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Jewish Film Institute

The line for a San Francisco Jewish Film Festival screening in 2013 (Photo/from file)
Posted inTV & Film

An ode to the line for the ladies’ room at the S.F. Jewish Film Fest

Sheri Cohen by Sheri Cohen July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
Carl Laemmle (Photo/Courtesy East Bay International Jewish Film Festival)
Posted inFilm

Film pays tribute to moviemaking pioneer and wartime rescuer

by Dan Pine February 14, 2019
Peter Sellers in "Ghost in the Noonday Sun," the subject of the documentary "The Ghost of Peter Sellers"
Posted inCulture

Family, journalism, Peter Sellers and more on film at WinterFest

Laura Pall by Laura Paull February 12, 2019
A man in glasses stands with a large remote control device in a graveyard, with a drone hovering nearby
Posted inCulture

Picks for Jewish Film Institute residencies strive to reach general audiences

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 13, 2018December 19, 2018
From the 2007 film "Waltz With Bashir"
Posted inIsrael at 70

10 modern Israeli films to watch on Israel’s 70th birthday

Lexi Leban by Lexi Leban April 6, 2018April 6, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Disney ABC CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inCulture

First, S.F. Jewish Film Fest — next, the Oscars?

by J. Staff April 2, 2018April 9, 2018
Arthur Miller's tumultuous public and private lives are the subject of a new HBO documentary. (Arthur Miller Archive/Robert Miller/HBO)
Posted inCulture

Arthur Miller through the eyes of his daughter, unguarded and intimate

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier March 15, 2018March 23, 2018
Paul Sorvino (left), Martin Landau and Maria Dizzia in “Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game”
Posted inCulture

Landau comes up aces in ‘Last Poker Game,’ his final film

by Michael Fox February 7, 2018March 23, 2018
Paul Sorvino (left) and Martin Landau star in “Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game”
Posted inCulture

Ten films to see at Jewish Film Institute’s WinterFest

by J. Staff February 1, 2018March 23, 2018
Scene from "116 Cameras"
Posted inCulture

The 5 best Jewish films to watch this Oscar season

by Tom Tugend January 21, 2018March 23, 2018

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