Once a month we gather for Jewish Movies Monthly – a film series filled with humor, music, and powerful stories about identity, survival, love, and tradition. The series is open to everyone, regardless of background or prior knowledge, and invites both laughter, reflection, and community.

From sun-drenched Los Angeles, Triptides bring their kaleidoscopic brand of psychedelic rock, where shimmering guitars, airy vocals, and hallucinogenic fuzz melt into timeless sonic landscapes. On stage, the band is pure transformation – a trip that lifts the audience from the first note and never quite lets them down again.

The evening begins with a specially curated clip show diving into the scandalous and extravagant film art of enfant terrible Ken Russell. Known for pushing the boundaries of sex, religion, and rock’n’roll on screen, Russell remains one of cinema’s most visionary and controversial directors.

In a ruined future, only one game remains: jugging – a violent and merciless sport where honor and survival are at stake.

Sallow, a former league star, now leads a rag-tag team of outcasts. When the young and ambitious Kidda joins them, the group gains a new chance to fight their way into the major leagues. But the path to glory is harsh, and for both Sallow and Kidda, the game becomes a struggle for much more than victory.

What does it mean to watch – and to be watched? Peeping Tom is a film that both fascinates and disturbs. It tells the story of a man who films his victims in the moment of death – a chilling metaphor for how audiences become voyeurs in the darkness of the cinema.

Upon its release in 1960, the film caused outrage and was quickly pulled from theaters, effectively ending director Michael Powell’s career. Today, Peeping Tom is regarded as a groundbreaking work that has influenced filmmakers worldwide and is recognized as a classic in both horror and film history.

Step back into the 90s as we screen Spice World, the cult film directed by Bob Spiers. In just 93 minutes, you’ll get a colorful, music-filled, and humorous glimpse into the Spice Girls universe, where girl power takes center stage.

The film was praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a joyous, hilarious send-up of rock star pretensions and an enchanting celebration of girl power in pop culture” – and it remains a festive watch for longtime fans and new generations alike.

“The Room” has been called the worst film ever made – and at the same time one of the most entertaining movie phenomena of recent times. The film premiered in Los Angeles in 2003 and was quickly labeled a cinematic disaster. But something happened: audiences began to love the bizarre dialogue, the strange emotions, and the unintentionally comic scenes.

Copenhagen-based Lauge Heebøll shapes echoflower as an intense coexistence of contrasts: raw noise and fragile melodies, dark synth textures and luminous hope. Where melancholy once stood alone, it now resonates in a new collective form – for the first time, his music will unfold live with a band.

The Room made an inauspicious debut on a single cinema screen in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as “like getting stabbed in the head”, the film gradually developed an increasingly passionate following that savored its surreal performances, cockeyed emotional logic and bizarre narrative. In the finest cult tradition, it started drawing "regulars" who “got it” in the midst of a sea of clueless fellow humans. The film was buried by the establishment media but a funny thing happened on the way to the cemetery – the corpse started moving. And it’s still twitching.

Sunraker is a rising name on the Danish rock scene, already making their mark with an intense and atmospheric sound. With roots in post-punk, shoegaze, and cinematic soundscapes, they create a universe that moves between the dark and the explosive.

At the forefront is vocalist and composer Sophus Alf, internationally recognized for the award-winning soundtrack to the video game Deep Rock Galactic. His background in classical music, rock, and film composition shapes Sunraker’s sound, which evokes comparisons to acts such as The Cure, Mew, Jeff Buckley, and Deftones.