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saturday/30

“Berkeley Big Night.” Screening of the documentary “The Last Laugh,” which explores whether humor has any place in looking back at the Holocaust. Director Ferne Pearlstein in person. Party with libations and food to follow. Part of S.F. Jewish Film Festival. At Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley. 7:10 p.m. $20-$25. www.sfjff.org

sunday/31

SFJFF San Francisco closing night. Documentary “For the Love of Spock” with director Adam Nimoy in attendance, followed by a post-finale celebration on mezzanine. Part of S.F. Jewish Film Festival. At Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F. 7:45 p.m. $22-$25. www.sfjff.org

Aaron Davidman in the film “Wrestling Jerusalem”

It’s complicated. Playing 17 different characters, East Bay actor and playwright Aaron Davidman attempts to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in “Wrestling Jerusalem,” the film version of his one-man play and part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (See story, 28)

3:55 p.m. Sunday, July 31 at Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley (Davidman in attendance); 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 at Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. $14-$15. www.sfjff.org