Episode 51: Ilene Uhlmann-JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival

This week, on Inside the Skev, we sit down with Ilene Uhlmann who is the Director of Arts and Ideas Programming for JCC Chicago. Ilene is in charge of running the JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival. Come see me moderate two discussions with the filmmakers during the festival; the first being, Shepherd, the Story of a Jewish Dog on March 8th, and the second being,  Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations on March 15th.

The 7th annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival runs February 28–March 15 at venues across the city and suburbs. In 2020, the JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival will present films at CMX CinéBistro and Market Theaters at Old Orchard in Skokie, CMX Arlington Heights, Cinemark Theaters in Evanston, the Renaissance Place Theater in Highland Park, The Logan Theater in Logan Square and special screenings at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie.

This year, the 7th annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is bigger than ever with 52 films and over 90 screenings—of all genres, for all generations. These films will inform, inspire and ignite emotion. They honor Jewish filmmakers, writers and actors—and those committed to repairing the world through brave, artistic expression.

The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival has grown from modest beginnings to engaging over 17,000 movie lovers in 2019.

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