Films & Events

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 40th Anniversary Hanukkah Celebration

FREE WITH RSVP | Join us online December 12th at 6:00pm for a special event celebrating 40 years of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me | Opening Night Film

This event is now avialable for streaming as part of the 40th Anniversary Hanukkah Celebration!Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me is a heartwarming, funny and candid look at the life of wildly inventive comedian and actor, Howie Mandel. This intimate portrait examines one of the most beloved and complex comedians and his invulnerable spirit.

Engines of Truth | A 'Stories She Tells' Conversation

Leading Jewish women non-fiction filmmakers discuss the role of Jewish values, identity, and culture, as well as feminism, as engines and subjects for their groundbreaking documentary films. Panel features Nancy Buirski, Judith Helfand, Roberta Grossman, Amy Ziering, Jennifer Fox, and moderator Caroline Libresco.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing it became dangerous for some people to live in your country. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people. That is what happens to Anna in 1933.

Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive | Next Wave Spotlight

While walking down Jaffa Road, Jerusalem native Ronen Matalon (Yossi Atia) overhears a tour guide offering a sanitized version of his hometown's recent history. In this dark romantic comedy, Ronen is inspired to begin his own "Terror Tour", taking tourists to famous bombing sites and giving them a droll take on the absurdity of everyday life during the terrorist attacks of the 1990's and 2000's.

Sublet | Centerpiece Film

A New York Times writer visits Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The city's energy and his relationship with a younger man he meets there bring him back to life.

Jews in Shorts: Documentaries

A series of short documentary films as part of the JFI presents A 40th Anniversary Hanukkah Celebration. These are short documentary finalists for our annual Short Documentary Award.

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life | Back by popular demand!

On January 15th, 2015, a few weeks after completing his memoir, the writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks learned that the rare form of cancer for which he had been treated seven years earlier had returned, and that he had only a few months to live. One month later, he sat down with the producers for a series of marathon filmed interviews in his apartment in New York.

Film About A Father Who

Over a period of 35 years between 1984 and 2019, filmmaker Lynne Sachs shot 8 and 16mm film, videotape and digital images of her father, Ira Sachs Sr., a bon vivant and pioneering businessman from Park City, Utah. FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO is her attempt to understand the web that connects a child to her parent and a sister to her siblings.

A Crime on the Bayou

JFI Completion Grant Awardee | The story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. That night, police burst into Duncan’s trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor.

On Broadway | Back by popular demand!

From composers to lyricists and producers to actors, Jews have played a pivotal role in the creation of many of Broadway’s biggest hits. This entertaining documentary tracks the breakthrough works and artists who made Broadway into a venue where you will find everything from the experimental and iconoclastic to the corporate and commercial, reflecting the diverse, complicated society in which we live.