for adults and $5 for students. A season ticket good for admission to all films is $40. For tickets or for more information, go to jccyoungstown.org or call 330-746-3250, Ext. 195.