Screening
The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and JLA Trust with support from the Consulate General of France and Villa Albertine invite you to The Los Angeles Premiere of
Once Upon My Mother
Date & Time
Location
Museum of Tolerance
9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
FREE UNDERGROUND PARKING
About
Mother is a joyful, heartwarming family saga that radiates faith, devotion, and the transformative power of maternal love. The film is based on the bestselling autobiographical novel by French writer and radio personality Roland Perez.
Inspired by Roland Perez’s beloved bestselling autobiography, “Ma Mère, Dieu Et Sylvie Vartan,” this irresistible cinematic gem transports us to France, 1963. When Esther Perez (radiantly portrayed by Leïla Bekhti, Paris, je t’aime)—a spirited Moroccan-Jewish immigrant raising six children in the Parisian suburbs—learns her newborn son Roland has been born with a clubfoot, she refuses to accept the doctors’ grim prognosis. With fierce determination, boundless love, and an unshakeable belief in miracles, she embarks on a decades-long crusade to ensure her son doesn’t just walk—he soars. This film is the story of an incredible destiny and the greatest love of all: a mother’s love for her child.
Q&A to follow with Michele Wolf of JLA Trust, Elaine Hall of The Miracle Project & Judy Mark of Disability Voices United
Part of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival 2026
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