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Manship Theatre 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
The Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival returns this year, bringing a series of acclaimed films to the Manship Theatre related to Jewish culture and history. On the bill are:
• January 16, 7 pm: Big Sonia: The owner of the only thriving business in a Kansas City Mall, a widow, an epitome of Old World glamour, and a Holocaust survivor—Sonia Warshawski is a heroine of courage and self-preservation.
• January 17, 7 pm: The Mossad: Imperfect Spies: Duki Dror's documentary is an unprecedented inside look into the stories of 24 former Mossad spy-chiefs and operatives, delving into the personal and operational challenges of working within the all-powerful intelligence agency.
• January 19, 7:30 pm: Itzhak: Documenting the life of the violinist Itzhak Perlaman, director Alison Chernick unspools the polio-survivor's life story through conversations with masterful musicians, family and friends, and his wife of 50 years. A portrait of musical virtuosity despite insurmountable odds, this is also a warm and sometimes quite funny ode to his life.
• January 20, 3 pm: Driver: So Ruzummy drives liars around the city to potential marks in exchange for half of whatever they collect, and then one day his daughter asks to come along. A tender story of a father and daughter, surviving in a harsh world of beggars and cons, Driver is a film about stories—telling, collecting, and hiding them.
Visit brjff.com to view clips from the films and read additional details. Reserved seats are $8.50. 100 Lafayette Street, inside the Shaw Center for the Arts. manshiptheatre.org.
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