The National Center For Jewish Film’s Annual Film Festival

Join us April 12-26, 2026, for a vibrant program of new film premieres and rare archive treasures from around the globe with visiting filmmakers, authors and scholars.

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The Events

“The Burning Cross” Film Screening

Apr 12, 1:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Sunday, April 12 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

Labors of Love Henrietta Szold film still

Top Pick

“Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold” Film Screening

Apr 12, 4:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Sunday, April 12 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

“I Have Sinned (Al Khet)” Film Screening

Apr 13, 7:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Monday, April 13 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

Top Pick

“All I Had Was Nothingness” Film Screening

Apr 14, 7:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Tuesday, April 14 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

“We Met at Grossinger’s” Film Screening

Apr 15, 7:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Wednesday, April 15 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

“The Safe House” Film Screening

Apr 16, 7:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Thursday, April 16 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston465 Huntington AveBoston, MA 02115

Requires registration $15.00

Top Pick

“Ada – My Mother the Architect” Film Screening

Apr 19, 1:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Sunday, April 19 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston465 Huntington AveBoston, MA 02115

Requires registration $15.00

“Once Upon My Mother” Film Screening

Apr 19, 7:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

"Once Upon My Mother" (Promotional still)

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Sunday, April 19 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

“The Last Spy” Film Screening

Apr 26, 11:00 am

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$15

National Center for Jewish Film

Sunday, April 26 11:00am - 1:00pm

Coolidge Corner Theater290 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $17.00

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Know & Discuss

5/13/2024 Top Pick

Mother-Daughter Duo Preserves & Exhibits Endangered Jewish Films

Floor-to-ceiling shelves at the National Center for Jewish Film in Waltham hold part of the largest collection of Yiddish language and Jewish-related films in the world.

By Erin TrahanFor WBUR

5/6/2019 Top Pick

National Center for Jewish Film Brings Eclectic Films to Annual Festival

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

4/30/2018 Top Pick

Highlights From the National Center for Jewish Film’s Annual Festival

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

4/17/2018 Top Pick

The National Center for Jewish Film Hosts 21st Annual Festival

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

5/2/2017 Top Pick

The National Center for Jewish Film’s Eclectic Festival Lineup

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

“Baba Joon” (Courtesy of the National Center for Jewish Film)

5/9/2016 Top Pick

Two Films Depicting the Hearts and Minds of Israel

The Waltham-based National Center for Jewish Film presents an eclectic roster of Jewish films for its 19th annual film festival running through May 22.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston