International Film Screenings: “Only When I Dance” and “Jaffa”
Presented by the Millersville University Library
co-sponsored by the Foreign Languages Department and the MU Cine Club
Date: Friday, April 29th, 2011
Location: Myers Auditorium, McComsey Hall
7:00 PM – Screening of “Only When I Dance”
9:00 PM – Screening of “Jaffa”
Free and open to the public.
• ONLY WHEN I DANCE, a film by Beadie Finzi. This feel-good documentary follows Irlan and Isabela, two teenagers from the violent favelas of Rio de Janeiro, as they pursue their dreams of becoming professional ballet dancers. This inspiring story takes us from Rio – where their communities must raise the funds to support their ambitions – to exhilarating ballet competitions in New York and Switzerland. It’s a film about their determination to dance, and the price one must pay for talent, ambition and success. Tribeca Film Festival. Brazil, United Kingdom | 2009 | In English and Portuguese with subtitles
• JAFFA, a film by Keren Yedaya. In the heart of the Israeli city of Jaffa, Reuven’s garage is a family-run business. The garage workers consist of Reuven’s beautiful daughter Mali, his aggressive and distant son Meir, as well as the young Palestinian man, Toufik. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years, and that Mali is pregnant with Toufik’s child. As the two lovers secretly make their wedding arrangements, tension steadily builds between Toufik and Meir, who openly voices his disdain and prejudices about Arabs. As these relationships continue to intensify, emotions begin to boil, resulting in an astonishing conclusion. Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival. Israeli | 2009 | Hebrew with English subtitles
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