The 19th annual Louisville Jewish Film Festival strives to show the richness and diversity of the Jewish experience by presenting the best contemporary international films. Through feature films, shorts, documentaries and student films, as well as conversations with guest speakers, the festival explores Jewish identity with the hope of increasing tolerance and educating its audiences. Some of the films we have shown have gone on to be nominated for Academy Awards and remade into Hollywood films. Many of them have received Israel’s highest awards for films. Since our beginning over 100 outstanding films have been shown at a variety of venues accompanied by exciting speakers and receptions.
FEVER AT DAWN
Hungary, Sweden, Israel 110 min.
Winner of Audience Award LA Film Festival
Based on the true story of his parents who met in Sweden in 1945, the author and director, Peter Gardos, has created a light and life-affirming film about Miklos, a young man looking for love. A Holocaust survivor living in a Swedish hospital, he has been given 6 months to live. Setting out with the goal of finding a wife, Miklos writes letters to 117 women also recovering from illness. He is sure one of these women will become his wife.
On the day of the show, tickets will be available 1 hour prior to the film at the venue. Tickets to all films are available online, by phone at 502-459-0660 or in person at the JCC (3600 Dutchmans Lane).
Contact Information
- Village 8
- 4014 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40207
- (502) 894-8697
Event Time
- Thursday, February 16, 2017
- 7:00 PM
Price
- $8.50/advance, $10/door, $6/student