Lights. Camera. Community. Experience the Broward Jewish Film Festival.
The David Posnack Jewish Community Center presents the inaugural Broward Jewish Film Festival, March 11–15, at Savor Cinema and the David Posnack JCC. This new cultural event features six curated films highlighting Jewish life, history, identity, and contemporary experiences through powerful storytelling.
The festival presents powerful films exploring resilience, identity, and heritage. Select screenings feature special guests, including Nancy Spielberg (A Letter to David) and Michelle Kupfer (Parting the Waters), followed by engaging post-film discussions.
⭐ Join us at the movies — tickets on sale now! ⭐
TICKETS: $15 Individual ticket
Festival Pass: $136 (includes entry to all films, reserved seats and any VIP meet and greets)
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🎥 This Year’s Featured Screenings
OPENING NIGHT: Wednesday, March 11 | 7:30 PM | Savor Cinema
ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the 2026 Miami Jewish Film Festival)
A triumphant, big-hearted crowd-pleaser celebrating a Moroccan Jewish mother’s boundless love and faith as she defies all odds to help her son soar.
Thursday, March 12 | 7:30 PM | Savor Cinema
WE MET AT GROSSINGER'S
A joyful, nostalgic film chronicling the rise and fall of the iconic Grossinger’s Resort — the real-life inspiration for Dirty Dancing — capturing how this Catskills haven became a symbol of Jewish resilience and the evolving American dream.
Saturday, March 14 | 8:30 PM | David Posnack JCC
A LETTER TO DAVID (Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2026 Miami Jewish Film Festival)
Produced by Nancy Spielberg and winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary, this intimate documentary examines the Oct. 7 abduction of Shoval’s closest friend, David Cunio, transforming memory and loss into a powerful testament to love and resilience.
⭐Special Guest Appearance & Discussion: Nancy Spielberg, producer of A Letter to David.
Sunday, March 15 | 2:00 PM | David Posnack JCC
JERSUALEM '67
The first-ever narrative feature about the Six-Day War, this powerful drama follows a young wife and mother on the frontlines of war in Jerusalem, uncovering courage and sacrifice in a defining moment of history.
Sunday, March 15 | 4:30 PM | David Posnack JCC
PARTING THE WATERS
Four years after representing Israel as a swimmer, Michele Kupfer returns to the water in a moving story of loss, renewal and the lasting impact of the Maccabiah Games.
⭐Special Guest Appearance & Discussion: Kupfer, director of Parting the Waters
Sunday, March 15 | 7:00 PM | David Posnack JCC
FANTASY LIFE (Winner of the Emerging Filmmaker award at the 2026 Miami Jewish Film Festival)
Anchored by an all-star cast including Amanda Peet, Alessandro Nivola, Jessica Harper and two-time Oscar nominee Judd Hirsch, this romantic comedy follows a down-on-his-luck former law student who finds an unexpected connection while babysitting his psychiatrist’s granddaughters on Martha’s Vineyard.
Festival Venues
Savor Cinema | March 11 & 12 | 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
David Posnack JCC | March 14 & 15 | 5850 S. Pine Island Rd, Davie , FL 33328
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David Posnack Jewish Community Center
On the Nina & Louis Silverman Campus
5850 South Pine Island Road
Davie, Florida 33328
Phone: (954) 434-0499
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