Saturday | 28.12.24

Time Items
All day
 
11am
11:00
Concerto: Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen
5pm
17:00
The Books He Didn’t Burn
6pm
18:30
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
18:30
The Two Mariettes
7pm
19:00
JJFF Opening Event: The Brutalist
19:30
Marathon Mom + conversation
8pm
20:30
Most People Die on Sundays
20:45
Kafka
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Monthly Screenings

The Idol
The Idol
Dir.: Hany Abu-Assad | 100 minutes

The Idol

Palestine, UK, Qatar, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates 2015 | 100 minutes | Arabic | Hebrew subtitles

A poignant melodrama inspired by the incredible story of Mohammed Assaf, a wedding singer from Khan Younis refugee camp, who at 22 became a worldwide sensation as the winner of the second season of Arab Idol. The Idol is an inspirational true story about love, ambition, and freedom. 

Dir.:
Hany Abu-Assad
W.:
Tawfik Barhom, Hiba Attalah