WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR (2018) Sypnosis: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. The 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series was curated by Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director, Miami Jewish Film Festival. PLEASE NOTE: The SoundScape Cinema Series is presented by the City of Miami Beach. Titles are subject to change.
BRIGHT STAR (2009) Sypnosis: In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about …
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) Sypnosis: In 1805, aboard the H.M.S. Surprise, the brash Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his trusted friend, the ship’s scholarly surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), are ordered to hunt down and capture a powerful French vessel off the South American coast. Though Napoleon is winning …
THE RED TURTLE (2016) Sypnosis: A massive sea turtle destroys a stranded man’s raft every time he tries to sail away from a tropical island. The 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series was curated by Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director, Miami Jewish Film Festival. PLEASE NOTE: The SoundScape Cinema Series is presented by the City of Miami Beach. Titles …
READY PLAYER ONE (2018) Sypnosis: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. The 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series was curated by Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director, Miami Jewish Film Festival. …
WONDER WOMAN (2017) Sypnosis: Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves …
FITZCARRALDO (1982) Sypnosis: The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle. The 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series was curated by Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director, Miami Jewish Film Festival. PLEASE NOTE: The SoundScape Cinema Series is presented by the City of Miami …
BABETTE’S FEAST (1987) Sypnosis: Beautiful but pious sisters Martine and Philippa grow to spinsterhood under the wrathful eye of their strict pastor father on the forbidding and desolate coast of Jutland, until one day, Philippa’s former suitor sends a Parisian refugee named Babette to serve as the family cook. Babette’s lavish celebratory banquet tempts the family’s …
AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997) Sypnosis: A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery. The 2018-2019 SoundScape Cinema Series was curated by Igor Shteyrenberg, Executive Director, Miami Jewish Film Festival.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) Sypnosis: Meek flower shop assistant Seymour pines for co-worker Audrey. During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After Seymour feeds Audrey’s boyfriend, …