friday | 14
“Thunder in Guyana.” Film about Janet Rosenberg Jagan, a Jewish grandmother from Chicago, who was elected president of Guyana in 1997. Followed by “The Queen Mother.” Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival. At Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 642-1412.
sunday | 16
“A Brivele der Mamen (Letter to Mother).” 1938 Yiddish film was made in Poland before the Nazi invasion. 2 p.m. $2. (510) 848-0237.
wednesday | 12
“Facing Arthur.” Story on a friendship between Arthur, 100-year-old Polish Jewish refugee and Christoph, a 20-year-old German conscientious objector. Sponsor: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. $5-$6. (415) 978-2787.