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july 21–31
san francisco
july 23–28
palo alto
july 29–august 4
berkeley
august 5–7
oakland
august 5–7
san rafael
the castro
cinéarts
roda theatre
piedmont theatre
christopher b. smith
rafael film center
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the 36th anniversary san francisco jewish film festival!
board
chair
Janet Schneider
vice chair
Diana Grand
secretary
Adrienne Leder-Schriner
treasurer
Sandee Blechman
members
Liki Abrams
Wendy Bear
Shosh (Susan) Blachman
Craig Broscow
Steven Fayne
Julie Felner
Joe Goldman
Meredith J. Goldsmith
Spencer Jarrett
Susan Mall
David Meckler
Gale Mondry
Jenni Olson
Lloyd Sacks
Sam Salkin
Fern Tiger
Andy Abrahams Wilson
Dan Wohlfeiler
executive director
Lexi Leban
It is the Jewish Film Institute’s pleasure to welcome you to the 36th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival,
our signature program and the first and most prestigious Jewish film festival in the world. We are proud to be
part of the cultural fabric of the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing three weeks of world-class programming and
contemporary film and media from some of the world’s greatest festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Berlin,
Tribeca and South by Southwest as well as five world premieres to our loyal and spirited audiences.
SFJFF36 stands for excellence, originality and innovation and celebrates the full spectrum of Jewish
identity, life and thought. Our lineup features 67 films from 15 countries with 10 Big Night programs around
the Bay. Our double chai year opens with Daniel Burman’s The Tenth Man, a romantic comedy from Argentina,
a cinematic tango with tradition going cheek to cheek with modernity in Buenos Aires’s legendary Jewish
district. Join us afterwards at the Contemporary Jewish Museum for our Opening Night Bash featuring
L’Chaim Sushi and other local delicacies. Boldly go where no man has gone before and beam yourself and
your pointy ears up to the Castro Theatre for our Closing Night film For the Love of Spock, Adam Nimoy’s tribute
to his father Leonard Nimoy, followed by a Closing Night reception on the Castro mezzanine.
Norman Lear is the recipient of our annual Freedom of Expression Award at the Castro. His iconic television
shows All in the Family, Maude, Good Times and The Jeffersons featured stories that dealt with the most relevant and
timely issues of the day but still made audiences laugh. He will join us for an onstage interview following the
screening of Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You. And for more comedy that tackles serious issues, join us at
the Roda Theatre at the Berkeley Rep for Berkeley Big Night’s The Last Laugh where Sarah Silverman, Mel Brooks
and Carl Reiner take on Holocaust humor. The film will be followed by a celebratory reception in the courtyard.
Our Centerpiece Documentary is Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg. Join the legendary comic icon Robert Klein in
person at the one-time-only screening at the Castro.
To honor the scribes among us, Philip Roth fans can view a one-time-only screening of Indignation in Marin.
James Schamus’s directorial debut based on Roth’s novel earned him accolades from the distinguished
author. Natalie Portman directed, starred in and adapted Amos Oz’s A Tale Of Love And Darkness. Our San
Francisco Centerpiece Narrative is David Bezmozgis’s Natasha. He directed his own screen adaptation of
his award-winning short story collection. We also welcome Televisionaries: Sayed Kashua (Freedom of
Expression recipient 2010) of Arab Labor fame with his new autobiographical series The Writer; Amit Cohen,
the writer of the new Israeli espionage series False Flag; and the Israeli television series Shtisel: Season 2, which
illuminates Haredi life. If you need to catch up on Season 1, binge-watch it on JFI on Demand.
What would the Festival be without a spotlight on local talent? Aaron Davidman shares the much-anticipated
world premiere of Wrestling Jerusalem with the SFJFF and Bay Area community. You don’t want to miss In Search of
Israeli Cuisine, a mouth-watering guided journey into the multicultural mezcla of Israeli food culture led by James
Beard Award–winner Michael Solomonov. This screening will be followed by a special event with Solomonov at
Aatxe where the Bay Area’s top chefs prepare Solomonov-inspired dishes.
In the words of Mr. Spock, with our hands in a Vulcan (Kohanim) salute, we say, “Live long and prosper!”
Janet Schneider
Jay Rosenblatt
Lexi Leban
C H A I R , B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Opening Night Bash
Freedom of Expression: Norman Lear
Thursday, July 21 | 9:00PM
Sunday, July 24 3:15 PM | Castro Theatre
Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St, San Francisco
$65 Members | $75 General Public | 21+ older
Kick off SFJFF36 at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Sunday, July 31
Norman Lear wrote, produced, created, and developed more than a
hundred television shows. His legendary body of work includes such
iconic programs as: All in the Family; Maude; Good Times; The Jeffersons;
and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Now about to turn 94, this Jewish
World War II veteran is the focus of the documentary Norman Lear: Just
Another Version of You and the author of an autobiography, Even This
I Get to Experience. The Festival is honored to present this year’s
Freedom of Expression Award to Norman Lear, the television pioneer
and founder of the advocacy organization, People for the American
Way, whose passionate, inspiring involvement may be needed now
more than ever.
$22 Members | $25 General Public
Reception on the Mezzanine, Castro Theatre
Wine, beer, and light refreshments
Following the screening, Norman Lear will receive this year’s Freedom
of Expression Award and will sit down for an on-stage conversation
with former SFJFF Executive Director Peter L. Stein.
Toast our filmmakers and guests on the Mezzanine of the Castro
following For the Love of Spock. Our Closing Night reception is the
perfect close to our Castro run, celebrating our 36th year.
Local Spotlight
Parking available for a fee at Jessie Street Garage,
223 Stevenson St., directly below the Museum
(left off of 3rd St. onto Stevenson St.)
Closing Night Film & Reception
San Francisco
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Film and Feast
Saturday, July 23 3:50 PM | Castro Theatre
SFJFF presents In Search of
Israeli Cuisine, an intimate
portrait of Israel told through
delectable food with James
Beard Award winning chef
Michael Solomonov and director
Roger Sherman in attendance.
Wednesday, July 27 6:20 PM | Castro Theatre
The film will be followed by an
exclusive reception at Aaxte
with Solomonov. Local chefs
will collaborate on a special
menu inspired by Michael
Solomonov’s Zahav recipes.
In Wrestling Jerusalem, actor/writer Aaron Davidman gracefully embodies
17 characters grappling with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, moving
deftly from male to female, Palestinian to Israeli, American to
European.Masterfully shot with scenes switching from backstage,
live performance, and the desert, this powerful film reveals deeply
human stories.
Special event ticket required.
Passes do not apply.
Following the screening, writer/actor Aaron Davidman will be present
for a Q&A.
Palo Alto Opening Night
Berkeley Big Night
After the 1972 massacre at the Munich Olympics and Israel’s Yom
Kippur War, basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv—built largely around
NBA also-rans—wins its first European Championship, putting the
small country “on the map.”
Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St, Berkeley
$22 Members | $25 General Public
Saturday, July 23 6:15 PM | Cine Arts at Palo Alto Square
Following the screening of On the Map, director Dani Menkin will be
present for a Q&A.
Saturday, July 30, immediately following The Last Laugh
After watching The Last Laugh, join us for a post film reception in the
courtyard of the Berkeley Rep. There will be beer, wine, and food
for all. You won’t want to miss what promises to be a very special
Berkeley Big Night.
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July 29 | Take Action Day: Repairing the World, One Film at a Time
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Sponsored by the Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
Take Action Day Pass
This all-day special pass ($30 members/$36 general public) gets you into all of the films on Friday, July 29 at the
Castro Theatre plus the panel discussion, followed by a mezzanine reception.
In the spirit of the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, SFJFF celebrates
social justice filmmaking plus the filmmakers and film subjects who
are making a difference with their actions. These films are not simply
to be viewed in the dark. They bring to light the important issues of our
times and inspire us to take action. From income inequality to marriage
equality, these films move us out of our seats and into the streets.
3:50 PM The Freedom to Marry (p.11)
For more than 30 years, civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson championed
the improbable cause of legalizing same-sex marriage in the United
States. This inspiring documentary charts the long struggle that
emerged victorious last year.
11:00 AM A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone
with Arc of Justice (p.14)
Join documentary filmmaker and moderator Susan Stern, local activists
and the filmmakers from The Freedom to Marry as they discuss the current
state of the LGBT rights movement in the wake of the Supreme Court’s
affirmation of marriage equality.
Since she was a girl, Berkeley artist and activist Edythe Boone has
aspired “to develop a new color no one has seen in life.” Her unflagging
drive and determination are captured in this film’s every frame.
1:25 PM Abortion: Stories Women Tell (p.10)
Award winning filmmaker and Missouri native Tracy Droz Tragos,
director of the Sundance Award-winning documentary Rich Hill and
Emmy Award-winning Be Good Smile Pretty counteracts the power of
Missouri’s restrictive abortion laws by respectfully telling the intimate
stories of women who surmount every obstacle to access abortion.
5:20 PM Free Panel Discussion: Marriage Equality
6:40 PM Class Divide (p.11)
One hundred and fifteen
steps are all that separate
a public housing complex
from a private school for
Manhattan’s elite. Class
Divide shines a light on the
people who live a stones’
throw apart but inhabit
completely different
worlds.
8:50 PM Audrie & Daisy
(p.10)
Audrie and Daisy never
met; what connects them
is the sexual violence
and subsequent shaming
they endured as teens.
This film provides
unflinching insight into the
repercussions of rape in
our social media-crazed
century.
Jews and Germany:
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Historically, the relationship of Jews to Germany is fraught with pain.
Filmmakers are continuing to grapple with the legacy of the past,
bringing a contemporary lens to stories that have been told before
and giving voice to next generation perspectives. What does truth and
reconciliation look like in the Jewish and German context?
Germans and Jews (p.12)
A German Life (p.12)
Followed by an extended Q&A with directors Christian Krönes and
Florian Weigensamer at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St.,
San Francisco.
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (p.14)
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The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Class Divide
People of the Book
Cable, network and streaming television are providing new
opportunities for talented writers and directors to showcase their
work, allowing for some of the most compelling stories to be told.
The episodic format allows for deep character development and
addresses themes that reflect the relevant cultural and political
questions of our times. Anchored by our Freedom of Expression
Award presentation to the legendary television creator Norman Lear,
we shine a light on the small screen.
Jews have long been known as the “people of the book” and so this
year, SFJFF celebrates the writers among us—the unsung heroes of the
cinematic experience.
Join us as we celebrate The Writer, the new autobiographical series
from the creator of SFJFF favorite Arab Labor, Sayed Kashua. Hear Amit
Cohen talk about his new espionage thriller following the screening of
the Berlinale hit, False Flag. Don’t miss two episodes of Shtisel: Season 2,
Israel’s groundbreaking Haredi drama, after binge-watching season 1
on JFI on Demand!
