SUN & STARS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL to Present Three 'Must-See' Comedies in PB County, Jan 25-Feb 6
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BOCA RATON, Fla. - Floridant -- (West Palm Beach, FL – January 16, 2026) The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival© (SASIFF), presented by MorseLife, will launch its fourth season with screenings of 28 memorable, world class movies, including an audience-wowing assortment family dramas, suspense thrillers, revealing documentaries and three "must-see" comedies.

"Whether your ideal comedy experience evokes belly laughs or smiles of delight, we have it all, from a look back at the still fresh and funny legacy of a daring American comic to an array of European box office hits," promises Barbara Scharres, SASIFF Artistic Director.

Sunday, January 25 – 7:30 pm

ETHAN BLOOM

(Coming-of-age Comedy, 2025, North Palm Beach County Premiere. Directed by Herschel Faber. USA, 90-minutes)

The Opening Night Screening of The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival©, presented by MorseLife.

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This delightful film paints a revealing portrait of adolescence, humorously exploring the struggles of an awkward teenager navigating the loss of his mother, his search for faith, and the pressures of his father's expectations. Starring Hank Greenspan from the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood and movie/TV actress Rachelle Lefevre (White House Down, Proven Innocent, Boston Legal, Big Wolf on Campus), ETHAN BLOOM captures the perils of first love, religion, and speculation about the afterlife as the 13-year-old title character attempts to evade his Bar Mitzvah by converting to Catholicism. Meanwhile, his widowed dad (played by Joshua Malina from The West Wing) has engaged curvaceous redheaded Rabbi Dani to administer private instruction in the Torah. Talk about complications. Torn in multiple directions, Ethan communes nightly with his mom and dead dog in the heaven he imagines for them, while struggling by day with his enthusiastic discovery of solo pleasures of the flesh. It all comes together in a spectacularly moving finale when faith, sex, love, and family all coalesce in well-deserved harmony.

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Note: Director Herschel Faber and screenwriter Maylen Dominguez will be present for audience discussion.

At the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse in West Palm Beach

Wednesday, January 28 – 7 pm

Attached Images:

(Photo Credit: Sun & Stars International Film Festival)

1.   ETHAN BLOOM – SASIFF Opening Night Premiere, January 25 at Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse

2.   THE MARCHING BAND – January 28 at Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse

3.   A WORLD APART – February 3 at Hooky Entertainment Delray Marketplace

Available for Interview:

Barbara Scharres, Artistic Director

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival

773.875.0304

Bscharres@sasiff.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS

561.756.4298

gary@pr-bs.net