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A scene from the Netflix documentary "One of Us"
Posted inCulture

Hasidic ties bind, confine and inform ‘One of Us’

by Michael Fox November 13, 2017March 23, 2018
Scene from “My Hero Brother”
Posted inCulture

Israeli adults with Down syndrome trek across India in ‘My Hero Brother’

by Michael Fox October 22, 2017March 23, 2018
A scene from the documentary "On the Banks of the Tigris"
Posted inCulture

Sonoma County Jewish film fest’s 22nd run features Jewish influences in Iraqi music

by J. Staff September 22, 2017March 23, 2018
The Anati brothers, from left, Bubi, Andrea and Emmanuel used Italian food as fuel on their quest for the cave they hid out in during the Holocaust (Photo/JTA-Tamar Tal Anati)
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV, TV & Film

In PBS film, Italian brothers return to cave that saved them during WWII

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman July 24, 2017March 23, 2018
Storyboard artist Harold Michelson is featured in the documentary "Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story."
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

‘Harold and Lillian’ peeks behind the scenes at Hollywood’s unsung Golden Age heroes

by Michael Fox July 19, 2017March 23, 2018
a man and a woman in lab coats stand talking to the camera
Posted inJewish Life

S.F. congregation shines light on ‘health care for all’ with documentary screening

by Dan Pine July 19, 2017July 18, 2017
Gore stands on stage. Behind him, the words "There is already 4% more water vapor over the oceans than there was only 30 years ago"
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Al Gore will speak at S.F. screening of ‘Inconvenient Truth’ follow-up film

by J. Staff June 29, 2017March 23, 2018
“Zander,” who fled from draconian anti-gay laws in his home country of Uganda, now resides in Berkeley. (Photo/Sophie Constantinou)
Posted inArt, Culture

These refugees are using objects to tell their tales of flight to the Bay Area

by Rob Gloster June 16, 2017June 16, 2017
black and white family photos
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Haunting Yiddish song of mother’s war trauma inspires film

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 17, 2017March 23, 2018
a man shows to young women a book, while one of them takes pictures or video of it
Posted inJewish Life, Seniors

Teens, seniors collaborate on documentary film project

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 12, 2017May 15, 2017

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