Presented by the Mandell Jewish Community Center with Trinity College and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

Media Sponsors:

Tickets and Information

Individual Tickets

$10 General admission; $9 Discount admissions for seniors 65+, students, Trinity College faculty, Mandell JCC members, Let’s Go card-holders and Wadsworth Atheneum film subscribers.
$8 PRAYING WITH LIOR and CEMETERY CLUB.

Special Programs

$50 Opening night film and reception

Patron Passes

$300 Producer’s Circle Pass (includes admission to all films and events and includes a $152 charitable deduction)

$200 Director’s Circle Pass (includes admission to all films and events and includes a $52 charitable deduction)

$145 Senior (65+) Pass (includes admission to all films and events)

All JCC Grand Patrons receive free tickets. Patrons must order tickets and RSVP to all events.

General Information

Seating: Seating: Seating is not assigned. Seats are limited, so advance sales are recommended. Pass holders must arrive 15 minutes before screening on opening night to assure seating.

Refunds: Available only for cancelled or rescheduled programs. Due to circumstances beyond our control, all films are subject to change.

Purchasing Tickets

By phone with credit card: Call Festival Box Office (860-231-6316). MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express accepted

By fax with credit card: Download ticket order form and fax to JCC (860-233-0802).By mail: Mail order form with credit card # or check made payable to Mandell JCC, include stamped, self-addressed envelope and mail to:

Mandell JCC - Film Festival
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

In person: At the Mandell JCC reception desk (860-236-4571). Visit www.mandelljcc.org for hours.

For films other than opening night, tickets will be available at each theater if not sold out. Tickets ordered at least 7 days prior to screening will be mailed. Tickets ordered less than seven days prior must be picked up at theater.

Click Here To Download Ticket Order Form

Driving Directions

Saint Joseph College:
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut 06117-2791

  • From NYC and points southwest, take Route 15 North to Route 9 North to I84 east to exit 43 Park Road or I-91 north to I-84 west to exit 43 Park Road.

  • From Danbury, CT and points west, take I-84 east to exit 43 Park Road. 

  • From Boston and points east, take I-90 west to exit 9 to I-84 west. Take I-84 west to exit 43 Park Road. 

  • From the shore and points southeast, take Route 2 to I-84 west to exit 43 Park Road. 

  • From Bradley International Airport and points north, take I-91 south to I-84 west to exit 43 Park Road. 

  • From the Park Road exit, turn right at the traffic light at the end of the ramp onto Park Road, then take an immediate left at the next light onto Trout Brook Drive. At fifth light, turn right onto Asylum Avenue, then take the first left onto Saint Joseph College campus.

Wadsworth Atheneum:

From Springfield, MA and points north, or New Haven and points south:
Take I-91 to Capitol Area Exit 29A. Take the second exit from the ramp, marked Prospect Street. Turn right onto Prospect. The back of the museum is on the left, one block up. 

From New York state and points west:
Take I-84 eastbound to Capitol Avenue Exit 48B. Turn left on Capitol Avenue, and when it ends, turn left on Main Street. The museum is on the right, two blocks up. 

From Boston and points east:
Take I-84 westbound to Downtown Hartford Exit 54 (left exit). Immediately after crossing the Founder Bridge, turn left on Columbus Blvd. Turn right on Arch St., the right on Prospect Street. The back of the museum is on the left, one block up. 

From Route 4 and northwestern Connecticut:
Follow Route 4 (Farmington Avenue) until it joins Asylum Street in Hartford. Follow Asylum as far as you can, then bear right on Ford Street (by Bushnell Park). Go one block and turn left on Pearl Street. Go four blocks and turn right on Main Street. The museum is on the left, one block up. 

From Route 2 and southeastern Connecticut:
Take the Downtown Hartford Exit 54. Follow directions from I-84 westbound. 

Mandell Jewish Community Center:

From I-84:

East: To exit 44 (Prospect Avenue). Past sign on ramp to light (Prospect Avenue). Turn left onto Prospect Avenue.

West: To exit 44 (Prospect Avenue). Turn right at light at end of ramp. Go 1/2 block to next light (Prospect Avenue) and turn left.

Follow north to end of Prospect Avenue. Turn right at light onto Albany Avenue (Rte. 44). Go one block in left lane to light. Turn left onto Bloomfeld Avenue (Rte. 189 North). Pass University of Hartford on right. Stay in right lane and pass through double lights (Rte. 185). Go approximately 1/8 mile; you will see a large Holocaust Memorial and the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center on the left. Turn left at the light (Abrahms Boulevard). Take frst left into the JCC driveway and parking lot.

From I-91:

North: To exit 35-B (Rte. 218 – Windsor Bloomfeld). Turn left at end of exit. 

South: To exit 35-B (Rte. 218 – Windsor-Bloomfeld). Turn right at end of exit. 

Follow 218 west 4 1/2 miles to Rte. 189 south. Take a left. Follow to 3rd light and turn right onto Abrahms Boulevard. Turn left at stop sign into driveway.

Criterion Cinema at Blue Back Square:

42 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT
Directions: 860-236-4111

Beth El Temple:
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117-2331

Please Click Here to YahooMaps© for directions and a local street map.