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The LA Premiere of 
“AULCIE”
by Dani Menkin

Streaming online will be extended through
 October 19, 2020 (midnight!)

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We honored Aulcie Perry for his contributions to combating racial discrimination and to building bridges of understanding between African Americans and Jews and Israelis.

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Panelists included (L – R) LAJFF Director Hilary Helstein, Filmmaker Dani Menkin, Consul General of Israel, Dr. Hillel Newman, K.J. Matthews, journalist of the AAFCA, producer Jon Weinbach and Aulcie Perry himself!

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AULCIE tells the inspiring story of Aulcie Perry, a basketball legend who led Maccabi Tel Aviv to an upset win in the European Championship. During the summer of 1976, Aulcie Perry was spotted by a scout for Maccabi Tel Aviv while playing in Harlem and was quickly signed to play. After the season, Aulcie converted to Judaism and became an Israeli citizen. His relationship with Israel’s top model was the focus of relentless media attention and cemented his status as an international phenomenon. But behind the scenes he srtuggled with addiction. This compelling film tells the story of this remarkable athlete who captured the spirit of a nation, triumphant and victorious against all odds, and put Israel on the map.

Documentary/2019/72 mins/Hebrew & English with English subtitles

WATCH THE LA PREMIERE OF A SHORT FILM HERE!

“AULCIE” is Sponsored by the
Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles 

In partnership with the
African America Film Critics Association

and friends at

In Loving Memory of
RUTH BADER GINSBURG
We are devastated by the loss of the beloved,
intrepid Supreme Court Justice.
May her memory be a blessing.

We  honor her legacy and pay her tribute
Watch the Q&A with JULIE COHEN, acclaimed director of the Academy Award nominated sensation, “RBG”

Click on the picture below to stream the YouTube Q&A

THIS Q&A IS A MUST SEE!!
SHARED LEGACIES

LAJFF made history with this superb Q&A panel with activists and speakers from the film SHARED LEGACIES who came together to discuss the African American-Jewish relationship during the civil rights era and NOW! It included Dr. Shari Rogers, Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Gina Belafonte, Dr. Susannah Heschel, Sherry Frank, moderated by Dr. Michael Berenbaum.

Watch by clicking this picture.

Directed by Dr. Shari Rogers

In honor of “good trouble” Congressman John Lewis
and Rev. C.T. Vivian

SHARED LEGACIES is a moving tribute to the historic partnership between Jews and African Americans during the long history of the civil rights struggle in America. It begins with the founding of the NAACP in 1909 and showcases the bigotry and segregation that both groups have faced. There are narrations and testimonies from Holocaust survivors, leaders, and advocates such as U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King’s confidants, Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, actor/activist Harry Belafonte and daughter Gina Belafonte, Dr. Susannah Heschel, daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel,  members of the King family, and many others.
SHARED LEGACIES contends with profound issues of antisemitism and systemic racism that engulf us in the current national crisis and pursues the aspiration of Dr. King to create a “coalition of conscience.”

Documentary | 95 min | USA | 2020
Courtesy of Spill the Honey and Menemsha Films

Congratulations to MARIA SCHRADER,
on her Emmy nomination and for the 8 Emmy nominations for the Netflix series,
“UNORTHODOX”

You can watch the conversation with Ms. Schrader here now! Click the image below.

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