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JxJ Film Festival 2025

Lights, Camera, Action!

Presented by the Edlavitch DCJCC, JxJ encompasses the Washington Jewish Film and Music Festivals, alongside a year-round film and music program. JxJ gives exposure to independent filmmakers and musical artists working in the Jewish and/or Israeli space. Each spring, the annual Festival is held on stages and screens throughout DC, Virginia, and Maryland.

The Pozez JCC is proud to bring these cultural films to Northern Virginia through its partnership with Edlavitch DCJCC. Film screenings will take place at Cinema Arts Theatre in Fairfax, VA between Thursday, May 15 and Sunday, May 18. See below for descriptions of each showing.

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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 7:30 PM

Bad Shabbos

David and his fiancée Meg expect a quiet Shabbat dinner with his family on New York’s Upper West Side—but when an accidental death (or murder?) derails the evening, chaos ensues. With Meg’s Catholic parents about to meet David’s Jewish family, the night quickly spirals into a comedy of biblical proportions.
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Saturday, MAY 17, 7:30 PM

Matchmaking 2

Baruch, a Yeshiva man past his prime for marriage, is tasked with picking up Shira from the airport. When a flight delay traps them in the airport over Shabbat, Baruch falls for her despite knowing he has no chance.
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Sunday, MAY 18, 12 PM

Unspoken

When a closeted, religious teenager finds a love letter from before the Holocaust written to his grandfather by another man, he discovers that he might not be alone. With the help of his high-school crush, he sets out to find the mysterious author of the letter and uncover both his grandfather’s identity as well as his own.
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Sunday, MAY 18, 2 PM

Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause

Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause celebrates Chuck Grodin’s hilarious acting career, as well as his decades-long, successful fight to get wrongly convicted people – most of whom were mothers of color with young children – out of prison.
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Sunday, MAY 18, 4 PM

Come Closer

In this emotional drama, Eden’s world is turned upside down after the tragic death of her beloved younger brother. Devastated by grief, she spirals into increasingly desperate actions to cope with her loss.
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SUNDAY, MAY 18, 7:30 PM

31 Candles

Leo Kadner, a 31-year-old New Yorker, has a Bar Mitzvah after reconnecting with his childhood crush Eva Shapiro. To complete his Mitzvah project, Leo must deal with situationships, exes, and family while on a deadline.
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Sunday, May 16, 9 PM

Mazel Tov

When Dario Roitman returns to Argentina for a family wedding and Bat Mitzvah, he expects the usual family drama. His plans are upended when he learns, just hours before his flight, that his father has passed away. As the Roitman family gathers for the funeral, old wounds and tensions resurface.
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