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Opening Night Gala: "Remembering Gene Wilder"
Saturday, January 27, 2024 6:00 PM PST
Montvale Event Center


The Opening Night Gala of Spokane Jewish Film Festival 2024 will include heavy apps and dessert from FEAST World Kitchen and a silent auction with many fantastic items and experiences to bid on. Help us celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary in style!


Confirmed silent auction items so far include:


  • Overnight stay for two at the Davenport Grand Hotel
  • Watercolor paintings by local artists Kary Peters and Mari Anne Figgins
  • Two tickets to the Spokane Symphony at the Fox Theater, plus pre-concert master class with conductor James Lowe
  • Jewelry from a fabulous local artisan (an original piece)
  • Gift card for Gonzaga University apparel from GU's Zag Shop
  • Generous gift card from Italia Trattoria

Remembering Gene Wilder

American Jewish Experience
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He was born Jerome Silberman to an assimilated Milwaukee Jewish family, and his childhood buddies called him Jerry -- but the world would come to know Gene Wilder (1933-2016) as an endearing comic genius through an extraordinary string of film roles that seem to grow deeper, funnier, and more humane with time: from the timid Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks’ The Producers to the strange and magical title role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, from his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak to the comedy classics of Blazing Saddles, The Frisco Kid, and Young Frankenstein. Now, in this affectionate biographical documentary, the full measure of Wilder’s gifts is on display, not only as a comedic actor but as a writer, director, and mensch.

Showings
Sat, Jan 27th, 6:00 PM @ Montvale Event Center
  • Year:
    2023
  • Runtime:
    92 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Genre:
    Documentary
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  • Director:
    Ron Frank
  • Screenwriter:
    Glenn Kirschbaum
  • Executive Producer:
    David Knight and Julie Nimoy
  • Cast:
    Gene Wilder, Alan Alda, Mel Brooks, and many more
  • Sound Design:
    Jivan Bhange
Montvale Event Center
The Montvale Event Center was built in 1909 as the former Odd Fellow’s Temple and holds over a century of rich Spokane history and stories. Once a meeting hall, a candy factory, a theater, and a supper club, restored to all its splendor, the Montvale Event Center offers an unforgettable space for special events.
1019 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
January 27, 2024, 6:00 - 9:30 PM PST

Since 2005, the Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival has brought international films to the Inland Northwest that share Jewish life and culture with the community. The festival's parent organization, Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, is a

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; all proceeds from the festival support SAJFS's human services work in the community.