Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival Celebrates it's 27th Annual Year
Opening Night Gala with Sammy Davis Jr. I've Gotta Be Me.
- When
- Sun Oct 14, 2018
- Where
- Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
- Time
- 6PM
- Cost
- $40 - $60
- Tags
- Movies, Indie, Film Festivals
Description
Join us for the Opening Night event with a screening of the film Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me and special guests Manny Davis, son of Sammy Davis, Jr., and Obba Babatundé, a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor, singer, dancer, director, writer, and producer.ABOUT
Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, and dizzying in its scope and scale. Yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory. He frequently found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America; he was the most public black figure to embrace Judaism, thereby yoking his identity to another persecuted minority.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.svjff.org/
- Call
- 408.498.0904
- Contact Form (account required)
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