This summer, Tuesday is the night for Jewish-themed films at the Southampton Arts Center (SAC). All the movies to be screened celebrate the Jewish experience as a part of the Southampton Jewish Film Festival, which began July 9. The next film on July 23, “Hag: The Story of the Hasidic Actors’ Guild,” is an outrageously funny mockumentary survey of Jewish visibility in cinema and fictionalized history replete with archival “behind the scenes” footage, interviews, and staged scenes. The 2008 film documents the life of Yisrael “Izzi” Lifschutz who acted in or consulted on such Hollywood films as “The Chosen,” “Stranger Among Us” and the independent classic “Pi” (which he also co-produced). It also goes beyond its humor to speak to contemporary Jewish experience. As Mr. Lifshutz boasts, “I’m so animated they call me the kosher ham.”
The movie begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $15 at brownpapertickets.com and at the door of Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton Village. Other films coming up include: July 30: “Who Will Write Our History” August 6: “Moritz Daniel Oppenheim” August 13: “The Dybbuk” August 20: “Monsieur Mayonnaise” For more information, visit southamptonjewishfilmfestival.com.
Staff Writer on Jul 5, 2019