Lights Camera L’Chaim
Red Carpet Opening Night Party
Thursday, January 8
Red Carpet Event @ 6:00 PM
Film Screening @ 7:15
Step into the spotlight and join us for an unforgettable evening as we kick off the 2026 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival in style!
Our Opening Night Red Carpet Event will set the tone for an extraordinary season of storytelling, culture, and connection.
With “Shabbat–inspired” heavy hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine bar included.
Film screening of Bad Shabbos and a Meet & Greet with Bad Shabbos screenwriter Zach Weiner
Walk the red carpet and pose in front of our festival step & repeat.
Full "Red Carpet" Experience
(Meet + Greet plus film showing)
VIP Meet & Greet Add On
for A+I Subscribers
“Friends of the Arts”, “Artists”,
&
Film Festival Pass Holders
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Member $36
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Nonmember $40
Zach Weiner
Zack Weiner is a writer, actor, producer, and lifelong NYC Upper West Sider.
After writing and acting in a series of shorts, he co-starred in Uncaged, which streamed on Netflix. He then went on to write and star in the horror hit Pledge, which sold to IFC Midnight and streamed on Hulu.
He’s since run for public office which was documented in the film Citizen Weiner now streaming on Amazon Prime. Zack produced Lionsgate’s Devil’s Workshop and co-wrote the film Bad Shabbos.
Bad Shabbos
David and his fiancée Meg are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner on New York’s Upper West Side when an accidental death (or murder?) gets in the way.
With Meg’s Catholic parents due any moment, this family dinner soon spirals into a hilarious disaster.
Lights, Camera, L’Chaim!
Remaining Seats: 100