MILLVILLE — The newly-reopened Levoy Theater in Millville will host the Fifth Annual Jewish Film Festival.

The Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties presents four award-winning films by Jewish filmmakers through Oct. 22.

"We are gratified over the reception that the festival has received the past four years," said Steven Schimmel, executive director of the Jewish Federation. "With the reopening of the newly-refurbished Levoy Theater, we welcome the opportunity to present our festival there this year."

The festival will show “Nora’s Will,” “Anita,” “A Matter of Size” and “Restoration.”

The four films display universal human situations from a uniquely Jewish and Israeli perspective.

“Society can be looked at through a special vantage point through films, and foreign films can do this in an extra special, artistic way,” Schimmel said. “Films dealing with a different culture than ours can present a unique take on universal problems and situations.”

"Nora's Will" plays on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The 2008 film is about Jose who finds out his ex-wife has committed suicide and has to help with her funeral. The film won the audience award at the Miami Film Festival, Golden Astor Award for Best Film at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival and the Silver St. George Award for Best Director at the Moscow International Film Festival.

"Anita," a 2009 drama, plays on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. It is about a young woman with Down syndrome who has to learn how to live by herself after somebody bombs the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association. The film has won several audience awards at film festivals.

"A Matter of Size" is a 2009 film from Israel about a group of people fed up with diet workshops, eventually discovering Sumo wrestling. The film won the Audience Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, three Israeli Academy Awards and the Audience Award at the Washington Jewish Film Festival. It plays at the Levoy on Oct. 21 at 4 p.m.

The final film showing is "Restoration" on Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The film is a 2011 drama from Israel about an old man who has worked all his life at an antique restoration workshop. It won multiple awards at the Israeli Film Academy, Haggiag Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Crystal Globe Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tickets are $8 for one film, $15 for two films, $20 for three films and $25 for all four films. Admission is free for students and children under 12.

Tickets can be purchased from the Jewish Federation by calling 856-696-4445 or visiting the Levoy Theater prior to showtime.

Presentations on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 can also include a combination dinner and a movie for $35 at Andrea Trattoria Italiana.

The Jewish Film Festival is funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

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