Washington Jewish Film Festival
washington jewish film festival wjff washington dc one world oldest largest jewish film festival focusing jewish israeli issue festival shown hundred film ranging genre theme held aaron cecile goldman theater washington dc jewish community center cinema washington suburban maryland virginia festival founded aviva kempner successfully run twenty year presented washington dcjccs morris cafritz center art promote preservation jewish culture diversity narrative festival provides forum film jewish theme often otherwise find place public exhibition washington dc area many film screen life festival circuit specialty dvdrelease meaning attendee opportunity experience rarely seen film encourage innovation vitality within jewish culture festival highlight film place jewish theme new context challenge longheld assumption wjff forefront presenting film provide constructive critique jewish identity reconsider major cultural guidepost zionism holocaust assimilation well place woman homosexual people diverse background lifestyle jewish life tradition expose widest possible audience lowcost low barrier entry jewish culture jewish diaspora interacted numerous host culture course long history festival seek film examine aspect jewish experience often act prism view multiple culture festival also dedicated presenting film engage wide audience lowest possible cost provide forum audience interact filmmaker filmmaker receive feedback filmmaker attending festival engage open energetic dialogue festival audience worksinprogress program uncompleted project festival provides new veteran filmmaker opportunity screen worksinprogress portion film audience critical point creative process wjff led individual following wjff staff director ilya tovbis associate director operation kaitlin whitman outreach communication manager alexis rodriguez administrative coordinator carolyn hoehner wjff film council wjff yearround yearround exhibition arm washington jewish film festival presenting entertaining thoughtprovoking feature documentary short around world approximately weekly basis aaron cecile goldman theater edlavitch dcjcc screening accompanied speaker including filmmaker scholar heading home tale team israel documentary film underdog israel national baseball team competing first time world baseball classic audience award best documentary washington jewish film festival official website