Film Festival Information

 

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Film Festival

Rutgers Jewish Film Festival. November 5 to November 15, 2026. Join us to celebrate Jewish History, Culture, and Experiences. Presented by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life

The 27th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, November 5–15, 2026!

View the film lineup HERE!

 

 Award-winning international films • Israeli films • Comedies • Documentaries • Thought-provoking, entertaining cinema & discussions with film experts offer intriguing new ways to look at the world

 

Join us for this beloved annual event, which brings our diverse community together to celebrate powerful and vital Jewish stories from around the globe. The festival champions the voices of Jewish and Israeli filmmakers; enhances engagement with Jewish history, experience, and identity; and promotes Jewish arts and culture in Central New Jersey.

Community partnership makes this festival possible. Learn about sponsorship opportunities HERE! 

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 3:15 PM The Soundman
5:30 PM Patron Reception
7:00 PM Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 7:00 PM Bookends
9:15 PM Double Panther
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 12:30 PM We Met at Grossinger’s / Borscht
3:00 PM The Darkest Light
5:15 PM The Soundman
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 12:30 PM We Met at Grossinger’s / Borscht
3:00 PM Lost in Territories
7:30 PM Tell Me Everything
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 12:30 PM Behind Her Eyes / My Friend Sam
3:00 PM Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie
7:30 PM Bookends
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 7:00 PM Lost in Territories
9:15 PM Tell Me Everything
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 12:30 PM Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford
3:00 PM Safe Room
5:15 PM Double Panther

 

TICKET PRICES

$16 – General
$75 – Discount package (5 films)
$8 – Student (in-person only)

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Security Statement

The Bildner Center is taking the following safety precautions at our events. We have met with Rutgers University Police Department to develop a security plan for Center events and the upcoming Rutgers Jewish Film Festival. The responsibilities of the Rutgers Police Department extend far beyond campus and include providing dispatch for New Brunswick, Highland Park, and several other municipalities in Middlesex County, as well as monitoring social media.

At the film festival, there will be police presence both in the theater and in the parking lot every day of the festival. North Brunswick police have also been notified of our event. The Rutgers Police Department is carefully monitoring the security situation on the state and local levels and we have been assured that there is currently no elevated threat to New Jersey. We are prepared to make adjustments as needed going forward. Our community’s safety is our top priority.