Films, Folks and Faigeles: NewFest at The JCC

NewFest 2010 continues its proud history of community partnerships with two documentary screenings tonight, both queer, both with a decidedly Jewish flair. They’re co-spoonsored by our friends at Faigele Film Festival: The New York Jewish LGBTQ Film Festival at Jewish Community Center:

First up at 7pm  is Gay Days, by director Yair Qedar (pictured, right). This moving history of the LGBT rights movement in Israel features rare archival footage and interviews with human rights activists, sex workers, and the acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox.

Afterwards, we lighten things up a bit at 9pm with The So-Called Movie. Josh Dolgin, aka So-Called (below) is an unabashedly gay-Jewish-Canadian rapper known for his eclectic blend of hip hop and klezmer. The doc follows So-Called as he carries out his mission to bring a klezmer/funk hybrid mix to the music world. Be sure to stick around after the show for the audience talkback… and watch DJ So-Called touch the funk in a special live performance.

Both films will be screened at The Jewish Community Center, Amsterdam at West 76th Street, Manhattan. Tickets are available through this website, or at our box office at the SVA Theater, 23rd Street at Eighth Avenue in Chelsea.