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (p.7)
False Flag (p.11)
Shtisel (p.15)
The Writer (p.16)
Back by popular demand, A Tale of Love And Darkness (JFI WinterFest
2016) is Natalie Portman’s take on Amos Oz’s autobiographical novel,
which chronicles his childhood in Jerusalem at the end of the British
Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. Another
directorial debut is James Schamus’s acclaimed adaptation of Philip
Roth’s Indignation, a fictionalization of his own college experience in
1950’s Midwest America. Schamus (the screenwriter of nine Ang Lee
films and the former CEO of Focus Features), will talk about the film
following its one-time only screening at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael
Film Center in Marin. David Bezmozgis adapts his short story collection
as the feature film Natasha, our Centerpiece Narrative, drawing
comparisons to early works of Malamud and Roth.
A Tale of Love and Darkness (p.16)
Natasha (p.6)
Indignation (p.13)
Shtisel
Natasha
False Flag
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Televisionaries
A Tale of Love and Darkness
SFJFF36 Spotlight Web Series
Hitchhikers: An Israeli Roadside Odyssey
In this new web series, Israeli filmmaker Yair Agmon (The Arrest,
SFJFF 2015) illuminates the complexities of Israeli society through
a mosaic of hitchhikers he finds all over the country. SFJFF36
premieres one episode of this creative new series preceding
Disturbing the Peace (p. 11) but you can stream the entire
season throughout the festival at
youtube.com/sfjewishfilmfestival.
Hitchhikers: An Israeli Roadside Odyssey
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Next Wave Quick Picks
jfi next wave | jews in shorts
JFI Next Wave programs are generously supported by grants
from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund and the Maxine and
Jack Zarrow Family Foundation.
Next Wave at SFJFF36 showcases fresh stories and perspectives
exploring contemporary life through a Jewish lens from around the globe,
from clubs in Tel Aviv to the streets of lower Manhattan and the bridge
of the USS Enterprise. Don’t miss our Next Wave Spotlight film Joshy, a
hilarious new comedy from Sundance, followed by a Castro mezzanine
reception with the director Jeff Baena and actor Aubrey Plaza (Parks and
Recreation). Reception limited to Next Wave passholders.
Want to fest with flexibility? Our Next Wave membership—for film lovers
ages 35 & under—includes a specially priced Festival pass ($35),
offering tremendous access to special events, film screenings, artist talks
and more at SFJFF and throughout the year. See p. 17 for details.
Blush (p.11)
Jews in Shorts: Docs (p.13)
Class Divide (p.11)
Jews in Shorts: Narratives
Disturbing the Peace (p.11)
False Flag (p.11)
For the Love of Spock (p.5)
(p.13)
Joshy (p.7)
Natasha (p.6)
Film Movement Award
Like Rodney Dangerfield, shorts rarely get the respect they deserve.
To help rectify this we have programmed 15 stellar shorts this year,
which will compete for the SFJFF Film Movement Award. This award
honors achievement in short filmmaking that expresses the Jewish
experience in a unique, original and meaningful way. Previous winners
include Ed & Pauline by Christian Bruno and Natalija Vekic (2015),
Welcome and Our Condolences by Leon Prudovsky (2014), and Summer
Vacation by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon (2013).
Jews in Shorts
And Then, Violence (p.13)
After the recent Paris terror
attacks, and in an increasingly
violent and anti-Semitic
atmosphere, a young secular
Jewish law student questions
whether she has become a target
in the country she so dearly loves.
Arc of Justice (p.14)
In 1968 a group of civil rights
leaders flew to Israel to study
land-based cooperative living and
created New Communities, one
of the largest Black-owned land
trusts in America.
Bacon & God’s Wrath (p.13)
A 90-year-old Jewish woman
reflects on her life experiences as
she prepares to taste bacon for
the first time.
Hitchhikers
An Israeli Roadside Odyssey (p.13)
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This new web series illuminates
the complexities of Israeli society,
through each hitchhiker that we
meet. In 10 short episodes, Yair
Agmon the director of the The Arrest
(SFJFF 2015) and a film student
from Jerusalem travels all over the
country and picks up a diverse
mosaic of Israeli characters.
A Home Movie (p.13)
Told through home movies found
after being stored in a wardrobe
for over 50 years, this intimate
family story hints at something
unspoken and unexplained.
Hounds (p.13)
After 16 years as a disaffected
museum guard, Iris is finally
offered a promotion.
I, Dalio (or The Rules of the
Game) (p.13)
The great French actor Marcel
Dalio (Jean Renoir’s Grand Illusion)
made a career in French cinema
of playing shady characters and
small-time crooks: informers,
blackmailers and gangsters.
Joe’s Violin (p.13)
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A Holocaust survivor donates
the violin he’s had for 70 years
to a local instrument drive,
changing the life of a 12-yearold schoolgirl from the nation’s
poorest congressional district and
unexpectedly, his own.
The Man Who Shot Hollywood
(p.13)
An unassuming Russian Jewish
émigré parlayed his love for
movies into becoming the selfappointed, unpaid chronicler
of Hollywood royalty during the
1930s and ’40s with his relaxed,
un-glam portraits.
Making Morning Star (p.13)
This intimate look into the artistic
process introduces composer
Ricky Ian Gordon as he attempts
to bring an opera about the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of
1911 to life.
The Mute’s House (p.12)
One-armed Yousef and his
deaf mother Sahar are the only
remaining Palestinian residents of
the Israeli section of Hebron and
are used to daily ostracism.
Operator (p.13)
A single mom works as a human
drone operator, killing people on
a daily basis in order to make a
living.
Spring Chicken (p.10)
Anny, a 94-year-old Holocaust
survivor, loves dressing up for the
Jewish holiday Purim. This year,
she decides to dress up as a
chicken.
Torah Treasures
and Curious Trash (p.16)
An 87-year-old artist/feminist
Jewish thinker scavenges
Jerusalem dumpsters for choice
junk that she combines with wornout ritual objects rescued from
synagogues and funeral homes.
Wannabe (p.13)
A neurotic Jewish teen must win
over his crush by impressing her
skeptical Jamaican family in 1990s
New York City.
What Cheer? (p.13)
After the sudden passing of his
wife, a composer (Richard Kind)
tries to ignore his overwhelming
grief only to be faced with a
20-piece marching band that
floods his world with a boisterous,
interminable song.
Castro Closing Night
The Tenth Man
For the Love of Spock
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Argentina, 2016, 80 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles
Director: Daniel Burman
Editor: Andrés Tambornino
Cinematographer: Daniel Ortega
Cast: Julieta Zylberberg, Alan Sabbagh
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Opening Night
USA, 2016, 105 mins, English
Director: Adam Nimoy
Editor: Joeseph Kornbrodt
Cinematographer: Kevin Layne
THURSDAY, JULY 21
SUNDAY, JULY 24
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
6:30 PM
4:55 PM
6:30 PM
6:25 PM
Sponsored by Steven and Bunny Fayne
Ariel lives in New York, far from El Once, the lively Jewish district in
Buenos Aires where he grew up. When his father Usher, who runs a
Jewish charity, summons him back home for help, Ariel reluctantly
returns. His memories growing up involve Usher prioritizing the
formation of a minyan (a quorum of 10 men needed for certain Jewish
rituals) for strangers’ funerals over meaningful activities at his own
school. Even now, Usher acts very much like the absent father of
Ariel’s childhood, communicating only by cell phone. Yet he has a
grand scheme that actually has his son’s best interests in mind. He
has a laundry list of tasks for Ariel to complete, all of which involve
helping to keep the charity running. Usher carefully choreographs Ariel
meeting Eva (Julieta Zylberberg), a silent Orthodox beauty who Ariel is
unmistakably drawn to, first through her cooking and then romantically.
Director Daniel Burman (Lost Embrace, SFJFF 2004; Empty Nest, SFJFF
2009; All In, SFJFF 2012) deftly mixes the real people of El Once
with actors. What ensues is a paean to the Jewish values of charity
and community. The Tenth Man is a kindhearted comedy with a gentle
romantic touch. It joyfully upends the old adage that you can never go
home again and instead says, maybe under the right circumstances,
you can. Jay Rosenblatt
Director Daniel Burman in person in San Francsico
Actor Julieta Zylberberg invited
CASTRO
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SUNDAY, JULY 31
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
7:45 PM
8:30 PM
Sponsored by Gale Mondry and Bruce Cohen
“Live long and prosper.” It’s impossible not to cherish those famous
words spoken by the half-human Vulcan. Leonard Nimoy, the man
behind the pointy ears, was born in 1931 in Boston’s West End to
immigrant Jewish parents. After moving to Los Angeles Nimoy caught
the eye of producer Gene Roddenberry who had Nimoy in mind when
he was creating the Spock character for the NBC science fiction
series Star Trek. The pilot episode bombed, but Roddenberry was
given permission to do a second version with a whole new cast. Only
Nimoy remained, and the rest is history. Through three seasons of the
series and six Star Trek films, it was Spock who became the fan favorite.
The coolheaded, logical Vulcan was an outsider aboard the USS
Enterprise, just as Nimoy himself was an outsider as a Jew growing
up in predominantly Catholic Boston. Spock’s otherness served as
the very essence of what Star Trek was really all about: examining what
makes us human. Featuring clips from Nimoy’s career and inspiring
interviews with the Star Trek cast past and present, including William
Shatner, George Takei, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, director Adam
Nimoy has crafted a loving tribute to not only his father, but also to the
man we know as Mr. Spock. Joshua Moore
Director Adam Nimoy in person
Closing Night Reception
Mezzanine, Castro Theatre
Toast our filmmakers and guests on the mezzanine of the Castro following
the West Coast Premiere of For the Love of Spock. This festive reception is
the perfect close to another extended Castro run.
Opening Night Bash
Thursday, July 21, 2016 | 9:00PM
Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St, San Francisco
Event parking available for a fee at Jessie Street Garage | 223 Stevenson St.
Opening Night at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is always a
special affair, but our double chai year promises to be even more full of life!
Film and art come together at the bold and elegant Contemporary Jewish
Museum, where party goers can explore the newly opened Stanley Kubrick:
The Exhibition, sip Hagafen wine and Lagunitas Beer, and taste featured
dishes from Wise Sons, L’chaim Sushi, and many more.
