Hi All,
I'm writing from Women Make Movies, the leading nonprofit distributor of films by and about women. I thought the members of the Association of Jewish Libraries would be interested in our newest release, the 2013 Academy Award(r) nominee KINGS POINT, a captivating educational resource that The Huffington Post calls, " a magnificent film.... the wake-up call we all need to understand the mindsets of our parents and grandparents as they contemplate the final stages of their lives." KINGS POINT is a fantastic addition to classrooms, organizations and libraries focused on women's health, aging, Jewish studies, and sociology. To celebrate this release, WMM is offering a special promotion of 50% off any film from our Jewish Identity Collection when you buy KINGS POINT at list price.* I'm including some additional info on KINGS POINT and the related special offer. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, and thanks as always for supporting independent women filmmakers! KINGS POINT <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c868.shtml> During the 1970s and 80s, thousands of New York's primarily Jewish senior citizens migrated to Kings Point, a retirement community in Florida. Lured by blue skies, sunshine and the promise of richer social lives, they bought paradise for a mere $1,500 down payment. 2013 Academy Award(r) nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Kings Point tracks the stories of five residents of this typical retirement complex who arrived decades ago with their health intact and spouses by their sides. Now that they and their community, comprised primarily of widowed women, face advanced age and mortality, paradise demands a higher price. Through candid interviews the film exposes the dynamic interplay of their desire for independence, need for community, and ambivalence toward growing old. Filmmaker and Emmy(r) nominee Sari Gilman deftly balances seriousness with humor, providing a bittersweet look at love, loss and self-preservation as well as a deeply empathetic portrait of aging in America and the American Dream's last act. A film by Sari Gilman 2013, 31 minutes, Color, DVD Institutional Price: $295.00 DVD Rental Price: $90.00 K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00 View the trailer: <http://www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid=251> Purchase the film: <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c868.shtml> *Special Offer - 50% Off Jewish Identity Collection when you buy KINGS POINT at list price! <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/collect32.shtml> Some highlights include: BLESSED IS THE MATCH: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c791.shtml> At only 22, Hungarian poet Hannah Senesh made the ultimate sacrifice - having already escaped Nazi-occupied Europe for Palestine and freedom, she returned, parachuting in behind enemy lines in a valiant effort to save Hungary's Jews from deportation to Auschwitz and certain death. ADIO KERIDA (Goodbye Dear Love) <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c598.shtml> Distinguished Anthropologist Ruth Behar (recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship) returns to her native Cuba to profile the island's remaining Sephardic Jews and chronicle her family's journey to the U.S. as Cuban-Jewish exiles. SWEATSHOP CINDERELLA: A Portrait of Anzia Yezierska <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c772.shtml> In the forefront of early twentieth-century American literature about immigrant women's lives, Anzia Yezierska's work includes short fiction, novels, and essays, and her output spans 50 years. SWEATSHOP CINDERELLA, by award-winning filmmaker/historian Suzanne Wasserman, vividly depicts this Jewish immigrant writer's amazing story. TREYF <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c434.shtml> TREYF -"unkosher" in Yiddish- is an unorthodox documentary by and about two Jewish lesbians who met and fell in love at a Passover "seder". With personal narration, real and imagined educational films, and haunting imagery, filmmakers Alisa Lebow and Cynthia Madansky examine the Jewish identity of their upbringings and its impact on their lives. Use promo code KPAJL14 to apply your discount. Offer expires May 31, 2014. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Other exceptions may apply. **************************************** GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION All orders must be accompanied by an institutional purchase order or Prepayment. Payment may be made by institutional check, money order, or Visa and MasterCard. Women Make Movies *115 W. 29th Street, Suite 1200, New York, NY * [email protected] Tel: 212.925.0606 x360 Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your support! Sincerely, Emily Sternlicht Marketing Coordinator Women Make Movies [email protected]
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