The United Nations Association Film Festival returns to the Bay Area on Thursday, Oct. 16 with 70 documentaries from throughout the world— including a few from Israel and U.S. films that focus on Jews or Jewish life.
The 17th annual festival, which began at Stanford and now screens films in the Palo Alto area and in San Francisco, will have 30 sessions, with each one featuring a few films.
The opening session on Oct. 16 includes “King’s Point” (7:30 p.m.), which focuses on five Jewish seniors living in a Florida retirement community. “Brave Miss World” (7:30 p.m. Oct. 20) chronicles the life and activism of Israeli Linor Abargil, a former Miss World. “Facing Fear,” (4 p.m. Oct. 21) which was nominated for an Academy Award, is a look at the path to forgiveness, by Berkeley Jewish filmmaker Jason Cohen. “Regarding Susan Sontag” (9 p.m. Oct. 18) provides insight into the life and perspective of the influential Jewish writer, filmmaker and activist. Finally, Israeli director Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon examines the difficulties facing both Israelis and Palestinians in achieving a two-state solution in “A People Without A Land.” (7:30 p.m. Oct. 26).
Tickets are $10 per session; all-festival passes are also available. For details on films, screenings and theater locations, visit www.unaff.org.