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Centerpiece Narrative
Centerpiece Documentary
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Natasha
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
Director: Marshall Fine
Editors: Josh Williams, Chuck Greenwood
Cinematographer: Brennan Vance
CASTRO
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
FRIDAY, JULY 29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
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In 2004, Harper’s magazine published Natasha, a first short story by a
promising 31-year-old Jewish Canadian writer, David Bezmozgis. This
memorable tale of a doomed teenage love between Mark, a Toronto
slacker, and his troubled Russian cousin by marriage was eventually
released in a collection chronicling the lives of a Latvian immigrant
family, not unlike the author’s own. Bezmozgis’s debut became a
cult sensation with critics drawing literary comparisons to Bernard
Malamud and Philip Roth. The story was subsequently reprinted in 15
languages. After penning two more acclaimed novels, then writing and
directing his first feature Victoria Day (SFJFF 2010), Bezmozgis finally
brings his modern classic to the big screen in a remarkably assured
adaptation that’s both highly provocative and deeply poignant. At the
heart of this emotional, coming-of-age drama are the extraordinarily
measured performances of Alex Ozerov as Mark and newcomer Sasha
K. Gordon as the sexually precocious Natasha, the dark star who
forever alters Mark’s staid, suburban existence. Fans of the writer’s
original source material will not be disappointed in David Bezmozgis’s
haunting narrative of forbidden love caught between the old world and
the new, further proof of this talented artist’s notable command of both
literature and the cinema. Thomas Logoreci
Note: Mature Content.
Director David Bezmozgis in person in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Berkeley
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Canada, 2015, 93 mins, English, Russian w/ English subtitles
Director: David Bezmozgis
Editor: Michelle Szemberg
Cinematographer: Guy Godfree
Cast: Alex Ozerov, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dezmari
CASTRO
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Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg
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6:30 PM
Sponsored by the Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund
Along with Richard Pryor and George Carlin, he influenced a slew
of the next generation of comics. His name is Robert Klein, and he
is still really funny! Klein is more than just a stand-up comedian. He
is a musician, a singer, a Broadway star, a film and television actor
and even a comedy teacher. A child of the 1950s who grew up in the
Bronx, he rose to the pinnacle of stand-up with his unique blend of
comedy and music. Director and film critic Marshall Fine follows Klein
in his daily routines, and we get a privileged look at a seasoned comic
improvising jokes about everyday life: grocery shopping, getting a
haircut and hanging out with pals. Interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Jon
Stewart and Bill Maher, to name a few, as well as clips from some
of Klein’s seminal routines round out this delightful portrait. Klein
appeared on the Tonight Show and Late Show with David Letterman more
than 100 times and hosted the third Saturday Night Live, appearing in
the famous cheeseburger sketch. His spot-on impression of Rodney
Dangerfield and his meeting with Don Rickles are some of the many
highlights of this hilarious, heartfelt and thoroughly enjoyable doc. And
to top it all off, Robert Klein himself will be here for this one-time-only
screening. Jay Rosenblatt
Subject Robert Klein and director Marshall Fine in person
Freedom of Expression
Next Wave Spotlight
TV
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Editor: Enat Sidi, J.D Marlow
Cinematographer: Sam Levy
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MONDAY, JULY 25
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
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Director and screenwriter: Jeff Baena
Editor: Ryan Brown
Cinematographer: Patrice Lucien Cochet
Cast: Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate
BAY AREA PREMIERE
CASTRO
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Joshy
3:15 PM
6:15 PM
2:10 PM
Sponsored by Lela and Gerry Sarnat
Norman Lear, the SFJFF 2016 Freedom of Expression Award recipient,
is the subject of this moving, artful chronicle of the legendary television
writer, producer and activist whose taboo-smashing series set the bar
for a half-century of American comedy. Lear’s first Hollywood gig was
writing sketches for 1950s superstars Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. He
went on to build a two-decade string of television and movie credits.
But in the wake of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement,
Lear decided to satirize the divisions ripping society apart rather than
provide an escape from them. The result was the groundbreaking 1971
sitcom, All in the Family, whose working-class patriarch, the lovable
bigot Archie Bunker, became Lear’s trenchant platform to address
topics never before shown on television. Over the next decade,
other Lear creations followed: The Jeffersons ; Fernwood 2 Night ; Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman. None of these efforts shied away from depicting
the era’s pressing social and political issues: racism, rape, child
abuse, gay rights. All were tremendously popular (the controversial
abortion episode of Maude drew 65 million viewers). Then at the height
of his fame, Norman Lear simply walked away. Heidi Ewing and
Rachel Grady’s doc explores the reasons why, while eliciting fond
reminiscences from Jewish comic masters ranging from Mel Brooks
and Carl Reiner to Jon Stewart. Screened at Sundance 2016
CASTRO
THURSDAY, JULY 28
8:30 PM
Next Wave programs are generously provided by the Lisa and
Douglas Goldman Fund and the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family
Foundation
After his engagement falls apart on the evening of his birthday, Joshy’s
(Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley ) best buddies rally together to pull
off a much-needed guys-only weekend for their grieving friend. The
destination is a country house in Ojai, California, where party animal
Eric (Nick Kroll, The Kroll Show ) has planned debauchery to distract
everyone from the daily grind. The rest of the thirtysomething gang
includes the highly neurotic Adam (Alex Ross Perry, Listen Up Philip),
whose girlfriend has just dumped him and good guy Ari (Adam Pally,
The Mindy Project ), a recent father and the man with the weed. Freespirited and feisty Jodi (Jenny Slate, Obvious Child ), in town to get
together with her girlfriends, interrupts the sausage party and draws
the bashful eye of married Ari. But as the coke is snorted and the dope
is smoked, and more guests (both wanted and unwanted) show up, the
guys are left to finally confront the elephant in the room: their feelings.
Jeff Baena (Life After Beth, JFI WinterFest 2015) keeps the direction
loose, allowing his gifted cast the freedom to keep the razor sharp
dialogue flowing. Male bonding has never been more complex . . . and
comically awkward. Premiered at Sundance Film Festival, 2016.
freedom of expression award | next wave spotlight
Norman Lear:
Just Another Version of You
Joshua Moore
Director Jeff Baena and actor Aubrey Plaza in person
Thomas Logoreci
Director Heidi Ewing and subject Norman Lear in person in San Francisco
Next Wave Spotlight Reception
Mezzanine, Castro Theatre
Freedom of Expression: Norman Lear
Sunday, July 24 | 3:15 PM | Castro Theatre
Following the screening, Norman Lear will receive this year’s Freedom
of Expression Award and will sit down for an on-stage conversation with
former SFJFF Executive Director Peter L. Stein.
Following the Next Wave Spotlight screening of Joshy, join us on the
Castro mezzanine, transformed into a swanky lounge for the evening,
for a reception with director Jeff Baena and actor Aubrey Plaza from the
film. Indulge in Lagunitas Beer and Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktails as
we toast the new frontiers of Jewish film.
Admission limited to Next Wave Passholders.
www.sfjff.org | 415.621.0523
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Berkeley Big Night
Palo Alto Opening Night
big nights
The Last Laugh
On the Map
WEST COAST PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
Director and Cinematographer: Ferne Pearlstein
Editor: Ferne Pearlstein
Screenwriters: Robert Edwards, Ferne Pearlstein
RODA THEATRE CASTRO
Israel, USA, 2016, 78 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director: Dani Menkin
Editor: Shlomi Shalom
Cinematographer: David Gurfinkel
SATURDAY, JULY 30
SUNDAY, JULY 31
7:10 PM
2:55 PM
The great comedian Carol Burnett was once quoted as saying that
“comedy is tragedy plus time.” The question is how much time has to
pass before it’s alright to take a tragic, even traumatizing, event and
use it as a framing device for a joke? What purpose does humor serve
under these circumstances? And from where does this impulse to turn
tragedy into humor spring? These are weighty questions and take on
even greater seriousness when put in the context of the Holocaust.
Nevertheless, this is the terrain that Ferne Pearlstein (producer of When
I Live My Life Over Again, SFJFF 2015), set out to explore in The Last Laugh.
In the film, she weaves together interviews with Holocaust survivors
who talk about the importance of laughter, even amidst the tragedy
of the concentration camps, as well as conversations with comedic
giants like Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Sarah Silverman. In doing so,
Pearlstein invites the viewer on a journey across a comedic landscape
marked by speed bumps, caution signs and potholes big enough to
swallow a clown car. Mark Valentine
Director Ferne Pearlstein and subjects Renee and Klaire Firestone in person
Berkeley Big Night
Saturday, July 30 | immediately following The Last Laugh
Roda Theatre at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Immediately following The Last Laugh, make your way to the Roda’s
spacious and lovely courtyard for a sumptuous spread of festive fare.
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SUNDAY, JULY 24
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
4:40 PM
Sponsored by the Bonnie and Marty Tenenbaum Foundation
Before 1980’s “Miracle on Ice,” an Israeli team’s equally unlikely
victory over a Soviet basketball team was dubbed the “Miracle on
Hardwood.” After winning, magnetic Israeli team captain Tal Brody, a
high NBA draft pick, exclaimed in American-accented Hebrew, “We
are on the map, not only in sports, but in everything!” That phrase
and the Maccabi Tel Aviv team, a combination of NBA also-rans and
Israeli players, rallied a nation in its David-and-Goliath pursuit of the
1977 European Championship. Director Dani Menkin (39 Pounds of Love,
SFJFF 2005) remembers that this much-needed morale boost occured
amid a sagging economy, only a few years after the tragic 1972
massacre in Munich and Israel’s draining Yom Kippur War. He brings
together most of the members of that year’s team, some of whom are
still living in Israel, including Brody and African American Aulcie Perry,
who converted to Judaism while on the team. Brody’s friend, NBA
great Bill Walton, and former NBA Commissioner David Stern deliver
incisive commentary on the team and its significance. Israeli figures
from outside the sports world, including former ambassador Michael
Oren, politician Yair Lapid and former refusenik Natan Sharansky, all
recall what TV commentator Alex Giladi calls “the end of Israeli sport
losing with honor.” Sara L. Rubin
Director Dani Menkin in person in Palo Alto and San Francisco
Film and Feast
Local Spotlight
Wrestling Jerusalem
USA, 2015, 97 mins, English, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director and Photographer: Roger Sherman
WORLD PREMIERE
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
SATURDAY, JULY 23
SUNDAY, JULY 24
SATURDAY, JULY 30
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
3:50 PM
2:15 PM
12:00 PM
4:20 PM
Film sponsored by Amy and Morton Friedkin
Event sponsored by Moses and Susan Libitzky
Additional support provided by ISRAEL21c
What is Israeli cuisine? Michael Solomonov (Zahav: A World of Israeli
Cooking , 2016 James Beard Cookbook of the Year) explores a diverse
world of food drawn from more than 100 cultures. Chefs, farmers,
vintners, fishermen, cheese makers and home cooks discuss their
roots and show their specialties that both preserve and update
traditional recipes using global inspiration. Through the 1970s most
recipes were bland and ingredients mediocre. As immigrants came
to Israel they brought new and traditional ideas and flavors, and
people began to be more adventurous in what they ate. Jews were
introduced to Arab cuisine, resulting in both a mutual appreciation and
frustration of the cross-cultural culinary influences. Solomonov, born
in Israel but raised in the U.S., goes to local farms and visits people’s
kitchens to taste and learn about regional cooking differences. He
asks what makes a meal kosher and sees how Shabbat dinners are
changing. He shows how ancient agricultural methods and hightech agronomy now influence the way the world eats. Uniquely and
lovingly prepared shakshuka, boreka, maqluba, the Palestinian kibbe
el babour, couscous, surprising seafood dishes and a kugel that
challenges expectations are just a few of the irresistible dishes shown
being prepared. Solomonov’s self-deprecating sense of humor and
deep knowledge of local food traditions make him the perfect guide.
