Our Bodies & Other Shames
- Thu, Nov 5
Director: Jenny Lester Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Alysia Reiner, Gideon Adlon, Malka Wallick, Micaela Diamond
Boston Jewish Film Festival • New England Premiere • Filmmaker in Person
Three childhood friends reunite for a sleepover in Brooklyn after one of them is diagnosed with breast cancer and faces impending surgery. Over the course of the night, tensions rise as old wounds are reopened and secrets are brought to light, but as the past and present collide and embodied memories of girlhood come into focus, the strong bonds of friendship remain.
Screening with…
PARKWAY HOP
2025 • dir Ben Pakman & Joshua Bogatin • 2025 • US • 15 min
Two ex-lovers, Matt and Aviva, meet for the first time since Matt has become an Orthodox Jew. They take a walk together, searching for an understanding of how they’ve changed.
Followed by a conversation with Our Bodies & Other Shames Director Jenny Lester and Writer/Actor Malka Wallick, moderated by Betsy More, Director of Programs at Jewish Women’s Archive.
Brattle passes not accepted.
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