SUN & STARS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL Announces Opening Night Screening & Special Award, January 25 in WPB

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - EntSun -- MorseLife, returns for a fourth season next month offering hot, new, award-winning movies from all over the world, kicking off with the delightful and heartfelt coming-of-age comedy ETHAN BLOOM. Director Herschel Faber and screenwriter Maylen Dominguez will attend the glittery Opening Night on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm Beach 33401.

"I am deeply honored to receive this inaugural award and grateful to the Sun & Stars International Film Festival for recognizing the work of the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission. This acknowledgment reflects the collective efforts of our team and community in supporting filmmakers and strengthening our local creative economy," says Michelle Hillery. "The Sun & Stars International Film Festival plays an important role in showcasing exceptional storytelling while elevating Palm Beach County's cultural profile, and we are proud to be recognized as part of that mission."

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SASIFF's Opening Night will begin with a cinematic cocktail reception with light bites and beverages in the Cohen Pavilion at 6:30 pm, followed by the North Palm Beach County premiere screening in the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse one hour later. Tickets are $90 and are available for purchase online at www.sasiff.org.

ETHAN BLOOM

This heartfelt Opening Night screening 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.

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Attached Images:

1.   Michelle Hillery

(Photo Credit: Palm Beach County Film & TV Commission)

2.   ETHAN BLOOM

(Photo courtesy of the Sun & Stars International Film Festival)

Available for Interview:

Michelle Hillery, Palm Beach County Film & TV Commission

561.233.1000 / mhillery@pbfilm.com

+ 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