About Closing Night Film & Reception

SOLD OUT - No standby tickets. Ticket and pass holders only.

Three generations of stubborn Persian-Jewish immigrants struggle to manage their ramshackle family turkey farm in this coming-of-age drama set in the Negev Desert of 1980s Israel. Yitzhak’s father built the farm with his own two hands and imposed harsh duties and obligations on his son Moti. Now that Moti is 13, Yitzhak hopes he’ll continue the proud family trade and tradition. But Moti, who prefers fixing up junkyard cars, isn’t eager to be his apprentice—a rebellion his father, a fearsome patriarch, takes as a personal affront. When Yitzhak’s older brother visits from America, he sets off a chain of events that undermines familial harmony.

Plays with: WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND (short)

Reception to follow: Wine, cheese and light refreshments.

Director Bio

Writer-director Yuval Delshad’s semi-autobiographical debut screenplay depicts the distinctive intergenerational struggles and tensions inherent in many immigrant families. BABA JOON captured Best Film at the 2015 Ophir Awards and was Israel’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at 2016 Academy Awards^®.

Guest Speaker

BABA JOON’s lead actor Navid Negahban is sometimes called “the man of a thousand faces” but he is best known and recognized for his role as Abu Nazir on Showtime's Emmy®-winning series HOMELAND. Negahban also played Sheikh Al-Obodi in the 2014 Oscar®-winning film AMERICAN SNIPER. The versatile scene-stealer has received critical praise for other television roles, including Jamot on the final season of Fox's hit series, 24, and repeat appearances on CSI, LAW & ORDER, THE CLOSER, CRIMINAL MINDS, LOST, JAG, THEWEST WING, WITHOUT A TRACE, THE SHEILD.

 Sponsors:

• Deborah and Doug Rosen
• Barri Rind in honor of Deborah Rosen

Community Partners:

• Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
• Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest