LEONARD KRISER AND ALBERT FINKELSTEIN
STUDENT FILM AWARD

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Florida Premiere
Sunday, Dec. 14, 7:15 pm
U.S.A., 2003
English 7 min.

Being Jewish in middle school during December can’t be easy. When Rachel tries to make it through another year of overblown Christmas decorations and Santa-grams, she realizes that she’s had enough. She decides that this year, she doesn’t want another "Merry Christmas." She wants a "Happy Holiday."

The prize for best student film given in memory of Leonard Kriser and Albert Finkelstein is awarded to Lauren Anne Miller, a graduating senior at Florida State University.

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THE BURIAL SOCIETY

Sunday, Dec. 14 7:15 pm
Canada, 2002 Nicolas Racz, director
English 95 minutes


A gripping, suspenseful thriller about the world’s most unlikely criminal--a nebbishe loan manager at the Hebrew National Bank who infiltrates the mysterious world of the Chevrah Kadisha, the
Jewish burial society, in order to execute a most ingenious and unlikely crime. Like a Jewish Hitchcock thriller, this plot-twisting tale of murder and intrigue will grab you from the opening scene.

Filmmaker Invited