LGBTQ Films to Play 32nd Israel Film Festival

The critically praised and award-winning LGBTQ themed films The Cakemaker and Family in Transition will each screen at the 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place November 6th - 20th. The Cakemaker, which had its U.S. premiere at last year's Festival, will have encore screenings this year in celebration of the film being named Israel's Official Selection for the 2019 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, and the documentary Family in Transition will have its West Coast Premiere.

THE CAKEMAKER | ????? ??????

Dir: Ofir Raul Graizer

Thomas, a young and talented German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who dies in a car crash. Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers. Keeping his secret for himself, he starts working for Anat, his lover's widow, who owns a small café. Although not fully kosher and despised by the religious, his delicious cakes turn the place into a city attraction. Finding himself involved in Anat's life in a way far BEYOND his anticipation, Thomas will stretch his lie to a point of no return. | 2017, 104 Min

Israel's entry to THE ACADEMY AWARDS for Best Foreign-language Film 2019
2018 Israeli Academy Ophir Award Winner - Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Actress
2017 Jerusalem Film Festival Winner - Best Editing
2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner - Award of Ecumenical Jury

Special Guests - Director: Ofir Raul Graizer, Producer: Itai Tamir

• Screens November 13th at 7:15 pm at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills and
• November 18th at 7:15 pm at the Laemmle Town Center 5, Encino with special guest appearances by its director Ofir Raul Graizer and producer Itai Tamir.

FAMILY IN TRANSITION | ????? ?????

Dir: Ofir Trainin

West Coast Premiere

The documentary film follows a family from Nahariya (a couple and four children) from the moment the father (Amit) suddenly decides to share his secret desire to become a woman.| 2018, 65 Min

2018 Doc Aviv Winner - Best Film

Special Guest - Director: Ofir Trainin

• Screens November 14th at 5:00 pm at the Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills with a special guest appearance by its director Ofir Trainin.

Festival screenings will show at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills and the Laemmle Town Center 5 Theatre in Encino. For further information or to purchase tickets for all Festival events, contact the IsraFest Foundation: 310.247.1800 or email info@israelfilmfestival.org. Tickets will also be available to purchase on the website as of October 22nd: www.IsraelFilmFestival.com. Festival 6-pack: $75 (available only at Laemmle Theaters) good for 6 Regular Screenings (must be exchanged for tickets at box office). General Admission: $15; Seniors, Students and Children: $13; Matinee Shows: Monday through Thursday - $10.

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For 32 years, the Festival has presented more than 1,000 feature films, documentaries, television dramas and short films to close to one million filmgoers and brought hundreds of Israeli filmmakers to the U.S. to share their art. The Israel Film Festival is produced by IsraFest Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization created in 1982. Among the Sponsors of the 32nd Israel Film Festival are Adelson Family Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Bank Leumi USA, Campbell Grobman Films, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Crescent Hotel, David Wiener, Diane & Guilford Glazer Foundation, Disney, Eclipse Advertising, Four Seasons Hotel, Hanna & Bernie Rubinstein, Insync Plus, Israel Consulate in Los Angeles, Israel Film Fund, Israeli Ministry of Tourism, Izek & Aline Shomof, Maurice Marciano Family Foundation, Millennium Media, Molly & Israel Weinberg, Netflix, Rabinovich Foundation, Screen International, Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Hollywood Reporter, The Jewish Community Foundation, The Orlando Hotel, Variety and others.

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