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Film Screening: This is My Life (Nora Ephron)

Guest speaker: Johanna Schneller

Nora Ephron’s 1992 directorial debut follows Dottie, a single mother who dreams of becoming a comedienne. After receiving an inheritance, she trades her Macy’s cosmetics job for a mic on the stand-up circuit, and becomes an overnight success. Unfortunately, this leaves little time for her family, and when Dottie starts to neglect her kids, date her manager, and use details from her children’s lives as material for her comedy routines, it's the last straw for her daughters.

Thursday May 8
1:00-3:30pm
Al Green Theatre
 

This event is presented in partnership with Toronto Public Library as part of its Jewish Heritage Series.

Admission: FREE - registration is required

Don’t miss the special tie-in free event “Falling in Love with Nora Ephron at the Movies” hosted by Toronto Public Library in partnership with the Miles Nadal JCC on Thursday May 29, 7:00pm at the Toronto Reference Library’s Appel Salon.
For more information and to register visit https://tpl-nora-ephron-at-the-movies.eventbrite.ca

Johanna Schneller is one of North America’s leading freelance journalists specializing in entertainment features. She has profiled the most prominent actors of our time – among them, Julia Roberts, Diane Keaton, Brad Pitt, Julianne Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Liam Neeson, Robert Downey, Jr. and Nicole Kidman. Her cover stories have appeared in Vanity Fair, In Style, Premiere, Zoomer and Ladies Home Journal. Her weekly Bigger Picture column in The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, has been nominated for five National Newspaper Awards, and won in 2021. She is the president of the Toronto Film Critics Association, is the author or several books and has adapted several novels into screenplays. As co-host of CBC’s summer series The Filmmakers, which ran for two seasons, Schneller interviewed directors and film experts about classic Canadian films. She also hosted TVO’s renowned film series Saturday Night at the Movies. As well, she regularly conducts on-stage interviews for the Toronto International Film Festival, the Directors Guild of Canada and the Toronto Public Library. We are delighted to welcome Johanna to the Miles Nadal JCC this spring!

Toronto Public Library Jewish Heritage Series

Discover Jewish arts, culture and history with events, programs and featured collections throughout Jewish Heritage Month this May. And join us year-round for programs, collections and activities that highlight and celebrate the contributions of Jewish writers, artists and other members of the Jewish community. For more information, visit the Toronto Public Library. 

Available spots: Available

Price: $0.00 Taxes waived

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