Thursday, November 1

New Jersey Premiere

1:15 p.m., at AMC Loews New Brunswick

Rescue Bus 300 (Israel, 2018, documentary, 75 minutes)
Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles • Director: Rotem Shamir

In 1984, four armed Palestinian terrorists hijacked a bus en route from Tel Aviv to Ashkelon, taking the passengers hostage and steering the bus towards Gaza. Through interviews with Israeli officials at the time and dramatic reenactments of the bus takeover and the daring rescue, this powerful documentary portrays the human drama and personal stories behind both the hijacking and subsequent investigation that rocked Israeli society.

Speaker: Moshe Zonder, Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artist, Bildner Center, and head writer of Israeli TV series Fauda

4:00 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

RBG (USA, 2018, documentary, 98 minutes)
English • Directors: Betsy West and Julie Cohen

RBG provides an intimate portrait of the exceptional life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from her battles for women’s equality in the workplace to her ongoing legacy on the U.S. Supreme Court and her unlikely role as a pop culture icon.

Speaker: Professor Ruth Mandel, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

7:00 p.m. at AMC Loews New Brunswick

New Jersey Premiere

The Body Collector (Netherlands, 2016, drama, 142 minutes)
Dutch with English subtitles • Director Tim Oliehoek

The highest-rated mini-series in Dutch television history, this true-life drama depicts the heavy price paid by journalists in their search for truth and justice. As the idealistic editor-in-chief of De Telegraaf, Hans Knoop becomes personally involved in the hunt for Pieter Menten, a Nazi war criminal living a lavish existence in a villa outside Amsterdam. This dramatic film follows Knoop’s struggle to uncover Menten’s dark past.

Speaker:  Avi Lewis, documentary filmmaker

GENERAL INFO: Tickets cost $13, with discounts for seniors and students. For the schedule, ticket information, and speaker updates, visit BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu/film or contact 848-932-4166 or rujff@sas.rutgers.edu. The AMC Loews New Brunswick theater is located at 17 US Highway 1 South, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.