Joyland

(126 min) Drama

Directed by Saim Sadiq

Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque, tells his family he is a manager, not a backup dancer, shaking up the traditional dynamics of his household. Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman Biba who runs the show—a partnership that opens his eyes and his worldview, in unexpected, intimate ways.

In Punjabi and Urdu with subtitles.

Jews of the Wild West

(80 min) Documentary

Directed by Amanda Marshall Kinsey

Jewish pioneers of the Wild West are a largely forgotten chapter in US History. Yet, they played a definitive role shaping the expansion of the United States. By 1912, it is estimated that more than 100,000 Jews had migrated to the Wild West. This documentary tells a positive immigration story and highlights the contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States.

Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis

(94 min) Documentary

Directed by Victoria Bruce

Four immigration attorneys and their multi-year odyssey as the U.S. Government under President Trump upends every law written to protect those fleeing from persecution, violence, and war.

Sponsored by Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C.

Talkback with director Victoria Bruce and Rebecca Eichler, subject of film.

7:30PM-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 at Teaneck Cinemas.

OPENING NIGHT Sponsored by National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Bergen/Passaic Chapter

7:30PM-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10

at Teaneck Cinemas

Sponsored by Bergen County (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Inc.

Talkback with civil rights activist Theodora Smiley Lacey

8:00PM-SATURDAY,

NOVEMBER 11

at Temple Emeth

Doors open at 7:00pm for buffet and drinks. Reservations - $35/person minimum donation.

Click to donate.

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