Ell Howl 0 01°111 Birmingham 5/19 1 0°00° Ann Arbor 5/16 Jewish Community Center Of Metropolitan Detroit Mark Davidoff, President Mark A. Lit, Executive Director David Stone, Associate Executive Director Leslee Magidson, Assistant Executive Director Heidi Budaj, Arts, Culture & Education Director Shari Lebo, Film Festival Director Arts, Culture & Education Chair Carol Weintraub Fogel USA, 2010, 84 minutes, English Oakland U. 5/11 Co-sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), JCC's Janice Charach Gallery, Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring Howl is a riveting look at one memorable episode in the curious, complex life of poet Allen Ginsberg. Starring Academy Award nominee James Franco, the film focuses on a trial involving Ginsberg's highly controversial work, Howl. The year is 1957, and Ginsberg has been charged with obscenity for writings the San Francisco prosecutor describes as "filthy, vulgar, obscene and disgusting." Perhaps - but what about free speech? And is it only "obscene and disgusting" because of Ginsberg's homosexuality? Also starring John Hamm (Mad Men), Howl is, like the poem itself: an artistic whirlwind. Partially animated, it allows the audience into the private world of the political activist, poet and leading figure of the Beat Generation. 2011 Winner, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Best Actor 2010 Winner, Sundance Film Festival, Freedom of Expression Award 2010 Nominee, Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) WARNING: This film contains mature material, strong language and sexual content. Festival Chair Eric Lumberg Chair Emeritus Elizabeth Pernick Berman Captain Miriam Pergament Birmingham Captain Deanna Tachna Brochure Distribution Joel Marwil Development Sara Manson Elizabeth Pernick Focus On Films Mike Beltzman Hospitality Cheryl Kirsch Sue Lutz Past Chairs Elizabeth Pernick Nancy Glass Kanat Susan Marwil Martin W. Hollander Mindy (Soble) Greenberg Mark Chessler Steering Committee Leslie Bash Mike Beltzman Norm Bornstein Barbara Cantor Jerry Cohen Rena Cohen Marcia Fishman Esther Frank Barbara Halpern Terry Hollander Sandy Hyman Ina Katz Cheryl Kirsch Sheldon Leemon Eric Lumberg Sue Lutz Sara Manson Joel Marwil Noemi Mirkin Shiro Moiree Miriam Pergament Elizabeth Pernick Iris Rosen Madeline Rosenfield Barbara Rosenthal Karen Rouff Natalie Scheyer Barbara Shapiro Deanna Tachna Sanford Wexler Patron Event Sandy Hyman Ina Katz Elizabeth Pernick Barbara Rosenthal Madeline Rosenfield Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival in Ann Arbor Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor Leslie Bash, Executive Director Mimi Weisberg, Jewish Cultural, Arts & Education Director Sponsoring Organizations Shiro Moiree Karen Schneider Jewish Film Festival of Flint Judy Leven Biesman, Co-Chair Lynne Hurand, Co-Chair Volunteers Iris Rosen Webmaster Sheldon Leemon Southwestern Michigan Jewish Film Festival, Kalamazoo Naomi Morse, Chair Oakland University Jewish Film Festival Preview Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival at Wayne State University