SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: REMEMBERING GENE WILDER

Sunday, May 26, 2024
Seattle Jewish Film Festival presents:
Remembering Gene Wilder
$13 General Admission / $10 OFS
6:30pm doors / 7pm film
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak. It is illustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder’s audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of brilliant friends and collaborators like Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and Carol Kane. Remembering Gene Wilder shines a light on an essential performer, writer, director, and all-around mensch.
Dir: Ron Frank / 2024 / US / 92 min

The Seattle Jewish Film Festival (SJFF) is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest Jewish film festivals in the country. A cornerstone program of the Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC), SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. Follow us on Facebook @SeattleJFF and Instagram @sjcc.arts.

Remembering Gene Wilder was the recipient of the 2024 Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

SCREENING: SUN 5/26 7PM

Tickets are available online and at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.