The Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award is made possible by the generous support of the
The Avy L. and Roberta L. Miller Foundation.
Each Fall, as part of our Celebration of Jewish Arts and Culture, we present the Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award to a, you guessed it, Jewish woman filmmaker. This year marks the fifth annual Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award, and we will be honoring filmmaker Judith Wechsler.
- Judith Wechsler, 2011 Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award Winner
Frame by Frame:
The films of Judith Wechsler, 2011 Miller Reel Jewish Woman
Filmmaker Award Recipient.
Don’t miss this chance to acquaint yourself with the beautiful and intelligent work of art historian and filmmaker, Judith Wechsler. Her documentaries about art and artists, are works of art in themselves. Once you have seen her films, you will want to celebrate her accomplishments on Saturday, November 19, 2011 as she receives the 5th Annual Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award and debuts her newest film, I Am a Memory Come Alive: Nahum N. Glatzer and the Transmission of German-Jewish Learning about her father, the legendary Jewish scholar and theologian, Nahum Glatzer.
Films shown at Charter Oak Cultural Center, the Wadsworth Atheneum, University of Hartford’s Wilde Auditorium, and Farmington Valley Arts Center.
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Sunday, October 16 4:00PM
Jasper Johns: Take an Object (1990) (30 min)
This film by Hans Namuth and Judith Wechsler traces Johns work over the course of 18 years, starting in 1972. Free. This film will be shown at the Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT. For more information call 860.278.2670.
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Sunday, October 23 4:00PM
Rachel of the Comédie-Française (2003) (52 min)
Born into a peddlar Jewish family, Rachel was discovered singing on the streets, and became the greatest French actress of the mid-19th century. Filmed on location and in collaboration with the Comédie-Française, the film includes two of Rachel’s amazing contemporary performances. Free. This film will be shown at Charter Oak Cultural Center. For information call 860.249.1207.
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Sunday, October 30 4:00PM
Honoré Daumier, One Must Be of One’s Time (1999) (52 min)
This film traces the life and work of caricaturist, Honoré Daumier, whose work had a significant political impact on mid-19th century France. A brilliant draftsman, his 4000 lithographs captured many aspects of Parisian life and drew the abiding admiration of the public. Free. This film will be shown at the Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT. For more information call 860.278.2670.
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Sunday, November 13 4:00PM
Harry Callahan (1994) (30 min)
This film, winner of the CINE Golden Eagle, is a moving tribute to one of the century’s most distinguished photographers. Free. This film will be shown at Charter Oak Cultural Center. For information call 860.249.1207.
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Saturday, November 19 7:00PM
Charter Oak Cultural Center & The Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford Present
Miller Reel Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award
Judith Wechsler, Honoree
A red carpet event! The evening will include a reception, presentation of the award by film professor, Alexandra Keller, Ph.D., the premiere of Judith Wechsler’s newest film, I Am a Memory Come Alive: Nahum N. Glatzer and the Transmission of German-Jewish Learning, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Tickets: $18 general admission, $15 Let*s Go Arts! members, students with ID free. This event will take place at the University of Hartford’s Wilde Auditorium, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT. For tickets, please call 860.249.1207 or visit www.charteroakcenter.org.
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Sunday, November 20 4:00PM
Flora Natapoff (1999) (30 min)
Painter Flora Natapoff, filmmaker Richard Leacock and Judith Wechsler have been friends for over 30 years. This film is, in a sense, the continuation of a conversation and a celebration of Flora’s capacity for renewal in the face of adversity. She writes, “My recent work involves a form of collage which allows the layering and juxtaposing of images I have made over time…the interplay between all of these allows me to give an account of reality I can almost believe in.” Film followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. Free. This film will be shown at Farmington Valley Arts Center, 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, CT. For tickets call 860.249.1207.
