The Kansas City Jewish Film Series (KCJFS) will start its 2025 season with a screening of 2024 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award Winner “Bad Shabbos.”
It will be shown at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre on Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m.
The dark comedy follows two couples — Abby and Benjamin, and David and recently-converted-to-Judaism Meg — who return home for Shabbat dinner and experience an unexpected shadow looming over their night. An accidental death (or possible murder) threatens to unravel the whole evening. Over the course of one night during this New York City Shabbos, their family get-together takes a turn for the worse.
The film features Kyra Sedgewick, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, David Paymer, Milana Vayntrub, Jon Bass, Meghan Leathers, Catherine Curtin and Ashley Zuckerman.
“We are so excited to present ‘Bad Shabbos,’ a film unlike any we've screened,” KCJFS Director Stacey Belzer said. “I began laughing out loud at the two-minute mark and never stopped. With a star-studded cast, ‘Bad Shabbos’ has been the opening film at many of the largest Jewish film festivals around the country and has been an enormous success, selling out most screenings. The Jewish month of Adar invites us to embrace more joy and laughter while coming together. What better way to celebrate this sentiment than by sharing this comedy film with our community?”
Tickets to see “Bad Shabbos” can be purchased at kcjfs.org.
The second installment of the KCJFS will be at The White Theatre on Sunday, June 8, with the popular “Shorts in Shorts” series. The day features a collection of short films spanning a variety of genres.
