$10 Adv/$14 Door

Maine Jewish Film Festival presents: Sephardic Film Festival 2024

For the first time in Maine!

A Sephardic Program of Film, Music, Food…and Fun

The United States of Elie Tahari, directed and produced by David Serero, received the "Best Fashion Documentary Award" at the London Fashion Film Festival, The Jury Award at the Moscow Design Film Festival, "Best Director on a Documentary" by the Berlin Indie Film Festival, Best Producer, Best Director, Best Feature Documentary Awards by the Eastern Europe International Movie Awards, and received Honorable Mention at the London International Film Festival, and was selected in several film festivals across the world.

Fashion Designer and Mogul Elie Tahari has lived the American Dream for over 50 years. He came to New York in 1971, from Israel (born to Iranian parents), with less than $100 in his pocket, slept on benches in Central Park, and went on to build a billion-dollar fashion empire. There are thousands of fashion companies worldwide, but only three have lasted for more than 45 years globally and are still run by their founders: Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Elie Tahari. Before the film, director David Serrero will share pre-recorded remarks with our audience.

"It teaches the masses to dare to dream and have the confidence to turn it into a reality.” 

— UK Film Review 

Run time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. The official trailer for the film is here: