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IFFBoston Preview 3: The old west, a closing bowling alley, Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood

It's hard to believe that it's already that time of year, but the Independent Film Festival Boston (henceforth referred to as IFFBoston), the city's largest gathering of the cinephiles, is upon us. This year's line-up is one of the best in recent memory, as it's positively chock-full of amazing and interesting titles, which will show from April 25 to May 2 at a variety of theaters across the city. Here's our second round of recommended titles, whose screenings span the final three days of the festival. Today, we have dramas about Lesbian affairs in the London Orthodox Jewish community, a bowling alley manager fighting for his job, a comedic western starring Robert Pattinson, and a trip to Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our week-long preview, and enjoy your festival!

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When Jeff Tried to Save the World

It’s been a good long while since we’ve seen Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder in anything of note, but Kendall Goldberg’s feature-length adaptation of her short film looks to offer him something worth his time. Heder plays the titular character, a devoted manager of a small-town bowling alley who finds out that the owner of the place (Jim O’Heir) is planning on selling it soon, and, of course, Jeff tries his best to prevent the sale from going through. We’re pretty interested in this, especially given how nobody seemed to understand how to use Heder outside of a handful of projects (Monster House being another), and we’d love to see him find a role worth his time.

‘WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD’ :: Monday, April 30 at The Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square in Somerville, MA :: 9:45 p.m., $12 to $20, all ages :: Advance tickets

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