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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Woody Guthrie performing at the USO. (Woody Guthrie Publications via S.F. Jewish Film Festival)
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Documentary plucks at Woody Guthrie’s Jewish story

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

When I was 7, I was in love with Arlo Guthrie. The curly-locked son of Woody Guthrie, the 20th century’s most famous folk singer and the author of “This Land […]

“The Darkest Light,” a new documentary premiering at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival tells the complicated story of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (center). (Courtesy SFJFF)
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Shlomo Carlebach’s ugly legacy is illuminated in new film ‘The Darkest Light’

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2026July 9, 2026
A still from the trailer for the 2026 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
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S.F. Jewish Film Fest heads to the shrink’s couch in festival trailer

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2026July 9, 2026
Black and white image of a mother and daughter
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A Holocaust lullaby is at the heart of a local writer’s new documentary

by Sue Fishkoff July 7, 2026July 7, 2026
Still from "The Hedonist," one of 65 films screening at the 2026 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
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Turn off your phone and settle in: The S.F. Jewish Film Fest starts July 16

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A still from "Tell Me Everything," the opening night film of the 2026 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Courtesy SFJFF)
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2026 lineup: 65 films and an award for Rachel Bloom

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 17, 2026July 6, 2026
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival shines a spotlight on local talent, stories

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 10, 2025July 14, 2025
“Coexistence, My Ass!” is SFJFF's opening-night film. The documentary features former U.N. diplomat turned standup comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi examining her shifting perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Courtesy SFJFF)
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45th SFJFF focuses on independent films that help ‘make sense of the moment’

by Sue Fishkoff June 17, 2025July 3, 2025
If Catholic in-laws weren't enough, there's a dead body, too, in "Bad Shabbos."
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In-laws-to-be and a dead body make for a ‘Bad Shabbos’

by J. Staff May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
Attendees line up for opening night of the 2022 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival org loses two NEA grants

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 6, 2025May 7, 2025

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