saturday | 22
“Jews ’n’ Blues.” Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival opens with “Who Do You Love?,” about Jewish blues music pioneers Leonard and Philip Chess, and live blues music. At De Anza College Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 7:30 p.m. $40. www.svjff.org.
“The Man Who Will Come.” Screening of 2009 film about a Nazi massacre in Italy in 1944. Followed by panel discussion with Germano Maccioni, an actor in the film, and Italian scholar Andrea Speranzoni. At Orinda Theatre, Orinda. 6:30 p.m. $10. Film runs Oct. 21-27. www.lamorindatheatres.com.
“Gen Silent.” Screening of documentary about aging in the LGBT community. Followed by panel, including Diana Klein of Jewish Family and Children’s Services. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. 7:15 p.m. Free. (707) 303-1510.
sunday | 23
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness,” 1 p.m. “Little Rose,” 3 p.m. “Strangers No More” with “Sayed Kashua: Forever Scared,” 5:30 p.m. “Bride Flight,” 7:30 p.m. At Camera 12 Theater, 201 S. 2nd St., San Jose. Also Oct. 26 at Camera 7 Theater, 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell. $9.50-$10.98. www.svjff.org.
tuesday | 25
“Anita.” About a young woman with Down syndrome in Buenos Aires whose mother is killed by a terrorist. Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. At 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 1 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. $10. www.jccsoco.org.
wednesday | 26
“Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story.” About the Jewish rebel, newspaper publisher and war hero. Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. At 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W. 6th St., Santa Rosa. 7:15 p.m. $10. www.jccsoco.org.
saturday | 29
“Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision.” Film screening followed by Q&A with director Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon. At Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 Ninth St., S.F. 7 p.m. $6 suggested donation. www.bayareaintactivists.org.