Thank you for being a part of our 2026 SPOTLIGHT ON JEWISH FILM series! We are so thankful for your continued support for Gold Coast Arts and our Film Series!
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FILM LINEUP:
ONCE UPON MY MOTHER
Ken Scott | France-Canada | 102 minutes | 2025 | French, with English subtitles
March 30th – 7pm at North Shore Towers Cinema – EVENT HAS PASSED
Inspired by Roland Perez’s beloved bestselling autobiography, this irresistible cinematic gem is a triumphant celebration of unconditional love. Once Upon My Mother is a joyful, heartwarming family saga that radiates faith, devotion, and the transformative power of maternal love.
THE ROAD BETWEEN US
Barry Avrich | Canada | 95 minutes | 2025
April 6th – 7pm at North Shore Towers Cinema – EVENT HAS PASSED
April 23rd – 7pm at Temple Beth-El Great Neck
Doors open 6:30 p.m. with a Wine and Dessert reception; program begins 7 p.m.
Winner! 2025 Toronto Int’l Film Festival People’s Choice Award – Best Documentary.
Retired Israeli general Noam Tibon rescues his family from Hamas terrorists who invaded their home during a massacre, sparking an ongoing conflict. A profoundly human story about courage, family, and the power of love in the face of unimaginable terror.
“The most talked-about documentary of the year.” – The Globe and Mail
“Undeniably gripping.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Special event pricing:
$18 for TBE & Gold Coast Arts Film Society members; $25 for not-yet members
SEVEN BLESSINGS
Ayelet Menahemi| Israel | 108 minutes | 2023 | Hebrew, French, Arabic with English subtitles
April 8th – 7pm at North Shore Towers Cinema – EVENT HAS PASSED
In this bittersweet dramedy, a boisterous Moroccan-Jewish clan reunites for a cross-cultural wedding that surfaces festering secrets.
NEVER ALONE
Klaus Härö | Finland | 85 minutes | 2024 | Finnish, with English subtitles
April 13th – 7pm at North Shore Towers Cinema – EVENT HAS PASSED
A powerful and poignant true story of courage, resilience, and defiance during one of history’s darkest periods.
THE PROPERTY
Dana Modan | Israel, Poland | 108 minutes | 2024 | Polish, Hebrew, with English subtitles
April 15th – 7pm at North Shore Towers Cinema – EVENT HAS PASSED
The Property transforms a simple inheritance dispute into a poignant journey of memory, identity, and reconciliation.
SPECIAL EVENTS –
FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Short films about food, with a Jewish twist
Temple Beth-El of Great Neck – 5 Old Mill Rd, Great Neck, NY 11023
March 12, 2026 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30) – EVENT HAS PASSED.
Enjoy a fantastic program of short films all about FOOD including narratives; documentaries; comedies; dramas; true stories; foreign films and everything in between! Special emphasis on Jewish food and traditions.
Sponsored by the Susan Stumer Center for Cultural Arts.
FILM & AUTHOR TALKS –
Antisemitism on Film – Free screenings of Academy-award nominated films followed by conversations with noted Professor / Author FOSTER HIRSCH.
Foster Hirsch is a professor of film at Brooklyn College and the author of sixteen books on film and theater, including Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King, The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir, and A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio. He lives in New York City. His newest book, Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties, is a fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system is set against the boom of the post–World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts.
GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT – SCREENING & CONVERSATION
March 5, 2026 – 2:00pm – EVENT HAS PASSED
Great Neck Library, Main Branch – 159 Bayview Ave, Great Neck, NY 11023
About the film:
Directed by Elia Kazan • 1947 • USA
Starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield
The story of Philip Schuyler Green (Gregory Peck) , a journalist who poses as a Jew in order to investigate anti-Semitism in post-World War II New York City and environs.
CROSSFIRE – SCREENING & CONVERSATION
March 26, 2026 – 2:00pm – EVENT HAS PASSED
Port Washington Public Library – 1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050
About the film:
Directed by Edward Dmytryk • 1947 • USA
Starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan
This gritty film noir made history as the first Hollywood film to confront antisemitism. The story follows three World War II soldiers who become suspects in the murder of a Jewish hotel guest.
SHORT FILM PROGRAMS –
SHORTS @ GREAT NECK LIBRARY
Great Neck Library, Main Branch – 159 Bayview Ave, Great Neck, NY 11023
Spotlight on Jewish Films – Short Films (NO SUBTITLES)
March 16, 2026 – 2:00pm – EVENT HAS PASSED
SHORTS @ PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Port Washington Public Library – 1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050
Spotlight on Jewish Films – Short Film Programs 1 & 2
Join us for a fantastic collection of short films featured as part of the Gold Coast Arts annual Spotlight on Jewish Films. Program includes narratives and documentaries; comedies and dramas; true stories and fantasies, foreign and English language films and everything in between!
Program 1 – March 10, 2026 – 2:00pm – EVENT HAS PASSED
Program 2 – March 19, 2026 – 7:00pm – EVENT HAS PASSED