Warning: This movie will make you hungry! Gary Meyer
Director Roger Sherman in person in San Francisco and Palo Alto
Subject Michael Solomonov in person in San Francisco
big nights
In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Director: Dylan Kussman
Director of Photography: Nicole Whitaker
Editor: Erik C. Andersen
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
THURSDAY, JULY 28
SUNDAY, JULY 31
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
6:20 PM
6:30 PM
3:55 PM
4:15 PM
Sponsored by Anne Germanacos
“It’s complicated.” From that honest, ironic, understated opening
line of Wrestling Jerusalem through its hopeful conclusion, Aaron
Davidman takes us on a whirlwind journey that captures the competing
narratives swirling around the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Bay Area
local Davidman embodies 17 characters whose stories reflect multiple
perspectives. It’s easy to forget that you are watching one man as he
moves deftly from male to female, Palestinian to Israeli, American to
European. The touchstone in these shifting voices is the character
Aaron, an American Jew whose desire to understand and empathize
makes him an excellent tour guide. Originally a play written and
performed by Davidman, Wrestling Jerusalem garnered excellent reviews
and sold-out performances. Deftly directed by Dylan Kussman, the
film is masterfully shot, as scenes switch seamlessly from a backstage
dressing room, a live performance filmed in San Francisco and
the stark evocative expanse of the desert. A simple backdrop and
handful of props are all Davidman needs to conjure cafes, buses and
settlements as well as the stories they contain. Regardless of your
views, you will find them in this work. But, as you let the film unfold, you
will recognize the humanity in each character and leave the theater
much richer for the experience. Complicated? Definitely. Captivating
and unforgettable? Without a doubt. Stephanie Rapp
Writer/actor Aaron Davidman in person in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Berkeley
Film and Feast
Saturday, July 23 | 6:15 PM
Aaxte (at the Swedish American Hall), 2174 Market St, San Francisco
$90 members / $100 general public
Immediately following the Castro screening of In Search of Israeli Cuisine,
SFJFF36 presents an homage to Chef Solomonov’s cuisine with inspiring
reinterpretations of his standout dishes by local chefs including Ryan
Pollnow of Aaxte, Nick Balla and Cortney Burns of Bar Tartine, and Chef
Mourad Lahlou of Mourad and Aziza at the lively Aaxte. This bold film and
food pairing is a perfect fit for San Francisco’s foodie culture.
Separate ticket required for entry to this event. All-Festival and Next
Wave Passes do not provide admission. Space is limited.
www.sfjff.org | 415.621.0523
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Abortion:
Stories Women Tell
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BAY AREA PREMIERE
films
Aida’s Secrets
Art and Heart: The World
of Isaiah Sheffer
Director: Tracy Droz Tragos
Editors: Christopher Roldan, Monique Zavistovski, Dan
Duran
Cinematographers: Kamau Bilal, Judy Phu
CASTRO FRIDAY, JULY 29
1:25 PM
Award-winning filmmaker and Missouri native
Tracy Droz Tragos, director of the Sundance
Grand Jury Award–winning documentary Rich
Hill and Emmy-winning Be Good Smile Pretty
confronts the power of Missouri’s restrictive
abortion laws by sensitively telling the intimate
stories of women who must surmount every
obstacle to access abortion. This timely and
relevant film reveals the ultimate connection
between the right to choose and the right to
live a fully empowered life. Lexi Leban
This film is part of our Take Action Day program
focused on social justice films in the spirit of the
Jewish value of Tikkun Olam.
Israel, USA, Germany, 2016, 90 mins, English, Hebrew,
w/ English subtitles
Directors: Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz
Editor: Halil Efrat
Cinematographers: Uriel Sinai, Shaul Schwarz,
Christina Clusiau, Yonathan Weitzman
Screenwriters: Halil Efrat, Alon Schwarz
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
FRIDAY, JULY 22
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
12:00 PM
2:05 PM
Family secrets and lies are revealed in this
documentary detective story which begins
with World War II and ends with a 21st-century
reunion of long lost brothers. With the help of
a genealogical search organization, Izak, an
Israeli kibbutznik, finally meets the Canadian
blind younger brother he did not know he had,
when both are in their mid-60s. Embracing
one another, they work hard to try to pry
secrets loose from their tight-lipped mother
Aida. Sara L. Rubin
Director: Catherine Tambini
Editor: Lenny Friedman
Cinematographer: Matt Porwoll
CINEARTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 3:20 PM
CASTRO
THURSDAY, JULY 28
1:30 PM
RODA THEATRE FRIDAY, JULY 29
1:40 PM
Co-Sponsored by Anita and Marc Abramowitz
Catherine Tambini’s spirited documentary
celebrates the life of Isaiah Sheffer, the
founding artistic director of Symphony Space
and host of Selected Shorts on public radio who
inspired everyone from Leonard Nimoy to
Stephen Colbert. Paired with Making Morning
Star. Academy Award–nominated filmmakers
Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s intimate
documentary relates the creation of Morning Star,
a new opera by composer Ricky Ian Gordon as
he brings 11 years of ideation to life. Neha Talreja
Producer Ethel Sheffer in person
Preceded by Making Morning Star
Directors Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar (Making
Morning Star) in person in San Francisco and Berkeley
Audrie & Daisy
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Director: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
Editor: Don Bernier
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
FRIDAY, JULY 29
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
8:50 PM
4:10 PM
Fifteen-year-old Audrie Pott in Saratoga,
California, and 14-year-old Daisy Coleman in
Maryville, Missouri never met. What connects
them is the sexual violence and humiliation
they suffered in unrelated incidents from
groups of boys who got them drunk, assaulted
them and posted their actions on the internet.
Thanks to probing interviews with strikingly
perceptive subjects, this film provides
unflinching insight into the entitlement that
leads to the condoning of sexual violence.
Screened at 2016 Sundance Film Festival
Zoe Pollak
Directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk in person in
San Francisco
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The Bentwich Syndrome
Israel, 2015, 91 mins, Hebrew, Farsi w/ English
subtitles
Director: Yuval Delshad
Editor: Yoni Tzruya
Cast: Navid Negahban, Asher Avrahami, David Diaan
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
SATURDAY, JULY 23
MONDAY, JULY 25
SATURDAY, JULY 30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
1:50 PM
8:20 PM
2:10 PM
2:05 PM
Sponsored by Diana Grand and Jon Holman
Israel’s submission to the 2015 Oscars for Best
Foreign Language Film surprises in many ways.
For starters, the screenplay is almost entirely in
Farsi, not Hebrew. The semi-autobiographical
feature film debut from writer/director Yuval
Delshad depicts three generations in the
Morgian family, Persian immigrants from Iran to
Israel eking out a living as rural turkey farmers.
Sensitive performances, gentle pacing and
refreshing plot twists combine to weave a richly
satisfying story. Best Picture, Israeli Academy
Awards Emily Kaiser Thelin
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Israel, 2015, 68 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director: Gur Bentwich
Cinematographer: Maya Kenig
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
MONDAY, JULY 25
FRIDAY, JULY 29
1:20 PM
11:50 AM
Humorously examining Anglo-Jewish life of
the 19th and 20th centuries, directors Gur
Bentwich and Maya Kenig embark on a road
trip to dissect the origins of their family. An
array of aunts and cousins hold court, as well
as long-departed Bentwiches, who come
to life through zany Monty Python-esque
animation. In the end, we become Bentwichesby-proxy, crammed into the back seat of the
family car, enjoying the ride. Alexis Whitham
Preceded by Spring Chicken, Dir: Tamir Elterman.
Blush
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BAY AREA PREMIERE
Israel, 2015, 85 mins, Hebrew, Arabic w/ English
subtitles
Director: Michal Vinik
Editor: Joel Alexis
Cinematographer: Shai Peleg
Cast: Sivan Noam Shimon, Hadas Jade Sakori,
Bar Ben Vakil
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
SMITH RAFAEL
SUNDAY, JULY 24
8:50 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 8:55 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
8:20 PM
Seventeen-year-old Naama is thoroughly
bored with her overbearing family and
uneventful suburban school days. That is until
bleached-blonde bad girl Dana shows up with
her flirtatious smile and a bag of weed. But
while Naama is both partying hard and falling
hard for Dana, her sister goes missing, and the
whole family is deeply rattled. Blush is a portrait
of modern Israel through the eyes of the youth
who are pushing the boundaries. Alexis Whitham
TV NW
Israel, 2015, 2x45 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director: Oded Ruskin
Screenwriter: Amit Cohen
Cast: Ishai Golan, Maggie Azarzar, Angel Bonanni
CINEARTS
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
SATURDAY, JULY 23
SATURDAY, JULY 30
SUNDAY, JULY 31
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
CASTRO
FRIDAY, JULY 29
6:40 PM
Sponsored by Nancy Blachman and
David desJardins
One-hundred-fifteen steps is all that separates
a public housing complex from a private
school for Manhattan’s elite. Class Divide shines
a light on people who live a stone’s throw apart
but inhabit completely different worlds. Despite
grim statistics about poverty, the film is imbued
with optimism as it shares stories from both
sides of the street and finds common ground
in the hopes and dreams of young people and
their families. Stephanie Rapp
Producer Mike Farrah in person
False Flag
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Marc Levin
Editor: Ema Yamazaki
Cinematographers: Mark Benjamin, Sam Cullman,
Daniel Levin
8:30 PM
6:50 PM
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Co-Sponsored by Susan and Jay Mall and
by Sheri Cohen and Charles Green
Not since Prisoners of War has there been such
a provocative, nail-biting espionage thriller
on Israeli TV. In False Flag five Israeli citizens
wake up one morning to discover that they
are suspects in the kidnapping of the Iranian
minister of defense. The five become wanted
and news coverage turns their world upside
down. Their attempts to deny involvement are
in vain. Even their loved ones question, could
they be guilty? Lexi Leban
Writer/Creator Amit Cohen in person in San Francisco
and Berkeley
Hungary, Israel, Sweden, 2015, 110 mins, Hungarian
Director: Peter Gardos
Editor: Ádám Fiers
Cinematographer: László Seregi
Screenwriter: Zsuzsa Bíró
Cast: Gila Almagor, Milán Schruff, Péter Scherer
TUESDAY, JULY 26
THURSDAY, JULY 28
FRIDAY, JULY 29
8:55 PM
3:45 PM
9:00 PM
Generous Support for this program
provided by The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia
Foundation. Co-Sponsored by Dan Granoff
A Swedish refugee camp doctor gives
Holocaust survivor Miklós six months to live.
