
TAHARA
2020 • 78 minutes
Not Rated
Showtimes
Friday, June 24
3:30pm • 6:45pm
The 6:45pm screening includes a live post-film Q&A with Tahara screenwriter Jess Zeidman, hosted by Chris Thompson.
Saturday, June 25
12:30pm • 3:30pm • 7:15pm
Sunday, June 26
12:30pm • 3:30pm • 7:15pm
Monday, June 27
7:15pm
Wednesday, June 29
7:15pm
Thursday, June 30
7:15pm
Synopsis
Filmed, and set, entirely in Rochester. Shot at Temple Beth El on Winton Road. Screenwriter Jess Zeidman is a Rochester native.
In this acerbic teen comedy, a funeral becomes a battleground between best friends Carrie Lowstein (Madeline Grey DeFreece) and Hannah Rosen (Rachel Sennott, breakout star of SHIVA BABY). When their former Hebrew school classmate commits suicide, the two girls attend her funeral as well as the “Teen Talk-back” session hosted by their synagogue, designed to be an opportunity for them to understand grief through Judaism. Hannah, more interested in impressing her crush Tristan (Daniel Taveras), convinces Carrie to practice kissing with her, unlocking feelings that turn Carrie’s world upside down. Emotions heightened, the scene develops into a biting depiction of unrequited crushes, toxic friendships, and wavering faith, which ComingSoon calls “one of the most original films in the coming-of-age subgenre in a long time.”
Trailer
Community Partner

Rochester Jewish Film Festival (RJFF)
The Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester established the Ames Amzalak Rochester Jewish Film Festival (RJFF) in 2001 to present the best contemporary Jewish-themed films from around the world to the Rochester community. RJFF exists to promote awareness and pride in the diversity of all people; to strengthen community consciousness of Jewish identity, history and culture; to provide a forum for community gatherings that allows valuable dialogue; and to create an international showcase for filmmakers who are Jewish or whose work explores Jewish themes.
RJFF22 is July 10-17, 2022.
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