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The next week and a half is a big time for film festivals in D.C. The Washington Jewish Film Festival and the Capital Irish Film Festival start today, and both conclude Dec. 11. Let’s take a look at each of them.
After the Cup” width=”250″ height=”145″ />Washington Jewish Film Festival More than 50 events, including film screenings and filmmakers talks, will take place at 10 venues in D.C., as well as the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. As expected, there’s a number of films that address the Holocaust (2 or 3 Things I Know About Him, Das Kind, Gruber’s Journey, KZ, A Pause in the Holocaust) and Arab relations (After the Cup, The Infidel, Jaffa, the shorts compilation Coffee—Between Reality and Imagination, and the TV series Arab Labor). But there are also stories about inconvenient love (Five Hours From Paris), dating on the other side of middle age (Sixty in the City), and the great American pastime (Jews and Baseball). La Rafle, which tells the story of the Nazi occupation of France, opens the festival tonight with a sold-out screening at the Avalon Theatre. Screenings are $10. Next week keep your eyes peeled on the blog for film reviews.