JFI WinterFest | February 24

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The eleventh annual WinterFest, presented by the Jewish Film Institute, is an electrifying showcase of bold, independent films that expand and evolve the Jewish story across two action-packed days at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco. From innovative dramatic features to illuminating documentaries, WinterFest 2024 invites communities in the Bay Area and beyond to dive deep into tales that entertain, challenge, educate, and delight us.

Program Announcement: Tuesday, January 23 at 10am
JFI Members Pre-Sale: January 23-25
General Public Sales: Thursday, January 25 at 10am

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The Feeling That The Time for Doing Something Has Passed

Ann has become a passive spectator in her own life, slogging through a meaningless job by day and engaging in unsatisfying, increasingly awkward BDSM encounters by night.

How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer

Previously unseen footage and a bounty of interviews including Oliver Stone, John Waters, and ex-wives provide insightful new context on the notorious literary lion Norman Mailer.

All We Carry

Recipient of a JFI completion grant, Bay Area director Cady Voge follows a young Honduran family from their treacherous border crossing to their deep connection with a Jewish community in West Seattle.

Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella

In Barry Avrich’s adoring portrait of Canada’s first Jewish female Supreme Court Justice, Rosalie Abella chronicles her childhood as an immigrant and her storied career, which made her a human rights hero.

One Life (Opening Night)

Anthony Hopkins stars in the untold true story of humanitarian Nicholas Winton, the “British Schindler,” who rescued 669 Jewish children from occupied Czechoslovakia.

Where is Anne Frank

Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend to whom Anne devoted her Diary, magically comes to life in present-day Amsterdam. Kitty sets out on a relentless quest to find Anne Frank. It’s the beginning of an adventurous journey.

No Shade in the Desert

Ori is certain that Anna is the same woman with whom he had an intense love affair decades prior, yet she is equally adamant in her disavowal.

Subjective POV: Filmmaker Barak Heymann Reflects on Israel’s Complex Reality

JFI WinterFest hosts a special presentation by Israeli filmmaker Barak Heymann featuring unvarnished and deeply humanizing excerpts from twenty years of his life’s work documenting the complex realities facing Israelis and Palestinians.

WinterFest All-Festival Pass

$95 Members
$120 General Public

The WinterFest Pass gives you priority admission to every film at JFI WinterFest. Valid for screenings February 24–25, 2024 at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco.

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The WinterFest Pass

The best way to experience all films at the Vogue Theater during WinterFest 2024

$95 JFI Members • $120 General Public

Dates & Venues

February 24-25, 2024

Vogue Theater
3290 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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Box Office

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T: 415.621.0568
Hours: Mon–Fri, 11am–5pm

JFI Members Pre-Sale: January 23-25
General Public Sales: January 25 at 10am

Tickets & Passes

Tickets
JFI Members: $15
General Public: $18
Student/Senior: $17

WinterFest Passes
JFI Members: $95
General Public: $120