NVJFF 2018- Opening Night

Two fantastic films about the rich fabric of Jewish life. STITCHERS: TAPESTRY OF SPIRIT Tassie Notar | Documentary | 15 min | Canada | 2017 | English An inspiring journey behind one womans ambitious project to create the entire Torah, in needlepoint. Over 1,000 stitchers in almost 20 countries each stitched a portion, hoping that the final work becomes a traveling museum exhibition. THE LAST SUIT Pablo Solarz | Drama | 92 min | Spain, Argentina | 2017 | Spanish with English Subtitles Abraham Burszteins kids have sold his Buenos Aires residence and planted him in a retirement home. But Abraham survived the Holocaust, made a successful life in a foreign land, and isnt about to fade away so quietly! Instead, hes planned a one-way trip to the other side of the world to find the man who years earlier saved him from certain death. Generously sponsored by Anita and Steve Dienstfrey