12:00 - Toronto Jewish Film Festival

FILM LISTFILM LISTSOMEONE TO RUN WITHCANADIAN PREMIEREISRAEL 2006, 118 minHebrewDirector: Oded DavidoffThu. May 10 9:30pm BCSun. May 13 3:00pm SGSONIAUSA 2006, 96 minDirector: Lucy KostelanetzTue. May 8 1:00pm BCDestiny impacts dangerously in this thrillerbased on a bestselling book by Israeli writerDavid Grossman. Disgruntled 17-year-oldAsaf is given the difficult task of finding theowner of a homeless dog, Dinko. Unknownto Asaf, the dog’s owner, Tamar, has taken tothe streets in order to solve her own mystery.Tamar and Asaf begin a journey through theunderground life of Jerusalem that few touristsor residents ever see. A clever, tightropewalkof a film.The life and art of the Russian avant-gardepainter Sofia Dymshitz-Tolstaya is unveiled inthis beautiful film. Sonia, as she was known,came from a wealthy Jewish merchant familyin St. Petersburg, Russia, and was inspiredby the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917.The story is told through her memoirs, lettersand artwork and they reveal a woman payinga price for the kind of life she wanted to lead.Weekday matinees presented by:OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SPONSORGenerously sponsored by: Gerry SchwartzAG AL GREEN THEATRE · BC BLOOR CINEMA · SG SHEPPARD GRANDE · PROGRAMME 45