KARAOKE: 30th Annual Festival of Jewish Film

A bittersweet comedy about a middle-class suburban couple in their 60s who are drawn to their new neighbor, a charismatic bachelor who has karaoke evenings at his apartment.

Di­rected by Moshe Rosen­thal · 2022 · Is­rael · He­brew with Eng­lish Sub­ti­tles · 100 Min­utes

Preceded by the short film WEST BANK STORY

Tickets: $12, Limited seating, pre-purchase strongly suggested.

Meir and Tova are a retired couple living in an upscale Tel Aviv apartment complex. With their children off on their own, the parents are left with each other — which, after 46 years, has gotten old.

But then, the couple meets Itzik, their confident, flashy bachelor neighbor in the penthouse upstairs. When Meir and Tova visit Itzik for karaoke night, things begin to change. His influence is invigorating: Almost immediately, the couple finds themselves more attentive to their looks, more adventurous, eager for their neighbor’s flattering attentions. But like wallflowers unexpectedly befriended by the cool kids, they also rapidly become over-dependent on their new pal.

Presented by Alma & Howard Laderberg