saturday/15
“Mom and Other Loonies in the Family.” Elderly woman recounts her life in 20th-century Europe. Hungarian with English subtitles. Part of Mill Valley Film Festival. At Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 6 p.m. Sold out, rush tickets might be available at door. Also Oct. 16 at CineArts Sequoia, 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 1:45 p.m. $15. www.mvff.com
“Love is Thicker than Water.” Young Londoners in love are from clashing backgrounds: upper-middle class Jewish and working-class Welsh. Part of Mill Valley Film Festival. At CineArts Sequoia, 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 2 p.m. Also Oct. 16 at Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 8 p.m. $15. www.mvff.com
wednesday/19
“Once in a Lifetime.” 2014 French film based on real-life story of history teacher who challenged her underachieving inner-city class to enter a contest focusing on the Holocaust. Subtitled. Part of Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. At Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 1 and 7:30 p.m. $10. www.tinyurl.com/jccsoco-films-2016
thursday/20
“Rabin, the Last Day.” 2015 docudrama examining the 1995 murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Followed by conversation with filmmaker Amos Gitai. At Hewlett 201 Auditorium, Stanford University. 7 p.m. Free. http://jewishstudies.stanford.edu
saturday/22
“Yam’s Journey.” 2015 Israeli documentary about a teen boy with cerebral palsy travelling with his father to Europe for his bar mitzvah. Part of triple feature in International Disability Film Festival. In Hebrew with English subtitles. At the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 1 p.m. $12. www.superfestfilm.com (See story, 26)
thursday/27
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. Opening night of 25th annual festival includes documentary “Hagiga: The Story of Israeli Cinema” (in Hebrew with English subtitles), Q&A with producer Arik Bernstein and actor Mike Burstyn, and reception. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $45. www.svjff.org (See story, 25)