But the young man refuses to die before
meeting the love of his life. He sends letters
to 117 Hungarian women in sex-segregated
rehabilitation camps throughout Sweden. The
response of 19-year old Lilli captures his heart
and his imagination. Péter Gárdos’s romantic
drama, based upon his novel of his parents’
post-Holocaust courtship creates indelible
images of heartbreak and hope. Sara L. Rubin
Actor Milán Schruff in person
USA, Israel, Palestine, 2016, 82 mins, Arabic, Hebrew
Directors: Stephen Apkon, Andrew Young
Cinematographer: Andrew Young
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
TUESDAY, JULY 26
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
11:45 AM
1:15 PM
Co-Sponsored by Janet Schneider and
Andrew Kahn and by Rosanne and
Al Levitt
This inspiring documentary finds a spirit of
compassion and empathy in an unexpected
place: among combatants from both sides of
the Israeli/Palestinian divide. Israeli soldiers
and Palestinian fighters come together to form
Combatants for Peace, a nonviolent group that
uses dialogue, theater and art to try to end the
conflict. Disturbing the Peace doesn’t shy away
from harsh realities and, somehow, still leaves
you inspired. Tamar Fox
Director Stephen Apkon in person
Preceded by Hitchhikers, Dir: Yair Agmon
The Freedom
to Marry
Fever At Dawn
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
WEST COAST PREMIERE
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Director: Eddie Rosenstein
Editor: Pilar Rico
Cinematographers: Bob Richman, Claudia Raschke
CASTRO
FRIDAY, JULY 29
3:50 PM
RODA THEATRE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 8:35 PM
What’s the definition of a mensch? After
watching this inspiring documentary, you’ll
have a two-word answer: Evan Wolfson.
Founder of the advocacy group Freedom to
Marry and the acknowledged “godfather” of
the marriage equality movement, Wolfson’s
30-year struggle to bring about justice for
millions of gays and lesbians is the heart of this
fascinating history that retraces the circuitous
path towards legalizing same-sex marriage in
the United States. Peter L. Stein
Director Eddie Rosenstein and Producer Jenni Olson
in person
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Germans and Jews
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A Grain of Truth
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US PREMIERE
Austria, 2016, 113 mins, German w/ English subtitles
Directors: Christian Krönes, Olaf Muller,
Roland Schrotthofer, Florian Weigensamer
Editor: Christian Kermer
Cinematographer: Frank Vught
CASTRO
CINEARTS
PIEDMONT
SUNDAY, JULY 24
MONDAY, JULY 25
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
12:15 PM
3:15 PM
2:15 PM
From 1942 until the end of the war, Brunhilde
Pomsel worked as a stenographer for Joseph
Goebbels, the infamous Nazi minister of
propaganda. Now 104 years old, she is the last
living witness to have seen the machinations
of Nazi power from the inside. With her face in
close-up, she recounts her past with lucidity
and forces us to ask the timely question, “What
would I have done in this situation?”
Jay Rosenblatt
Directors Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer
in person in San Francisco and Palo Alto
Extended Q&A at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav.
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
SATURDAY, JULY 23* 12:00 PM
THURSDAY, JULY 28 12:00 PM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 4:40 PM
Sponsored by the Laszlo N. Tauber
Philanthropic Fund
This thoughtful documentary is a subtle
examination of the history of Germany’s postwar
Jewish population and of the fraught and
fragile relations between Jews and non-Jews.
Structured around a dinner party attended
by Germans and Jews—some of whom were
born in Germany, some who are “Germans by
choice”—the film negotiates sensitive questions
of memory, guilt, identity and redemption with
grace and aplomb while giving access to both
sides of a crucial historical dialogue.
Poland, 2015, 106 mins, Polish w/ English subtitles
Director: Borys Lankosz
Editor: Wojciech Anuszczyk
Cinematographer: Lucas Bielan
Cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Aleksandra Hamkalo,
Magdalena Walach
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
MONDAY, JULY 25
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
In this riveting thriller, a woman in a small Polish
village is murdered with a knife used for Jewish
ritual slaughter. Prosecutor Teodor Szacki
(Robert Więckiewicz, Little Rose, SFJFF 2010)
is called in on the case and soon uncovers a
town full of deeply rooted anti-Semitism. Based
on a best-selling crime novel, this gripping film,
which feels like a Polish version of Seven, will
keep you glued to your seat until the last frame.
Tamar Fox
Seth Barron
*SJM: Single Jewish Mom Free Screening
Hummus! The Movie
WORLD PREMIERE
CINEARTS
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
CINEARTS
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
THURSDAY, JULY 28
4:10 PM
FRIDAY, JULY 29
4:05 PM
Director Katharina Waisburd in person in Palo Alto
and San Francisco
Argentina, 2015, 78 mins, Spanish w/ English subtitles
Director: Gabriel Lichtmann
Editor: Agustin Rolandelli
Cinematographer: Nicolás Trovato
Cast: Martin Slipak, Javier Drolas, Inés Palombo
THURSDAY, JULY 28
6:30 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
8:45 PM
Co-Sponsored by Robert and Judy Aptekar
Take a classic Woody Allen–style antihero, add
Alfred Hitchcock–level intrigue and a strong
dose of Argentine sex appeal, and you have
this comic, poignant and smart feature. Director
Gabriel Lichtmann shows the complicated
family relations of Lucas, a young Buenos
Aires Jewish lawyer and a mystery buff (he
even has a dog named Sherlock) as he solves
the mystery of who conned him out of a down
payment on a house. Emily Kaiser Thelin
Preceded by The Mute’s House, Dir: Tamar Kay,
sponsored by Terry and Carol Hutner Winograd, MD
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How to Win Enemies
In Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo, Israelis and
Palestinians work alongside one another to tend
to the zoo’s elephants, crocodiles and rhinos.
Inevitably, tensions within and across animal
species reflect themselves in the mostly goodnatured, always edgy interactions between
employees, who lead regular tours of Muslim
and Jewish schoolchildren through the zoo’s
grounds. Katharina Waisburd’s keen eye results
in an unforgettable lens into the current conflict
in the Holy Land. Zoe Pollak
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USA, 2015, 76 mins, English, German w/ English subtitles
Directors: Janina Quint and Tal Recanati
Editor: Michael Culyba
Cinematographers: Adolfo Doring, Amanda Zackem
Holy Zoo
Germany, 2016, 60 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director: Katharina Waisburd
Editor: Ina Tangermann
Cinematographer: Tilman Holzhauer
Screenwriter: Denise Neustadt
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USA, Israel, 2015, 70 mins, English, Hebrew
Director: Oren Rosenfeld
Cinematographers:Hanna Abu Saada and Yuval Sayag
Editor: Raphael Aboulafia
CINEARTS
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
SATURDAY, JULY 23
SUNDAY, JULY 24*
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
12:30 PM
10:30 AM
12:15 PM
Where can you find the best hummus in the
world? From Suheila, a single Muslim woman
who is known for her legendary hummus, to Jalil,
a Christian Arab hipster in Ramle who runs his
father’s hummus joint, to Eliyahu, a born-again
Orthodox Jew who owns a hummus restaurant
chain, this fun and fascinating film about the
highly competitive hummus restaurant business
in Israel shows how powerful this chickpea
spread can be. Tamar Fox
Indignation
Jews in Shorts
Keep Quiet
Director: James Schamus
Editor: Andrew Marcus
Cinematographer: Chris Blauvelt
Cast: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts
Documentary, 83 mins.
Bacon and God’s Wrath - Dir. Sol Friedman
A Home Movie - Dir. Caroline Pick
Joe’s Violin - Dir. Kahane Cooperman
I, Dalio (or Rules of the Game)- Dir. Mark Rappaport
WEST COAST PREMIERE
SMITH RAFAEL
CASTRO PIEDMONT
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
6:30 PM
Sponsored by Nancy and Stephen Grand
The award-winning writer and producer
James Schamus (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,
Brokeback Mountain) crafts a poignant and
faithful adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation as
his directorial debut. Hailed by Roth himself as
the best film adaptation of his work, Indignation
is a moving portrait of Marcus Messner,
the son of a kosher butcher who sets off for
college in 1950’s Ohio and finds his atheist self
at odds with its Christian midwestern culture.
Screened at 2016 Sundance Film Festival
Lexi Leban
Bacon and God’s Wrath: Sundance Jury Award, Best
Short Documentary. A Home Movie sponsored by
Patricia and Richard Gibbs. Joe’s Violin sponsored
by David Jadeson. I, Dalio (or The Rules of the Game)
sponsored by Fern Tiger and Michael Pyatok
Narrative, 91 mins.
Wannabe - Dir. Matthew Manson
Operator - Dir. Ben Hakim
And Then, Violence - Dir. Jordan Goldnadel
What Cheer? - Dir. Michael Slavens
Hounds - Dir. Omer Tobi
CASTRO PIEDMONT
Director James Schamus in person
THURSDAY, JULY 28 11:30 AM
UK, Hungary, 2016, 97 mins, English, Hungarian w/
English subtitles
Director: Sam Blair, Joseph Martin
Editors: Ben Stark, Kim Gaster
Cinematographer: Marton Vezkelety
CASTRO
SATURDAY, JULY 30
4:40 PM
RODA THEATRE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 6:30 PM
Co-Sponsored by Liki and Joe Abrams
Extreme in his anti-Semitic beliefs and denial
of the Holocaust, Csanád Szegedi rose up
through the ranks to a leading position in
Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party, and became
a member of the European Parliament. At the
height of his political career, documentation
surfaced showing that Szegedi’s maternal
grandparents were Jewish. In a stunning
about-face, Szegedi chose to explore his
Jewish roots, study Judaism and make a trip to
Auschwitz with Holocaust survivors. Sara L. Rubin
Wannabe sponsored by Carolyn Cavalier Rosenberg
and Sanford Rosenberg. And Then, Violence sponsored
by Frederick Hertz. Hounds sponsored by the Consulate
General of Israel, Pacific Northwest Region
Koudelka Shooting
Holy Land
Left On Purpose
Mountain
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
BAY AREA PREMIERE
Israel, Denmark, 2015, 83 mins, Hebrew w/ English
subtitles
Director: Yaelle Kayam
Editor: Or Ben David
Cinematographer: Itay Marom
Screenwriter: Yaelle Kayam
Cast: Shani Klein, Avshalom Pollak, Haitham Omari
Israel, Germany, Czech Rep, 2015, 72 mins, Hebrew
Director and Photographer: Gilad Baram
Editor: Elisa Purfürst
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
MONDAY, JULY 25
SUNDAY, JULY 31
4:00 PM
1:55 PM
Co-Sponsored by Marsha and Ralph
Guggenheim and by Ron Abileah and
Marlene Winograd
Award-winning Magnum photographer Josef
Koudelka captures within the frame of his
lens how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has
changed the landscape of the Holy Land.
