The Bama Theatre has been home to several film festivals throughout the years.
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Jewish Film Festival
Tuscaloosa’s inaugural Jewish Film Festival took place in 2003 through a partnership between Temple Emanu-El and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County. The festival was established with the goals of introducing local audiences to the best of Jewish filmmaking and expanding cultural and social understanding. Now in its eighth year, the festival has grown to include specific areas of Jewish culture such as food.
10th Annual Jewish Film Festival – March 24 – 27, 2012
The Yankles / Kosher / In Heaven Underground / Cantor on Trial / Inside Hana’s Suitcase / Seven Minutes in Heaven
9th Annual Jewish Film Festival – March 26 – 29, 2011
The Klezmatics / Yoo Hoo Mrs. Goldberg / Ajami / eHoly Rollers
8th Annual Jewish Film Festival – February 27 – March 2, 2010
A Serious Man / Who the Jew Are You? / Holy Land Hardball / A Matter of Size / Hey, Hey It’s Esther Blueburger
7th Annual Jewish Film Festival – January 24 – 27, 2009
The Counterfeiters / Circumcise Me / Matzo and Mistletoe / Bound for Gory / Let My People Grow / Noodle / Jewno / Then She Found Me
6th Annual Jewish Film Festival – February 23 – 25, 2008
Black Book / The Rape of Europa / California Shmeer / The Bubble / Naturalized / Arranged
5th Annual Jewish Film Festival – April 14 – 17, 2007
Live and Become (Va, vis et deviens) / Sister Rose’s Passion / Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Die letzten Tage) / Metallic Blues / West Bank Story / Everything is Illuminated
4th Annual Jewish Film Festival – April 1 – 4, 2006
Ushpizin / Salaam Shalom / Delta Jews / Go for Zucker / Fateless
3rd Annual Jewish Film Festival – April 9 – 16, 2005
Walk on Water / A Good Uplift / The New Old Country / Crossing Delancey / Divan / Prisoner of Paradise / Gloomy Sunday
2nd Annual Jewish Film Festival – February 28 – 29 and March 7 – 8, 2004
Left Luggage / god@heaven / Keep on Walking: Joshua Nelson, the Jewish Gospel Singer / A Trumpet in the Wadi / Trembling Before G_D
Jewish Film Festival – February 15 – 18, 2003
Shalom Y’all / From Swastika to Jim Crow / The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg / Late Marriage / Promises
German Film Festival
sponsored by Mercedes Benz
October 2006
October 6, Good By Lenin
October 7, Emil und die Detektive and The Harmonists
October 8, Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Japanese Film Festival
March, 2006
March 6, Sasame-yuki
March 7, Bakushû