By Jeffrey Catalano
Assistant Editor
On Saturday, January 31, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., in celebration of the opening night of the “Jewish & Israeli Film Festival,” a happy hour will be held for young adults at Memorial Hall in downtown Cincinnati. This exclusive happy hour for younger people will give participants of this event the chance to socialize and hang out before watching the film kicking off the “Jewish & Israeli Film Festival,” “Ethan Bloom.”
The first film the festival is showing this year is perfect for a younger audience, as it is about a young man (the titular “Ethan”) who finds himself torn between two faiths, the Jewish family he was born into, and the Catholic faith he discovers of his own accord after losing his mother and finding peace in a church.
On top of religious identity, the film also grapples with themes of grief and acceptance. The movie is a coming-of-age dramatic comedy and 90 minutes long. It should also be advised that the movie carries a content warning of minor drug use.
Any young person (between the ages of 21 and 39) interested in seeing “Ethan Bloom” and attending this fun happy hour event should get tickets for it. The fee for admission provides entry to the happy hour, a pre-film dessert reception, one drink ticket and access to the film screening.
