JxJ - Washington Jewish Film and Music Festival

09/17/2026

🍜🍷🎬 DATE NIGHT, SORTED.

Bring a date and join us on October 1st at 7:00 PM for a screening of THE DATING MENU. This film serves up romance, laughter, culinary delights, and all the complications that come with finding love. Tix at jxjdc.org

Enjoy complimentary wine, along with delicious bites and milk tea generously provided by .

Synopsis: Lam Hark is a talented chef in a struggling Hong Kong restaurant who's feeling adrift and looking for love. He matches with four women on dating apps and prepares omakases for each, hoping to find love. Through these elaborate meals, we see life’s longings, struggles, and joys.

08/22/2026

2026 Sinophone Independent Film Festival
2026 華語獨立影像展——「島嶼之間，聲情浮現」

值季風書園在華盛頓特區成立兩週年之際，我們以這次影展回望過去两年的相聚與交流，也繼續通過電影與不同地方的故事，聆聽跨越島嶼、城市與記憶的聲音。2026年華語獨立影像展將於9月19日至26日在華盛頓特區舉行，匯聚來自台灣、香港、中國大陸、哥斯大黎加，以及華語離散社群的獨立電影作品。

本屆影展以「島嶼之間，聲情浮現」為主題，透過紀錄片與劇情片，探索人們如何在遷徙、流離、勞動、家庭、性別與政治壓力之間尋找自己的位置。從台灣移工面對的制度性困境，到樂生療養院居民守護家園的漫長抗爭，到香港青年在2019年運動中的選擇；從跨國家庭記憶與離散身分，到原住民與島嶼之間深刻的文化連結——這些作品共同構成一幅跨越地域、語言與世代的華語影像地圖。

影展並不試圖提供單一答案，而是讓不同地方、不同世代與不同身分的聲音彼此相遇。島嶼既是地理空間，也是記憶、身份與離散經驗的載體。當人們離開故土、跨越海洋，或選擇留下來抵抗與守護，那些被壓抑、被忽視或尚未被聽見的故事，也在影像中重新浮現。

本屆影展共呈現十多部作品，涵蓋紀錄片與劇情片，其中包括多部深受國際影展關注的重要華語獨立電影。

本次影展作品、放映時間安排請點擊鏈接了解詳情和購票：https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-sinophone
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05/26/2026

🎥Join us for two very special screenings of Moshe Rosenthal’s TELL ME EVERYTHING - June 9 & 11 at the EDCJCC.! And stay after the screenings for a conversation with Director

Amid the late 80s pop craze and rising HIV epidemic, twelve-year-old Boaz uncovers a devastating secret about the father he idolizes which threatens to tear his family apart.

Across the years, this father-son saga follows his journey to heal the wound and reclaim the bond he never stopped yearning for.

05/23/2026

DC show photos by

All North American tour dates

Boston May 28
Philadelphia June 2
San Francisco June 7
Put a Yid on It Fest June 13
New York June 20 with Sofia Rei
Marlboro June 21
Yidstock Fest July 12
Jetlag Fest August 14 with Joshua Nelson
KlezKanada Fest August 18
Ashkenaz Fest September 5
New Jersey December 13

New album & tour tickets https://www.klezmatics.com/

05/16/2026

The Klezmatics first show of this tour is sold-out!

Hurry up to buy tickets for the rest of the tour!

All tour dates

Washington DC May 16
St Louis May 20
Chicago May 21 with Lynne Jordan
Boston May 28
Philadelphia June 2
San Francisco June 7
Put a Yid on It Fest June 13
New York June 20 with Sofia Rei
Marlboro June 21
Yidstock Fest July 12
Jetlag Fest August 14 with Joshua Nelson
KlezKanada Fest August 18

New album & tour tickets https://www.klezmatics.com/

05/14/2026

05/12/2026

✨ Festival Spotlight ✨
THE SEA, by director Shai Carmelli-Pollak. Get your tix today at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/the-sea/

Winner of five of the Israeli Academy’s Ophir Awards, including Best Picture, The Sea provides an intimate coming-of-age story as Khaled, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, embarks on a quest to visit the sea for the first time. When his pass is rejected at a military checkpoint, Khaled sets off into unknown territory despite neither knowing the way nor speaking Hebrew.

When his father, Ribhi, learns of his son’s disappearance from the village, he starts a parallel search for the errant boy, risking arrest and the loss of his employment as an undocumented laborer working in Israel.

05/12/2026

🎬 Join us Thursday night for a very special screening of MY FRIEND SAM followed by a conversation with Producer Jack Dishel. Tix are selling quickly! Grab yours at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/my-friend-sam/

Heartfelt, intimate, and deeply moving, this inspirational film shows how music can help us in the worst of times. ✨

Stay after the Q&A for a reception proudly sponsored by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.

05/07/2026

✨JxJ FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: The Richard Solloway JxJ Teen Film Contest, Saturday, May 9, 5:30 PM. No tickets required- just come on down and cheer them on! 👋

Come support our talented teens! Join students as we screen their short films and present awards to contest finalists and winners, celebrating their work and creative expression.

Visit jxjdc.org for more information