Skirball Cultural Center presents recent films exploring Latin Jewish Life in Film - My Mexican Shiva May 21, 2009

My Mexican Shivah
Morirse Esta en Hebreo

Admission per Film: General - $6, (Skirball Members and Full Time Students - $5)
Advance Ticket Purchase: http://www.skirball.org or at the Skirball Cultural Center
Phone: 877-SCC-4TIX or 877-722-4849
General Information: 310-440-4500

When Moishe (Sergio Kleiner) passes, his family and friends sit shivah, the seven-day Jewish mourning ritual. The spirit angels Aleph and Bet observe what the mourners say about the deceased to calculate which angel will accompany Moishe's soul to the afterlife. Set in Polanco, the Jewish quarter of Mexico City, My Mexican Shivah is a dramatic comedy about how the death of a man results in the celebration of his life. Based upon a short story by acclaimed Mexican-Jewish writer and cultural critic Ilan Stavans. (Mexico, 2007, 98 min. No MPAA rating. In Spanish, Yiddish, and Hebrew with English subtitles.)

Light dinner fare and beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase before the program.

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