"American Birthright" Virtual Film Screening
When:
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2022 12:00a -
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 11:30p
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2022 12:00a -
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 11:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
$13
Hosted by:
Join Boston Jewish Film for a virtual screening of American Birthright. Enjoy a pre-recorded Q&A with Director and film subject Becky Tahel, included with purchase of ticket! Available to Massachusetts Residents only with a valid MA address.
American Birthright is a feature-length documentary that follows an Israeli-American's grapple with religion, love, and identity after her younger sister marries outside the faith. Becky journeys to carve out her identity as an Israeli immigrant in Los Angeles by consulting a handful of Rabbis, religious experts, mentors, and family around her initial question, "should I marry Jewish?". What she finds changes her initial question to "why be Jewish?" & shifts the very course of her life. American Birthright isn't a solely Jewish story — Becky gives an authentic voice to those struggling to fit in, find their purpose and identity, and own their individuality in a world that begs assimilation.
