San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Screenings for July 31 – Aug. 9; information at www.sfjff.org

friday/31
“The Singing Abortionist,” 11 a.m. “Zemene,” 12:30 p.m. “Blue Vinyl” (followed by panel discussion with filmmaker Judith Helfand),
2:30 p.m. “Rosenwald,” 6:30 p.m. “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw,” 8:55 p.m. At Castro Theatre.
“Autism in Love,” 12:25 p.m. “Every Face Has a Name,” 2:15 p.m. “The Wanted 18,” 4:35 p.m. “Open Bethlehem,” 6:25 p.m. “As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM,” 8:55 p.m. At California Theatre.
saturday/1
“The Polgár Variant,” 11 a.m. “Open Bethlehem,” 12:30 p.m. “Censored Voices” with “The Arrest,” 2:45 p.m. “Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone,” 7 p.m. “Finsterworld,” 9:10 p.m. At Castro Theatre.
“The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer” with “Yidlife Crisis: Breaking the Fast,” 12:20 p.m. “Once in a Lifetime,” 4:10 p.m. “Very Semi-
Serious” (followed by “Berkeley Big Night” reception), 6:30 p.m. “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw,” 8:55 p.m.
At California Theatre.
Judith Helfand in conversation. The award-winning filmmaker shows clips and talks about her work. 2:10 p.m. At California Theatre.
sunday/2
“Every Face Has a Name,” 10:45 a.m. “The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer” with “Yidlife Crisis: Breaking the Fast” 12:45 p.m. “Tell Me a Riddle” (with Freedom of Expression Award presentation; story, 32), 2:35 p.m. “Mr. Kaplan,” 5:35 p.m. “East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem,” 7:45 p.m. (S.F. closing night, with reception.)
At Castro Theatre.
“Famous Nathan,” 11:20 a.m. “Censored Voices” with “The Arrest,” 1:30 p.m. “Plastic Man: The Artful Life of Jerry Ross Barrish,” 4:10 p.m. “The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films,” 6:30 p.m. “Those People,” 8:30 p.m.
At California Theatre.
monday/3
“The Polgár Variant,” 2:20 p.m. “Probation Time,” 4 p.m. “My Shortest Love Affair,”
6:15 p.m. “Love and Taxes,” 8:30 p.m.
At California Theatre.
tuesday/4
“Carvalho’s Journey,” 2:40 p.m. (free screening). “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah” with “Ischler,” “Zement” and “German Shepherd,” 4:40 p.m. “The Armor of Light,”
6:30 p.m. “Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone,”
8:30 p.m. At California Theatre.
wednesday/5
“Sacred Sperm,” 3:10 p.m. “The Singing Abortionist,” 5 p.m. “Dough,” 6:30 p.m. “Manpower,”
8:40 p.m. At California Theatre.
thursday/6
“The Zionist Idea,” 1:15 p.m. “Raise the Roof,” 4:30 p.m. “Villa Touma,” 6:30 p.m. “Danny Says,” 8:30 p.m. At California Theatre.
friday/7
“Partner with the Enemy” with “Women in Sink,” 12:30 p.m. “Mussa” with “Greenland,” 2:40 p.m. “Dealing with the Devil” with “70 Hester Street,” 4:35 p.m. “The Art Dealer,”
6:10 p.m. “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (Oakland opening night, with reception),
8:15 p.m. At Lakeside Theater.
“Every Face Has a Name,” 2:30 p.m. “The Armor of Light,”4:20 p.m. “Mr. Kaplan,” 6:20 p.m. “A La Vie (To Life),” 8:30 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center.
saturday/8
“A Nazi Legacy: What Our Fathers Did”
12:30 p.m. “Escaping Riga,” 2:40 p.m. “Finsterworld,” 4:25 p.m. “A La Vie (To Life),” 6:30 p.m. “Hot Sugar’s Cold World,” 8:50 p.m. At Lakeside Theater.
“Raise the Roof,” 12:30 p.m. “East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem,” 2:30 p.m. “Villa Touma,”
4:20 p.m. “The Art Dealer,” 6:20 p.m. “My Shortest Love Affair,” 8:30 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center.
sunday/9
“In Silence,” 12:30 p.m. “Welcome to Leith,”
2:35 p.m. “Beyond the Fear,” 4:35 p.m. “The Law,” 6:30 p.m. “East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem,” 8:30 p.m. At Lakeside Theater.
“The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer” with “Yidlife Crisis: Breaking the Fast,” 12:05 p.m. “Once in a Lifetime,” 2 p.m. “The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films,” 4:20 p.m. “Dough,” 6:20 p.m. “Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone,” 8:30 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center.

 

venues

Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.,
San Francisco
Ciné[email protected] Alto Square,
3000 El Camino Real, Bldg. 6, Palo Alto
California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge St., Berkeley
Lakeside Theater, Kaiser Center,
300 Lakeside Drive, 2nd floor, Oakland
Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St.,
San Rafael