Feb

11 2020

Jewish Community Center-Cultural Series

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Jewish Community Center 5342 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115

Contact Judy Yaillen
5048970143
judy@nojcc.org

The Cathy and Morris Bart Jewish Cultural Arts Series

Shoelaces

Shoelaces tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy.  Reuben’s [age 60] kidneys are failing and his son Gadi [age 35] wants to donate one of his own kidneys to help save his father’s life.  However the transplant committee objects to the procedure claiming that Reuben, acting as Gadi’s sole legal guardian, does not have the right to authorize such an invasive procedure.  Gadi, who recently lost his mother, is afraid of losing his father as well.  He feels he finally has the chance to do something meaningful; to become a man and stand on his own.  He’s furious with the committee’s decision and sets out to fight for his right to save his father’s life.  Through the film’s portrayal of a relationship full of love, rejection and co-dependency, it manages to shed some light and question the importance of human life, human connection and if life is even possible without either one of them.

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