This documentary shows the man behind the
camera, one who is relentless in pursuit of his
craft but increasingly dismayed at seeing a
land that is holy to multiple faiths disfigured by
the erection of walls, barricades and security
checkpoints. Mark Valentine
Director Gilad Baram in person in San Francisco
Preceded by The Man Who Shot Hollywood,
Dir. Barry Avrich, sponsored by Richard Nagler and
Sheila Sosnow
Directors: Justin Schein, David Mehlman
Cinematographer: Justin Schein
Editor: David Mehlman
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
Justin Schein originally set out to make a
standard documentary on former Yippie activist
Mayer Vishner. But in the middle of shooting,
Vishner made it clear he had a different plan.
The film ends with his last political act: his exit
from this world. Schein’s dilemma becomes
the film’s new narrative, as he goes from
documentarian to friend to one of Vishner’s last
caretakers, ultimately making him complicit in
the death of his subject. Winner of the Audience
Award at DOC NYC Festival 2015 Neha Talreja
Director Justin Schein, subjects Michael Ventura,
Judy Gumbo and Andrew Hoffman in person in
San Francisco
CASTRO
CINEARTS
PIEDMONT
THURSDAY, JULY 28
8:55 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
6:45 PM
This haunting debut feature from Israeli
director Yaelle Kayam explores religious
themes in a tale of a young woman’s struggle
to find herself. It depicts an Orthodox woman
suffering in a loveless marriage, searching for
companionship amidst the tombstones, pimps
and prostitutes of Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
Even as the plot turns dark, actress Shani
Klein (Zero Motivation, SFJFF 2014) imbues
the character Tsiva with an unforgettable
tenderness. Emily Kaiser Thelin
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A New Color: The Art of
Being Edythe Boone
Mr. Gaga
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Israel, 2015, 95 mins, English, Hebrew w/ English
subtitles
Director: Tomer Heymann
Editors: Ido Mochrik, Ron Omer, Alon Greenberg
Cinematographer: Itai Raziel
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
Director: Mo Morris
Editor: Maureen Gosling
Cinematographer: Peggy Peralta
SATURDAY, JULY 30* 11:30 AM
SUNDAY, JULY 31
11:30 AM
Co-Sponsored by Sandee Blechman and
Steven Goldberg
Inspiring and tough, charismatic yet prickly,
Ohad Naharin is Mr. Gaga, Israel’s rock star
choreographer and the artistic director of the
Batsheva Dance Company. He is the subject of
this exciting new documentary from returning
SFJFF favorite, Tomer Heymann. Naharin
invented his own playful style of movement
called Gaga and returned to Israel to create
some of the most provocative and physically
demanding choreography of the 21st century.
Winner, Audience Award, SXSW 2016.
Tien-Tien L. Jong
Co-Sponsored by Wareham Development in
honor of the Berkeley FILM Foundation
Bay Area artist and civil rights activist Edythe
“Edy” Boone is a sprightly septuagenarian who
seems only to gain energy over the years. Since
she was a girl, this celebrated muralist (i.e. the
San Francisco Women’s Building) has aspired
“to develop a new color no one has seen in
life.” Her unflagging drive and determination are
captured by Berkeley filmmaker Mo Morris in
this film’s every frame. Zoe Pollak
The Origin of Violence
The People
vs. Fritz Bauer
WEST COAST PREMIERE
France, Germany, 2015, 110 mins, French w/ English
subtitles
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Editor: Lorenzo Fanfani
Cinematographer: Dominique Gentil
Screenwriter: Elie Chouraqui
Cast: Richard Berry, Stanley Weber, Cesar Chouraqui
CASTRO
CINEARTS
SMITH RAFAEL
PIEDMONT
FRIDAY, JULY 22
TUESDAY, JULY 26
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
6:30 PM
8:35 PM
9:20 PM
6:30 PM
Sponsored by David and Fran Meckler
Nathan Fabre, a teacher in a French-German
school, is working on his thesis about the
French Resistance during World War II. During
a research trip to Buchenwald, he finds a photo
of a prisoner with an uncanny resemblance to
his father. When his father ignores his queries,
Nathan pursues the matter himself, and his
research becomes much more than academic,
complicated further by his romance with a
young German woman. Sara L. Rubin
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FRIDAY, JULY 29
11:00 AM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 1:50 PM
Director Mo Morris and subject Edythe Boone in person
Preceded by Arc of Justice, Dir: Helen S. Cohen and
Mark Lipman. Directors Helen S. Cohen and Mark
Lipman in person. Sponsored by Kol Hadash: Northern
California Community for Humanistic Judaism
Director Tomer Heymann in person
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RODA THEATRE
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
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Germany, 2015, 105 mins, German, English, Yiddish w/
English subtitles
Director: Lars Kraume
Screenwriters: Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez
Cast: Burghart Klaussner, Ronald Zehrfeld,
Sebastian Blomberg
CASTRO
CINEARTS
PIEDMONT
SMITH RAFAEL
SATURDAY, JULY 23
TUESDAY, JULY 26
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
6:30 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
4:10 PM
In late 1950s, Germany attorney general Fritz
Bauer (played by The White Ribbon ’s lauded
Burghart Klaussner) is intent on bringing the
infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann to trial. This riveting
historical thriller chronicles the hindrances and
the potentially mortal dangers Bauer faces as a
closeted gay Jewish lawyer working alongside
men in the government who can bring criminals
like Eichmann to justice but who ultimately have the
power to conceal their own Nazi pasts. Screened
at Berlinale 2016 Zoe Pollak
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Director and Screenwriter: Asaph Polonsky
Editor: Tali Halter Shenkar
Cinematographer: Moshe Mishali
Cast: Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Tomer Kapon
CASTRO
MONDAY, JULY 25
9:00 PM
Co-Sponsored by Sinai Memorial Chapel
Chevra Kadisha
When Eyal (Shai Avivi, Sweet Mud, SFJFF 2007)
finishes the week of mourning for his late son,
his wife (Evgenia Dodina, Invisible, SFJFF
2011) urges him to return to their routine but
instead he chooses to get high with his young
slacker neighbor. The two misfits embark on
a tragicomical journey to discover that there
are still things worth living for in Eyal’s life.
Director Asaph Polonsky’s debut feature offers
a humorous and moving depiction of grief and
whatever comes next. Winner, International
Critic’s Week, Cannes Film Festival 2016
Joshua Moore
Rabin in His Own Words
Israel, 2015, 100 mins, English, Hebrew, w/ English
subtitles
Director: Erez Laufer
Editor: Erez Laufer
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
FRIDAY, JULY 22
4:15 PM
SUNDAY, JULY 24
12:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 4:15 PM
Co-Sponsored by Orli and Zack Rinat and by
Linda and Sanford Gallanter
This examination of the life and times of Israeli
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is constructed
largely from archival footage, photographs and
interviews, from Rabin’s early days to his tragic
death. Director Erez Laufer (One Day After Peace,
SFJFF 2012) takes us from Rabin’s childhood,
through his experience fighting in three wars,
to his assassination, and reminds us of the
possibility for peace that remains for those who
want it. Seth Barron
Screenagers
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
Director, Editor, Cinematographer: Delaney Ruston
1X
The Settlers
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Sand Storm
Director: Elite Zexer
Screenwriter: Elite Zexer
Editor: Ronit Porat
Cinematographer: Shai Peleg
Cast: Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal-Asfour, Hitham Omari
CASTRO
FRIDAY, JULY 22
CINEARTS
SUNDAY, JULY 24
RODA THEATRE TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
8:55 PM
8:45 PM
8:25 PM
Sponsored by Meredith J. Goldsmith
Layla, a teenager in a Bedouin village in
southern Israel has a cell phone, drives a car,
and has a secret boyfriend at the college she
is attending. She watches from a distance as
her mother accepts her father’s second wife
into their family, prompting questions about her
own future. This stunning first feature by Israeli
director Elite Zexer sympathetically captures
the struggle between tradition and modernity in
the beautifully stark Negev desert landscape.
Winner, World Cinema Grand Jury Prize,
Sundance Film Festival 2016 Lexi Leban
CASTRO
SUNDAY, JULY 31*10:30 AM
Are your kids scrolling through life, missing
out on a childhood filled with imagination
and outdoor adventure? Are you multitasking
on your device, half listening to your child
talk about his or her day? You are not alone.
In Screenagers , filmmaker Delaney Ruston
examines the impact of digital devices on our
lives and the fraught household negotiations
taking place around them. Lexi Leban
Screenagers will be followed by bagels, cream cheese
and a post-film discussion on the Castro mezzanine.
REBOOT will share information about technologyfree shabbat and the National Day of Unplugging as
examples of intentional efforts to unplug.
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
Israel, France, Canada, Germany, 2016, 110 mins,
English, Hebrew, Arabic, w/ English subtitles
Director: Shimon Dotan
Editor: Oron Adar
Cinematographer: Philippe Bellaiche
Screenwriter: Shimon Dotan
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
CASTRO
SMITH RAFAEL
TUESDAY, JULY 26
SATURDAY, JULY 30
SUNDAY, JULY 31
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
3:50 PM
4:15 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Sponsored by Ray Lifchez
In a comprehensive and compelling retelling,
award-winning Israeli filmmaker, Shimon Dotan
(Smile of the Lamb, SJFFF 1986) traces with
remarkable access the history of Israeli settlements
in the West Bank since Israel’s decisive victory in
the 1967 Six Day War. Using archival footage of
the religious zealots and interviews with a diverse
range of modern-day settlers, Dotan weaves
together the story that entangles the destinies of
Israel and the Palestinian people. Screened at
Sundance Film Festival 2016 Janis Plotkin
Director Shimon Dotan in person in Berkeley and
San Francisco
Shtisel: Season 2
TV
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Israel, 2016, 2 x 47 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Director: Alon Zingman
Screenwriter: Yehonatan Indursky
Cast: Michael Aloni, Sasson Gabai, Doval’e Glickman
CASTRO
CINEARTS RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
FRIDAY, JULY 22
SATURDAY, JULY 23
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
2:05 PM
2:20 PM
4:20 PM
2:10 PM
Co-Sponsored by Susan and Russell Holdstein
and by Bob Tandler and Valli Benesch
Shtisel is a family melodrama that looks like Modern
Family put on a kippah and went to Jerusalem.
This melodrama returns to SFJFF for its second
season. The critical and commercial success
combines Haredi traditions and popular television
tropes. Season 2 again follows the Shtisel clan as
they navigate adolescence, engagement, sibling
ties and death. Whether for romantic, religious
or family reasons, Shtisel appeals to fans of love
across all ages. Maya Lekach
Get prepped for the fest: Catch up on Shtisel: Season
1 on JFI On Demand. Watch episodes 1-3 for free and
enjoy the rest of the season at an 80% discount on
JFI On Demand. Use the code ShtiselforJFI.
