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Jews in Shorts: Documentaries
Jews in Shorts: Documentaries
This program of short documentaries runs through a gamut of topics. Two of the films are a part of our abortion sidebar, another one deals with the effects of climate change and one tells the story of a survivor whose indomitable spirit is a true inspiration. Oh yeah, there’s also a piece about a peacock who lives in a synagogue.
Jews in Shorts: Relationships
Jews in Shorts: Relationships
Relationships in various configurations make up this moving and sometimes raucous collection of dramatic and comedic narrative shorts. Each short in this collection is quite memorable and don’t be surprised if you find yourself discussing them and laughing about them with your friends. 
Jews in Shorts: Experiencing the World
Jews in Shorts: Experiencing the World
In these four fiction films, the experiences of young protagonists are shaped by their individual perspectives. As immigrants, ultra-religious youth or rebellious teens, they invite us to view the world through their unique lenses.
June Zero
June Zero
Set in Israel in the days immediately following the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, June Zero explores the pivotal event through the interconnected stories of three people.
Madrasa (Episodic Spotlight)
Madrasa (Episodic Spotlight)
From the pen of politically astute Palestinian Israeli writer Sayed Kashua (Arab Labor, The Writer) comes Madrasa, a fast-paced comic TV series set at the Peace School for Bilingual Education in Jerusalem.
March '68
March '68
Warsaw, Poland, 1968. Hania and Janek are typical university students joyfully spending their days and nights together, naively unaware of the political upheaval amid which they will soon find themselves.
My Neighbor Adolf (Centerpiece Narrative)
My Neighbor Adolf (Centerpiece Narrative)
Cranky and suspicious, a Holocaust survivor in South America, becomes convinced that his secretive German neighbor is Adolf Hitler and sets out to prove his case.
Nathan-ism
Nathan-ism
For over nine decades, artist Nathan Hilu obsessively draws his experiences as an 18-year-old Jewish private tasked with guarding high-level German war criminals at Nuremberg.
Red Herring (Centerpiece Documentary)
Red Herring (Centerpiece Documentary)
When 24-year-old director Kit Vincent receives a terminal diagnosis, his first instinct is to turn on his camera and embark on an emotional, spiritual and darkly humorous journey.

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Special Presentations
SFJFF43's Special Presentations honor stories big and small, illuminate the diversity of Jewish experiences, champion freedom of expression, and delight with their wit and charm.
JFI Supported Stories
The Jewish Film Institute champions emerging and established filmmakers telling bold stories about Jewish life, culture, and identity through our Filmmaker Residency and Completion Grants programs. SFJFF43 is proud to showcase this dynamic group of films that received JFI support in their creation.
Next Wave Films
SFJFF43's Next Wave selections address the complicated, conflicting, and empowering elements of contemporary life, Jewish identity, and expression through a showcase of remarkable stories that touch on art, social justice, relationships, politics, and more.
Take Action Films
In an increasingly divided world, film has a role to play in connecting people and communities around the issues that define our moment. Focusing on subjects like abortion rights, gun violence, racial injustice, food systems, and human rights, these films respond to the urgency of our times and embolden us to take concrete action to repair the world.
Fractured Lens: Divergent Perspectives on Israel and Palestine
2023 marked an inflection point in Israel and Palestine when it comes to issues of democracy, free speech, occupation and hope for a shared future, and filmmakers are responding. SFJFF43 is highlighting the stories of Israelis, Palestinians, and American Jews grappling with their relationship to the Jewish State.
The Body as Battleground: Abortion Access in Post-Roe America
From the outlaw activists ensuring access to the abortion pill, to Jewish champions of the right to choose, SFJFF43 is spotlighting stories of resistance past and present as reproductive rights come under attack nationwide following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. our own, we embraced the possibility that they have something to teach us? These films embody the idea of “multiple truths” by sharing a multiplicity of (sometimes contradictory) ideas and experiences.