
2025 Festival Film Line-Up

THE BOY IN THE WOODS
Sunday, April 27, 3pm
Drama / 96 Minutes / Canada / English
A true story of a Jewish boy who escapes Nazi persecution after he is separated from his family. A Christian peasant hides him until he is afraid for his own family’s life. Read more

OCTOBER 8
Monday, April 28, 7pm
Documentary/ 100 Minutes / USA / English
A documentary about the explosion of anti-Semitism on college campuses, in social media and on the streets of America in the aftermath of October 7th. Read more

BAD SHABBOS
Tuesday, April 29, 7pm
Comedy / 84 Minutes / USA / English
An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way and chaos ensues. Read more

MIDAS MAN
Sunday, May 4, 3pm
Drama / 112 Minutes / UK / English
Brian Epstein, a visionary who transformed popular music history, is recognized today as the man who signed The Beatles, and in doing so, created the blueprint for music artist management. Read more

ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE
Monday, May 5, 7pm
Biography / 87 Minutes / USA / English
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire is a documentary that explores the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel, the prominent Holocaust survivor, writer, and human rights advocate who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. Read more

THE GLORY OF LIFE
Tuesday, May 6, 7pm
Biography / 98 Minutes / German / English Subtitles
The Glory of Life, is the story of the young love of one of the most distinctive German authors and a younger woman with an exceptional capacity for love. Read more
Our Mission
The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival has as its primary mission the presentation of films with Jewish content to advance and share common interests within the Jewish community and, at the same time, to share our heritage with the general public.
The festival seeks to offer quality entertainment that will create an ongoing vehicle for the Wilmington Jewish Community to strengthen its cultural foundation, promote diversity through higher visibility in the area, and grow Wilmington’s reputation as a culturally vibrant Jewish community.