Song of Songs
Streit’s: Matzo and
the American Dream (FREE)
BAY AREA PREMIERE
Ukraine, 2015, 76 mins, Russian w/ English subtitles
Director: Eva Neymann
Screenwriter: Eva Neymann
Editor: Pavel Zalesov
Cinematographer: Rimvydas Leipus
Cast: Milena Tsbulskaya, Yevheniy Korgan,
Arina Postolova-Tihipko
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 2:05 PM
Ukraine, 1905. Ten-year-old Shimek tells
his darling Buzya fairy tales of the faraway,
imprisoned Tsarevna, as their dreams of
inhabiting a larger world beyond the shtetl
blend with the first stirrings of young love. An
inspired adaptation of the iconic stories from
Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman (which
also served as the source material for Fiddler on
the Roof ), a sense of wonder vibrates through
the artfully composed Tarkovsky-like images of
Hasidic village life. Tien-Tien L. Jong
Director: Michael Levine
Editor: Michael Levine
Cinematographer: Michael Levine
CASTRO
CINEARTS
RODA THEATRE
TUESDAY, JULY 26
THURSDAY, JULY 28
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
2:10 PM
1:50 PM
2:40 PM
Free Matinees are generously provided by
the Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies
Foundation of the Jewish Community
Federation and Endowment Fund
Just as its iconic pink box has graced Passover
seder tables for generations of American
Jews, so, too, Streit’s matzo factory has stood
for some 80 years on the Lower East Side.
For many Jews, a family business has been a
way to make a living and a way to ensure that
the next generation could do better. This is
all challenged by the need for modernity, the
pressures of foreign competition and enticing
real estate offers. Sara L. Rubin
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A Tale of Love
and Darkness
There are Jews Here
Thy Father’s Chair
Director: Natalie Portman
Screenwriter: Natalie Portman
Editor: Andrew Mondshein, Hervé Schneid
Cinematographer: Slawomir Idziak
Cast: Natalie Portman, Makram Khoury, Shira Haas
WORLD PREMIERE
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
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SATURDAY, JULY 23
8:50 PM
Co-Sponsored by Linda and Frank Kurtz and
by Sasha and Irina Kovriga
Natalie Portman makes her directorial feature
debut with an adaptation of Amos Oz’s
internationally acclaimed autobiographical
novel A Tale of Love and Darkness. Set during the
birth of Israel, the film examines suffering even
after salvation. At its core, Amos’s story is about
his relationship with his tragic, complicated
mother, portrayed by Portman. Determined to
make the film in Hebrew, Portman took eight
years to write the script and find funding. The
result is a beautiful rendering of the bestseller.
Emily Kaiser Thelin
Director, producer: Brad Lichtenstein
Producer, co-director: Morgan Elise Johnson
Editor: Matt Lauterbach
Cinematographer: Jason Longo
TUESDAY, JULY 26
SATURDAY, JULY 30
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
Italy, Spain, USA, 2015, 73 mins, English
Directors: Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
Editors: Alex Lora, Antonio Tibaldi
Cinematographer: Antonio Tibaldi
1:45 PM
2:10 PM
3:40 PM
Co-Sponsored by Craig Harrison and the John
and Marcia Goldman Family Foundation
This quirky and poignant documentary
examines the challenges of Jewish life in smalltown America. Focusing on four tiny Jewish
communities, directors Brad Lichtenstein and
Morgan Elise Johnson examine in intimate
detail what happens to a congregation when
there are scarcely enough Jews left to form a
quorum for religious activities, much less to
maintain a vibrant community. An unusual and
intriguing look at a segment of American Jewish
life that is rarely examined. Seth Barron
CASTRO
PIEDMONT
MONDAY, JULY 25
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
In this Jewish Grey Gardens, Avraham is a
sixtysomething Orthodox Jew living in Brooklyn
in his deceased parents’ family home. Avraham
passes his time in his claustrophobic apartment
petting his cats and sitting on a dilapidated
couch among old newspapers, books, bed
bugs and rotten food. When a deep cleaning
crew arrives, he finally has to face his fears and
confront his inability to separate himself from
the past. Shevi Loewinger
Preceded by Torah Treasures and Curious Trash,
Dir: Paula Weiman Kelman
Sponsored by Wendy Bear
Director Brad Lichtenstein in person in San Francisco
and Berkeley
Who’s Gonna
Love Me Now?
Uncle Howard
UK, 2015, 96 mins, English
Director: Aaron Brookner
Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Cinematographers: Gregg Domenico, Andre Dobert
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
TUESDAY, JULY 26
4:10 PM
Co-Sponsored by Carl and Gay Grunfeld and
by Dan Wohlfeiler
Much-admired Jewish filmmaker Howard
Brookner epitomized the promise and talent of
New York’s vibrant independent film scene of
the 1980s, but he has been largely forgotten
since his death from AIDS at age 34. In a
poignant act of documentary remembrance,
Howard’s nephew Aaron, who hero-worshiped
his uncle as a child, goes on a treasure
hunt through New York’s counterculture to
reconstruct Howard’s unconventional life and
pay homage to a remarkable young artist.
Peter L. Stein
Israel, UK, 2016, 85 mins, Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Directors: Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann
Editor: Ron Omer
Cinematographer: Itai Raziel
Screenwriter: Tomer Heymann
CINEARTS
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
SUNDAY, JULY 24
SATURDAY, JULY 30
SUNDAY, JULY 31
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9:00 PM
Co-Sponsored by Birthright Israel Foundation/
Northwest Region
In this honest and emotional documentary by
Tomer and Barak Heymann (Close Up: Heymann
Brothers , SFJFF 2008), Israeli expatriate Saar
Maoz lives in London, where he’s active in the
London Gay Men’s Chorus and struggling with
HIV. When his Orthodox parents ask him to
come back to Israel, Saar must decide where
his future lies and how to make peace with his
family as they struggle to accept his identity
and his HIV status. Winner, Panorama Audience
Award, Berlin Film Festival 2016 Tamar Fox
Director Tomer Heymann in person
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The Writer
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US PREMIERE
Director: Shai Capon
Screenwriter: Sayed Kashua
CINEARTS
CASTRO
RODA THEATRE
SMITH RAFAEL
SATURDAY, JULY 23
4:30 PM
SUNDAY, JULY 31
5:30 PM
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
6:15 PM
Co-Sponsored by Michael Bien and
Jane Kahn and by Deborah Blank and made
possible with a generous grant from the
Fohs Foundation
Critically acclaimed Israeli Arab writer Sayed
Kashua (creator of hit TV series Arab Labor,
SFJFF 2008–13), delivers a masterfully nuanced
dramatic series about Kateb, a 40-year-old Israel
Arab writer, who, like Amjad, the protagonist
of Arab Labor, is living in Israel and struggling
with an identity crisis. Kateb (like Kashua
in real life) faces the challenge of growing
creatively in Israeli society, which sometimes
has preconceived notions about even its most
talented Palestinian writer. Nancy K. Fishman
Writer Sayed Kashua in person in San Francisco and
Berkeley
tickets
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$12
$15
$14
special programs
SF Opening Night
$65 Members / $75 General Public
SF Opening Night – Film Only
SF Closing Night
Berkeley Big Night
In Search of Israeli Cuisine (July 23) Film & Event
All Other Special Programs
$15 Members / $18 General Public*
*Includes Freedom of Expression; Centerpiece Films
matinees (Mon–Thurs, through 4pm)
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opening night screening/party
Opening Night of the 36th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will be
held on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Festivities will begin with the Opening
Night Film at the Castro Theatre, followed by the Opening Night Party
at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Box Office will be open at the
Castro Theatre 1 hour before showtime for ticket and pass pick-up.
Please allow extra time for Will Call on Opening Night. The Opening
Night Party is a 21 and over event.
Parking for Opening Night Party at the CJM is available for a fee at the
Jessie Square Garage—Stevenson St. off 3rd between Mission/Market—
See www.sfjff.org for pricing details and maps.
festival passes
All-Festival Pass
Next Wave Pass (35 yrs old and younger only with ID)
$35
new passes:
Palo Alto Pass
Marin Pass
Take Action Pass
All Festival Pass is good for all shows at all theatres—including special
programs and parties, with the exception of the In Search of Israeli Cuisine
event (July 23). Next Wave Pass is good for all shows at all theaters with
the exception of the In Search of Israeli Cuisine event (July 23). Take
Action Pass is good for all Take Action Day screenings and panel on July
31st only. Palo Alto Pass is good only for shows at the CinéArts, Palo Alto.
Marin Pass is good only for shows at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film
Center, San Rafael. Early-entrance line is reserved for pass holders.
Pass holders MUST ARRIVE and be in line 20 minutes prior to show
time. Passes do not guarantee seating.
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discount 10-flix vouchers
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The 10-Flix Voucher is good for 10 regular priced tickets to any 10
programs of your choice (not good for Special Programs except
Centerpiece Films). Share with family and friends, fully transferable.
Great for gifts! 10-Flix Vouchers cannot guarantee tickets to sold-out
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rush line
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Rush tickets will be available at the venue one hour prior to show time.
