Purdue University North Central Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series, with the Michigan City Public Library and the Irving Levin Jewish Cultural Fund of Sinai Temple, will present a Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, April 7 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th St., Michigan City. The film festival is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be enjoyed during a coffee klatch and cake break.
The films feature differing topics that look at various aspects of life from three very different perspectives - that of an 88-year-old man, a 13-year-old boy and a very startled Muslim who discovers he was born a Jew.
"B-Boy" is a 15 minute film about Eli, a typical Bar Mitzvah boy. But once he is put on the competitive breakdance floor, he's E-Break, part of nationally recognized breakdancing crew. This was winner of the short film competition at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.
"Music Man Murray" presents a 22 minute film that tells the story of Murray Gershenz, who at age 88 figures it's time to sell his L.A. record store, filled with a half-million records. This also won at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.
"The Infidel" is rated R for strong language. This film depicts a devoted Muslim family man who experiences a severe identity crisis after discovering he was adopted at birth and that his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz. Hilarity ensues. The film runs 1 hour, 45 minutes and stars Omid Djalili and features Richard Schiff of "West Wing" and Archie Panjabi of "The Good Wife."
Purdue University North Central Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series features events throughout the year. A schedule of events can be found at www.pnc.edu. For more information about this film, or any event in the Odyssey series, contact Judy Jacobi, assistant vice chancellor of Marketing and Campus Relations at 785-5200, ext. 5593.