saturday/18

“Call Me Kuchu.” Documentary about Uganda’s persecution of the LGBT community. Also features Ugandan guest speaker John “Long Jones” Abdallah Wambere. Co-hosted by Out in our Faith interfaith coalition. At Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. 7 p.m. $3-$10. www.tbeaptos.org

thursday/23

Jonathan Pryce and Pauline Collins in “Dough” photo/courtesy sfjff

An appetizing kickoff. The British dramedy “Dough,” starring Jonathan Pryce as an aging kosher baker and Jerome Holder as his new Muslim apprentice, opens the 18-day San Francisco Jewish Film Festival followed by a post-film bash replete with baked goods at the Contem­porary Jewish Museum. With 70 films from 17 countries on the menu, plus sneak previews and special events, the festival will also present the Freedom of Expression award to actress-director Lee Grant.

6:15 p.m. Thursday, July 23 at Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F.; bash from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. Film only $35; film and bash $75. www.sfjff.org

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