Box Office Opens June 21 for members only. General sales begin
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Coordinator
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Emmy Scharlatt
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Susan Stern
Mark Valentine
David Volansky
Diane Wolf
Noemi Zeigler
Frames Per Sound
Talia DeVault
Matt Ozer
Kurtis Lee Hermes
Print Broker
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Technical Director
Hal Rowland
Creative Director and Design
Donna Steger
Bonnie Burt
Margot Brier
Audrey Daniel
Barbara Davis
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schedule
cinéarts@palo alto
square
San Francisco | July 21–31
415.621.6120
429 Castro Street (at Market Street) San Francisco
THURSDAY, JULY 21
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
6:30 PM The Tenth Man
(Opening Night)
9:00 PM Opening Night Bash
12:00 PM Song of Songs
1:50 PM Jews in Shorts: Documentary
3:50 PM Left on Purpose
6:20 PM Wrestling Jerusalem (Local Spotlight)
8:55 PMMountain
FRIDAY, JULY 22
12:00 PM Aida’s Secrets
2:05 PM Shtisel: Season 2
4:15 PM Rabin in His Own Words
6:30 PM The Origin of Violence
8:55 PM Sand Storm
SATURDAY, JULY 23
12:00 PM Germans and Jews*SJM
1:50 PM Baba Joon
3:50 PM In Search of Israeli Cuisine
(Film and Feast)
6:30 PM The People vs. Fritz Bauer
8:50 PM A Tale of Love and Darkness
SUNDAY, JULY 24
10:30 AM Hummus! The Movie*SJM
12:15 PM A German Life
3:15 PM Norman Lear:
(Freedom of Expression)
6:30 PM On the Map
8:50 PMBlush
MONDAY, JULY 25
11:30 AM Thy Father’s Chair
preceded by Torah Treasures
and Curious Trash
1:40 PM A Grain of Truth
4:00 PM Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
preceded by The Man Who Shot Hollywood
6:30 PM Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg
(Centerpiece Documentary)
9:00 PM One Week and a Day
TUESDAY, JULY 26
11:45 AM Disturbing the Peace
THURSDAY, JULY 28
11:30 AM Jews in Shorts: Narrative
1:30 PM Art and Heart:
The World of Isaiah Sheffer
preceded by Making Morning Star
4:10 PM Holy Zoo
preceded by The Mute’s House
6:30 PM How to Win Enemies
8:30 PM Joshy (Next Wave Spotlight)
11:00 AM A New Color:
The Art of Being Edythe Boone
preceded by Arc of Justice
1:25 PM
3:50 PM
5:20 PM
6:40 PM
8:50 PM
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
Freedom to Marry
Take Action Day Panel (FREE)
Class Divide
Audrie & Daisy
SATURDAY, JULY 30
11:30 AM
2:10 PM
4:40 PM
6:50 PM
9:15 PM
Mr. Gaga*SJM
There are Jews Here
Keep Quiet
False Flag
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
SUNDAY, JULY 31
10:30 AMScreenagers*SJM
12:00 PM The Settlers
2:55 PM The Last Laugh
5:30 PM The Writer
7:45 PM For The Love of Spock
preceded by Hitchhikers
*SJM: Weekend Breaks for Single Moms: This program has been
made possible by a generous grant from the Maxine & Jack Zarrow
Family Foundation and gifts from Julie and David Levine and Jamie
and Rory Weinstein, and is for the exclusive benefit of single
mothers with young children. These screenings are free for Single
Jewish Moms, with free childcare at nearby Eureka Valley Arts
(4400 20th St)! If you qualify, please retrieve your complimentary
tickets at Will Call preceding the screening (coffee and bagels
provided on the Mezzanine before Saturday screenings). RSVPs
and Questions can be addressed to [email protected].
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SATURDAY, JULY 23
12:30 PM Hummus! The Movie
4:30 PM The Writer
6:15 PM On the Map (Palo Alto Opening)
8:30 PM False Flag
SUNDAY, JULY 24
12:00 PM Rabin in His Own Words
6:45 PM Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
8:45 PM Sand Storm
MONDAY, JULY 25
1:20 PM Bentwich Syndrome
FRIDAY, JULY 29
2:10 PM Streits: Matzo and the American Dream
(FREE)
4:10 PM Uncle Howard
6:20 PM Natasha (Centerpiece Narrative)
8:55 PM Fever at Dawn
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Palo Alto | July 23–28
650.493.0218
3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
preceded by Spring Chicken
8:20 PM Baba Joon
TUESDAY, JULY 26
1:45 PM
3:50 PM
6:15 PM
8:35 PM
There are Jews Here
The Settlers
The Origin of Violence
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
12:50 PM Holy Zoo preceded by
The Mute’s House
7:50 PMNatasha
THURSDAY, JULY 28
12:00 PM Germans and Jews
1:50 PM Streits: Matzo and the American
Dream (FREE)
6:30 PM Wrestling Jerusalem
8:55 PMMountain
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510.647.2900
2015 Addison Street, Berkeley
FRIDAY, JULY 29
11:50 AM Bentwich Syndrome
preceded by Spring Chicken
4:05 PM Holy Zoo
preceded by The Mute’s House
6:25 PMNatasha
SATURDAY, JULY 30
2:10 PM Baba Joon
7:10 PM The Last Laugh
(Berkeley Big Night)
SUNDAY, JULY 31
11:30 AM Mr. Gaga
1:55 PM Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
piedmont theatre
index
Oakland | August 5–7
510.985.1252
4186 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
Abortion: Stories Women Tell.....................10
Aida’s Secrets .......................................10
And Then, Violence .................................13
Arc of Justice ........................................14
Art and Heart: The World of Isaiah Sheffer ....10
Audrie & Daisy .......................................10
Baba Joon .............................................10
Bacon & God’s Wrath ...............................13
The Bentwich Syndrome ...........................10
Blush ...................................................11
Class Divide ..........................................11
Disturbing The Peace ..............................11
False Flag ............................................11
Fever At Dawn .......................................11
For the Love of Spock ............................... 5
The Freedom to Marry .............................11
A German Life ........................................12
Germans and Jews ..................................12
A Grain of Truth ......................................12
Hitchhikers ...........................................11
Holy Zoo ...............................................12
A Home Movie ........................................13
Hounds ................................................13
How to Win Enemies ................................12
Hummus! The Movie ................................12
I, Dalio—or, The Rules of The Game ............13
In Search of Israeli Cuisine ........................ 9
Indignation ...........................................13
Jews in Shorts: Docs ...............................13
Jews in Shorts: Narratives ........................13
Joe’s Violin ...........................................13
Joshy ................................................... 7
Keep Quiet ............................................13
Koudelka Shooting Holy Land .....................13
The Last Laugh ....................................... 8
Left On Purpose .....................................13
Making Morning Star ...............................10
The Man Who Shot Hollywood ....................13
Mountain ..............................................13
Mr. Gaga ..............................................14
The Mute’s House ...................................12
Natasha ................................................ 6
A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone ..14
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You ..... 7
On the Map ............................................ 8
One Week and a Day ................................14
Operator ..............................................13
Origin of Violence ...................................14
The People vs. Fritz Bauer ........................14
Rabin in His Own Words ............................14
Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg ............. 6
Sand Storm ...........................................15
Screenagers ..........................................15
The Settlers ..........................................15
Shtisel: Season 2 ....................................15
Song of Songs ........................................15
Spring Chicken ......................................10
Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream ......15
A Tale of Love and Darkness ......................16
The Tenth Man ........................................ 5
There Are Jews Here ...............................16
Thy Father’s Chair ..................................16
Torah Treasures and Curious Trash .............16
Uncle Howard ........................................16
Wannabe ..............................................13
What Cheer? .........................................13
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? ......................16
Wrestling Jerusalem ................................ 9
The Writer ............................................16
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
12:15 PM
2:05 PM
4:10 PM
6:30 PM
8:50 PM
Hummus! The Movie
Aida’s Secrets
Audrie & Daisy
Grain of Truth
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
12:20 PM Jews in Shorts: Documentary
2:25 PM Left on Purpose
4:25 PM Jews in Shorts: Narrative
8:55 PMBlush
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
12:00 PM Thy Father’s Chair
preceded by Torah Treasures
and Curious Trash
4:40 PM On the Map
6:45 PMMountain
preceded by The Man Who Shot Hollywood
6:30 PM False Flag
9:00 PM Who’s Gonna Love Me Now
christopher b. smith
rafael film center
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
San Rafael | August 5–7
415.454.1222
1118 4th Street, San Rafael
1:15 PM Disturbing the Peace
preceded by Hitchhikers
3:40 PM There are Jews Here
6:15 PM The Writer
8:30 PM For the Love of Spock
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
2:40 PM Streits: Matzo and the American
Dream (FREE)
4:40 PM Germans and Jews
8:25 PM Sand Storm
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
2:05 PM
4:15 PM
6:30 PM
8:35 PM
Song of Songs
Rabin in His Own Words
Keep Quiet
Freedom to Marry
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
1:50 PM A New Color:
The Art of Being Edythe Boone
preceded by Arc of Justice
6:30 PM A Tale of Love and Darkness
8:45 PM Uncle Howard
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
6:30 PMIndignation
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
12:15 PM The Writer
2:05 PM Baba Joon
4:10 PM The People vs. Fritz Bauer
6:30 PM False Flag
8:30 PMNatasha
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
8:20 PMBlush
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presenter of the San
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Festival, extends a
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opening night palo alto
The Bonnie and Marty
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Anne Germanacos
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Jonathan Holman
Nancy and Stephen Grand
Moses and Susan Libitzky
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Anita and Marc Abramowitz
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Liki and Joe Abrams
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Michael Bien and Jane Kahn
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Sandee Blechman and
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Sheri Cohen and Charles Green
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Craig Harrison
Frederick Hertz
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FILLMORE
1900 Fillmore Street. SF
415-674-9590
MARKET
2122 Market Street. SF
415-437-3860
and Counting
NOE VALLEY
3800 24th Street. SF
415-970-9070
IRVING
825 Irving Street. SF
415-682-2250
PORTOLA
2555 San Bruno Avenue. SF
415-508-1472
GEARY
5498 Geary Blvd SF
415-379-6990
NORIEGA
1239 Noriega Street. SF
415-665-5366
EXCELSIOR
4627 Mission Street. SF
415-452-4250
SUNSET
2501Irving Street. SF
415-731-4386
WEST PORTAL
115 West Portal Avenue. SF
415-682-8833
TARAVAL
1122 Taraval Street. SF
415-664-7920
DALY CITY
440 Westlake Center Dr. Daly City
650-991-3275
and Sterling Bank & Trust are proud to support
the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
www.sterlingbank.com
BURLINGAME
1210 Broadway. Burlingame
650-685-6430
SAN RAFAEL
1104 4th Street. San Rafael
415-453-2929
SAN MATEO
15 East 4th Avenue. San Mateo
650-685-8303
CUPERTINO
10191 S. De Anza Blvd. Cupertino
408-343-1180
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The Orchard Hotels
welcome the 2016 San
Francisco Jewish Film
Festival
Our environmentally
responsible hotels are
located near Union
Square and Financial
District
Visit our website and use rate
code SFJFF to receive a
discounted rate of $219.00
during the festival,
July 21 – 31, 2016
www.theorchardhotels.com
Subject to Availability
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Personal attention
thoughtful litigation
final resolution
Our goal is to preserve our client’s
dignity and humanity.
FA M I LY L AW G R O U P, P. C .
575 Market Street, Suite 4000
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.834.1120
www.sflg.com
L A W
F A M I LY
Proud to Support
the San Francisco
Jewish Film Festival
Find our Challah and other treats at
Mollie Stone’s, Andronico’s, Berkeley Bowl,
Saul’s Deli, Lunardi’s, Diablo Foods,
Piedmont Grocery, Monterey Market
& other fine stores.
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The best in
independent film
kqed.org
Osterweis Capital Management
is proud to support the
From one great supporter of
independent films to another...
Mazel tov
and
best wishes
for a great festival!
SF Jewish Film Festival
Osterweis Capital Management has been providing
investment management services for individuals,
foundations and endowments
(415) 434-4441 | osterweis.com
• Speaker • Trainer • Consultant • Coach • Storyteller • Mensch
Our mission is to nurture, sustain and preserve the thriving
East Bay film community while attracting the next
generation of filmmakers. We are proud to have awarded
nearly $1 million in six short years!
berkeleyfilmfoundation.org
facebook.com/berkeleyfilmfoundation
510.547.0664
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