2025 EVENT LIST
Southwest Premiere
Documentary
Director(s): Elena Neuman
2025
72'
USA
The inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a young man battling progressive blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare genetic condition. Diagnosed while serving in the IDF, Eitan refuses to let his 95% vision loss define him. Determined to live boldly, he sets out to climb El Capitan, one of the world’s most challenging granite walls. With resilience, humor, and guidance from mentors like renowned positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar, retinal researchers Drs. Edwin Stone and Budd Tucker, and climbing partners Jay Lefkowitz and Willie Benegas, Eitan’s journey becomes a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit.
Why we like this film: A special disabilities related program in collaboration with Jewish Family Service. The film features stunning videography and in inspiring story of dealing with personal challenges.
Evans Performance Center at Shalom Austin
Feb 19
Documentary
Director(s): Oren Rudavsky
2025
88'
United States of America
"Sometimes I'm afraid the tale might be forgotten. Sometimes I'm afraid it is forgotten already." Told primarily through his own eloquent words, the film seeks to understand the man behind the searing and widely read memoir Night. Penetrating at the heart of the known and unknown, the film dives into the author’s legacy as one of the most influential survivors of the trauma of the Holocaust.
Why we like this film: An exceptional biography of one of the best known survivors of the Shoah. A special event for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.