The best of Israeli and Jewish cinema, on a real screen, a few blocks from home. Screenings run through the year at Mamaroneck Cinemas, and some nights come with a drink before the film and a conversation after.
Cairo, 2011. As the Arab Spring boils over in Tahrir Square, five Israelis are trapped inside their embassy while the crowd tries to break in, and they have to hold out for 24 hours. Inspired by true events, from the creator of Your Honor.
A broke millennial and his eccentric grandfather go into business together making illegal moonshine, and end up on the wrong side of the police and a local crime family.
Twelve-year-old Shay discovers his father's affair and starts blackmailing him. What begins as a family secret turns into an all-out feud, until father and son have to team up to save the youngest kid.
Late-1990s Israel. Johnny gets out of juvenile detention and falls in with kids from his neighborhood selling drugs, and their success puts them in the sights of the police and the old crime networks. Drawn from the creators' own lives.
It opens on a Chanukah night in a Russian village, with the Mousekewitz family lighting the menorah. When trouble comes, they set out for America, and young Fievel ends up lost and alone in New York, searching the whole city for his family. A Jewish story about holding on to hope, for kids and the parents who grew up on it.
No single festival week. Films come through on a rolling basis, so there's usually something on the calendar.
Selected screenings get a little more: wine and something to eat beforehand, a speaker or filmmaker afterward.
Buy tickets straight from Mamaroneck Cinemas, like any other movie. The list just makes sure you hear first.
Mamaroneck Cinemas sits inside the old Playhouse, which opened on Mamaroneck Avenue in 1925 and came back to life as an eight-screen neighborhood theater in 2022. It's a good room for a film that deserves an audience.
One short email when a new film is confirmed, plus invitations to the film nights. No spam, and you can leave anytime.