FILM | "The Last Resort"
Date and Time
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST
11/17/19 2:00 PM
Location
Location: Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002 Contact: programs@yiddishbookcenter.org 413-256-4900 https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/YiddishBookCenter/ https://twitter.com/yiddishbookctr
Fees/Admission
Student | $6 Yiddish Book Center and Springfield JCC Members, Seniors | $8 General Admission | $10
Website
https://secure2.convio.net/nybc/site/Ticketing;jsessionid=00000000.app221b?view=Tickets&id=7944&NONC
Contact Information
programs@yiddishbookcenter.org
413-256-4900
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/
Description
Before the arrival of "Miami Vice" and "MTV Spring Break", South Beach was home to the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country. Drawn by the small apartments, low cost of living, sunny weather, and thriving cultural life, they came by the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast's brutal winters. By the 1970s, these former New Yorkers had turned from seasonal visitors to year-round residents, making Miami Beach home to a population that was primarily over 70 and overwhelmingly Jewish. “The Last Resort” takes audiences on a journey to the iconic Miami Beach of that era through the lens of young photographers Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe. With cameras in hand, they embarked on an ambitious 10-year project to document this unique chapter in the city's history, which would soon be erased by the turbulent 1980s. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Buchanan, filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, photographer Gary Monroe, and more, “The Last Resort” is a stunning testament to a community all but forgotten… until now. USA, 2019, 70 mins., directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch, English. Co-sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival.
