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Trembling Before G-d

This unprecedented feature documentary shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma

Treyf

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The Trials of Muhammad Ali

In the 1960s, Muhammad Ali threw off what he called his “slave name,” Cassius Clay, joined the Nation of Islam and refused to serve in the Vietnam War. Boasting archival interviews including Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis, Bill Siegel’s documentary tackles some of the greatest themes of our times: power, race, faith, identity and freedom from the legacy of slavery. Like its articulate subject, Siegel’s doc “floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.”

The Tribe

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The Tribe

What does Barbie have to teach us about American Jewish identity? San Francisco filmmaker Tiffany Shlain explains it all for you in her fast-paced, witty look at 5,000 years of Jewish history

Trinidad in Brooklyn

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A Trip to Jaffa

Two Arab brothers share a desire to visit Jaffa, but are divided by their motives. One brother wants to buy an engagement ring at the same store as his father. The other wants to get laid.

A Trip to Malin

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A Trip to Prague

Does everyone need to meet a nice Jewish girl? With striking illustrations and deadpan narration, this film relates a funny anecdote about the Jewish instinct to make a shiddach (fix-up).

Triptych

A reflection on the nature of time and memory as a daughter empties her late father’s home: objects bear witness to the past and connect us to that history.

Trouble

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Troubled Water

In 1990, 15 Israeli families started a settlement named Dugit amongst Palestinian fishermen in Gaza. The Palestinians accommodated them, taught them to fish and shared the bounty equally. It was a picture of blissful coexistence. Following the same families for more than 15 years, director Gil Karni is with them in 2000 during the second Intifada, when trust and camaraderie evaporate, until last year’s painful disengagement. A poignant, brilliantly made backstory to the Gaza drama.See also 5 Days.

The Truce

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True Love Hotel

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True to Life

Producer Moshe Levinson created this funny, hip documentary series by and about youth from the Israeli city of Ramla. Many are immigrants, and their stories are filled with bravado, disappointment and dreams. All of the films in True to Life were directed and filmed by the youths themselves.Lalo’s Jerusalem is the latest film from SFJFF’s New Jewish Filmmaking Project, produced by Citizen Film.

Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me | Opening Night at the Concord Drive-In

Throughout the year we search the universe for films that reflect the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam- repairing the world through one’s actions. This year we only had to look in our backyard. Barbara Lee, the US Representative for California’s 13th District, has spent her life fighting inequality and racism, uplifting the stories of those falling through the cracks and speaking truth to power. The current protests and reactions to George Floyd’s death has only elevated her visibility in Congress and the country as she has called for a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission to confront the legacy of slavery and racism in the U.S. and propose ways forward.

Tsahal

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Tsipa and Volf

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Tulip Time--The Rise and Fall of the Trio Lescano

Dutch Jewish sisters Sandra, Giuditta and Caterinetta Lescano, known as Trio Lescano, were the Italian equivalent of the Andrews Sisters. They were immensely popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s until the Italian fascist ideology forced them into silence. Tulip Time is a fascinating profile of the swinging Trio Lescano, who went from being circus performers to darlings of the Fascist elite to pariahs because they were Jews.

The Twinning Reaction

A moving story of twins separated at birth to be secretly studied.

The Two Lives of Rube Goldberg

In The Two Lives of Rube Goldberg, director Geoffrey George (Goldberg’s youngest grandchild,) explores Rube’s life, as well as the influence of his legacy, which continues to inspire new generations of creative thinkers, today.

Two Lives Plus One

Parisian Eliane Weiss is attentive to everyone’s needs, from her husband and neurotic mother to her pupils. Attentive to everyone, that is, except herself. But when an attractive young publisher takes an interest in her illustrated journals, Eliane starts to become—mon dieu!—an independent writer, placing strains on her more conventional family and friends. A touching comedic drama with a soulful central performance from almond-eyed, mischievous Emmanuelle Devos.

Tyrone Shapiro, The Bronx Cavallero

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Tzniut

"Tzniut", from the Hebrew meaning "modesty or privacy; the laws pertaining to a modest life" provides a dash of darkly tragic irony as the title to the film, in which a Hasidic woman in Brooklyn discovers she has an STD. Although limited by her social standing in a deeply orthodox community, she seeks the origin of her illness.

Udi Nir & Sagi Bornstein: The First Lady

Israeli transgender pioneer Efrat Tilma had to flee the country as a teenager. Now in her seventies and a celebrated activist, she must fight for her rights once again, while the country spirals into political and social regression.

Los Últimos Judíos de Guantánamo

A brief glimpse into the lives of the dwindling but passionate community of the Jews of Guantanamo.

Uncle Howard

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

Uncle Moses

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Under African Skies

For the 25th anniversary of the seminal album Graceland, Paul Simon returns to South Africa for a reunion concert that not only relates the album’s tumultuous beginnings but also revels in the artistic collaborations so integral to its creation. Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s buoyant and compelling Under African Skies is a celebratory account of a great artistic achievement as well as a reflection on the boundaries of art and politics. [MINIGUIDE 70/70]

Under G-d

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022 sparked a national response, particularly in the Jewish community. Inspired by the lived experiences of Jewish women, lawsuits are currently being launched by rabbis, Jewish organizations and interfaith leaders to challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade on the grounds of religious freedom.

Under the Domim Tree

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Under the Shadow of the Sun

Released after 15 years in prison, Matko sets out in search of his only son.

Under the World (Debajo del Mundo)

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Under Water

Michal, a 14-year-old Israeli competitive swimmer, is distracted by conflicts in her family. A decade earlier, her father left to pursue an ultra-orthodox life. Michal lives with her mother, a new-age, secular Jew who sells beads and tells fortunes. Charismatic and fiercely independent, Michal’s character draws the viewer into a personal narrative which illuminates the cultural conflicts besetting Israel today.

Under Western Eyes

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Unfair Competition

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