Cinema J | Once Upon My Mother | Opening Night VIP Ticket

Once Upon My Mother is the inspiring true story of a Moroccan Jewish mother’s unwavering devotion as she helps her son overcome physical challenges and societal barriers in 1960’s France.

After the film, stay for a Q&A with Vanessa Chalme, granddaughter of the woman who inspired the film and Georgetown University Professor Jessica Roda, PhD, who studies the experiences of Jewish women and mothers, including in Montreal’s Moroccan Jewish community.

VIP tickets include a pre-screening reception and premium seating.

This is a program of the Gildenhorn/Speisman Center for the Arts.