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Film

an image of a mosque, part photograph and part illustration, fractured down the middle
Posted inLocal Voice

Why was an S.F. Jewish Film Festival movie just banned in Israel?

Rebecca Pierce by Rebecca Pierce October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
Screenshot from "Another Body," an example of a film that used generative AI in an appropriate way, according to Rachel Antell. (Screenshot via YouTube)
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Will AI ruin documentaries? This Jewish filmmaker is trying to turn the tide against fake history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 18, 2024October 18, 2024
Jeremy Piven in "The Performance." (Courtesy Sparks Go)
Posted inTV & Film

From dance to drama to docs, Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival wants you to watch

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 15, 2024October 21, 2024
Composite of the artist with two of her most famous paintings. (Courtesy Tamara de Lempicka Estate)
Posted inArt

Film and de Young exhibit introduce audiences to an Art Deco icon with a complicated Jewish identity

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 9, 2024October 10, 2024
a group of young adults sit around a table outside smiling
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In Netflix’s ‘Kissufim,’ a story about Israeli life on the Gaza border gains new resonance after Oct. 7

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg September 30, 2024September 30, 2024
Netanyahu speaks at a lectern, flanked by Israeli flags
Posted inFilm

New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu. Will Israelis ever see it?

by Andrew Lapin September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
Asi Levy and Sasson Gabay in "Bliss," which is a centerpiece film at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Pro-Palestine protests are at every film festival. What’s so new about that?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox September 11, 2024September 11, 2024
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane in "Between the Temples"
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‘Between the Temples’ director’s biggest (and most Jewish) film yet is built on chaos

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 19, 2024August 19, 2024
an illustration of a man standing with a city in flames behind him
Posted inCulture

A film about the destruction of the Second Temple premiered in 2021. Oct. 7 gives it new resonance.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Paintings from Archie Rand’s series “The 613.” (Courtesy)
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These are the 30 pieces of contemporary Jewish culture that bring us joy

by J. Staff August 2, 2024October 15, 2024

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