2024 Film Guide

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Festival Sections

Big Nights
Documentaries
JFI Supported Films
Narratives
Next Wave
Ruins and Ruminations
Shorts Programs

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All Festival Shorts
Arts & Culture
Bay Area Interest
Comedy
Faith & Spirituality
Framing History
Guests in Attendance
Interfaith
LGBTQ+ Stories
Premieres
Social Justice
Technology

Country

Australia
Canada
Colombia
Cyprus
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Palestinian Territories
Poland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States

Venues

Delancey Street Screening Room
JCCSF: Kanbar Hall
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Piedmont Theatre
Roxie Theater
Urban Adamah
Vogue Theater

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Lyd

Lyd is a sci-fi documentary about the city that "connected Palestine to the world" – exploring its history of expulsion and imagining a shared alternative future.

Mediterranean Fever

Mediterranean Fever

An aspiring but depressed writer from Haifa befriends his new neighbor in an attempt to convince the man to help him realize a sinister scheme.

The Other

Filmed from 2017-2023, The Other focuses on Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders, working to liberate themselves from hatred, trauma and fear–no matter how impossible it may seem.

Three Promises

While the Israeli army retaliates against the Second Intifada in the West Bank, a mother films her family’s daily life, punctuated by time spent sheltering in the basement.

Maurice's Bar

On a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner.

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Special Presentations

SFJFF44's Big Nights 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. SFJFF44 is proud to showcase this dynamic group of films that received JFI support in their creation.

Next Wave Films

SFJFF44'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.

Ruins & Ruminations

These nuanced, pre-October 7th films by Israelis, Palestinians, and international collaborative teams offer unique perspectives that help to contextualize the current crisis in Israel and Gaza.

Documentary Features

These non-fiction films train their lens on vital stories, in the Jewish community and beyond, that pull focus on the issues that define our times.

Narrative Features

These narrative features shed light on the drama, and comedy, of Jewish life around the world.