Jan 14 2021
The Wonder of Coney Island - FILM: “Famous Nathan”

The Wonder of Coney Island - FILM: “Famous Nathan”

Presented by Bender JCC of Greater Washington at Online/Virtual Space

$10 includes Film and Q&A with Film Director
English | 86 Minutes | 2014 | Documentary

An insider documentary directed by the grandson of Nathan Handwerker, founder of iconic Brooklyn institution Nathan’s Famous, Coney Island’s premier hot dog stand. Filmed over a 30-year period, the film details Nathan’s upbringing in a poor village in Poland, emigration to New York, and the creating and running of Nathan’s Famous for over forty years. Featuring interviews with extended family, longtime employees, and various other South Brooklyn personalities, as well as vital archival footage of Coney Island in the 20th Century, “Famous Nathan” is a kaleidoscopic and layered document capturing the honky-tonk, in-your-face spirit that was Nathan’s Famous – and Brooklyn itself – in its heyday and today.

The film will be available to watch on your own from 5 PM on January 12 until 5 PM on January 14. Then, join us via Zoom for a Q&A with the Director (and grandson of Nathan!), Lloyd Handwerker on January 14 at 5 PM.

The film screening link will be emailed to registrants on January 12.

The Zoom links for the lecture and film Q&A will be emailed to registrants the evening prior to the program.

Please be respectful of the Bender JCC and do not share the film or zoom links with anyone outside of your household.

Admission Info

$10 admission

Phone: 3013483809

Email: fenoch@benderjccgw.org

Dates & Times

2021/01/14 - 2021/01/14

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space