In 'Let It Be Morning,' an Arab village on the verge of change By Dan Friedman, Forward Jul 25, 2022 Eran Kolirin’s new film, “Let It Be Morning” (“Vayehi Boker”), this year’s closing night film at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, begins with a wedding in a small Arab village. We know little about the couple — and they seem to know little about each other — but their marriage seems doomed. First, because… Read More
Film At SFJFF opening night, we're all just happy to be back at the Castro A giddy crowd of over 600 gathered last night at the Castro Theatre for the first full-fledged in-person installment of the San Francisco Jewish Film… By David A.M. Wilensky Jul 22, 2022
From the Archives 42 years of the S.F. Jewish Film Fest — from 1980 to now The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival launched in 1980 as, simply, the Jewish Film Festival. The lineup included 10 films that were shown first in Los… By Andrew Esensten Jul 21, 2022
Film ‘Minyan Duty’ short film broaches topic of race … with nothing to say There is an ongoing debate over who can portray Jewish characters on the stage and screen. Should non-Jewish actors such as Helen Mirren, John Douglas… By Andrew Esensten Jul 15, 2022
Film S.F. Jewish Film Fest: David Strathairn delivers ‘tour de force’ David Strathairn likes to portray heroes. In 2005’s “Good Night and Good Luck,” the Oscar-nominated actor played journalist Edward R. Murrow, who stood up… By Dan Pine Jul 13, 2022
Film S.F. Jewish Film Fest: How Leonard Bernstein embraced his Jewishness Early in Leonard Bernstein’s career — before he had a career, really — one of his mentors suggested that such an obviously Jewish name as Bernstein would… By Julia M. Klein, Forward Jul 11, 2022
Film 'Restless Hungarian': Filmmaker's hunt for elusive father comes to SFJFF In 2013, documentary filmmaker Tom Weidlinger set out to write his first book: a biography of his eminent but maddeningly elusive father. It took years to… By Laura Paull Jul 7, 2022
Film S.F. Jewish film fest opening night: Israel's spare and surprising ‘Karaoke’ Three major Israeli actors at the top of their game explore the dark secrets crippling a long-term marriage in “Karaoke,” a powerfully spare film of… By Sue Fishkoff Jul 5, 2022
Film San Francisco Jewish film fest lineup teems with cultural icons The 42nd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, which opens July 21 at the Castro Theatre, teems with household names and cultural icons: Leonard Bernstein,… By Michael Fox Jun 28, 2022