March 24, 2008
THE CANTOR'S SON film screening
On Sunday, March 30 at 4:15 pm The National Center for Jewish Film will screen the newly-restored 1937 Yiddish feature film THE CANTOR'S SON, starring Moishe Oysher, with new English subtitles. The screening is part of JEWISHFILM.2008 NCJF's 11th Annual Film Festival running from March 29-April 13.Restoration of the film was made possible by her friends through the Miriam Saul Krant Preservation Fund, and by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture & the Eastman Kodak Company, with support from Brandeis University & the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The restored version of THE CANTOR'S SON had its world premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2006 and its American premiere at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in January 2007. The March 30th screening at JEWISHFILM.2008 will be the film's New England premiere.
We hope to see you at the screening of THE CANTOR'S SON on Sunday March 30 at 4:15 pm at Wasserman Cinematheque at Brandeis University.
For more information visit www.jewishfilm.org or call 781.736.8600. A flyer announcing the screening is attached below. Restoration of THE CANTOR'S SON honors the memory of MIRIAM SAUL KRANT, The National Center for Jewish Film's co-founder and associate director for 30 years. Mimi passed away two years ago last month. Posted by jmwc at March 24, 2008 09:04 PM