Attend this film fest: The 23rd Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival

Published Nov 01 2011, 12:00 PM by Peter Keough

A must-see event on the local film calendar, the Boston Jewish Film Festival opens tonight at the Coolidge with Leo Khasin's debut feature, Kaddish for a Friend. The festival's theme is "Neighbors Near and Far," a sentiment epitomized by this story of a Muslim teenager in Moscow forced to repair the apartment of a curmudgeonly Russian neighbor that he and his pals vandalized. Khasin, who is himself German but born in Moscow, will attend the screening. Now in its 23rd year, the BJFF runs through November 15 with over 40 screenings at several venues across town. Tonight's is at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline | Wednesday, November 2 @ 7:30 pm | $12 | bjff.org