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A Palestinian father embarks on a perilous journey to reach his hospitalized son in this tense yet tender family drama about the human toll of oppression.
The Adventures of Saul Bellow is the first-ever documentary film on Bellow, the man described by critic James Wood as the "greatest of American prose stylists in the 20th century."
A joyful tribute to perseverance, resiliency, and most of all the music, The Conductor is a profile of one groundbreaking woman who believes in the transformational power of art.
At the age of 14 every school child in Germany is taught about the atrocities that occurred under Nazi rule. Filmmaker Elena Horn returns to her small hometown in rural Germany to follow four children as they first learn about the Holocaust. Preceded by The Inspection.
Julia, an experienced history teacher in a rather quiet high school, faces a school inspector. Plays with THE LESSON.
When a new teacher arrives in his village on the Syrian/ Turkish border, six-year-old Sero's carefree life is changed as the cruelties of cross cultural conflict encroach on his beloved family.
Tiger Within - SFJFF41 Best of the Fest: The unlikely friendship between Samuel, an elderly, lonely Holocaust survivor, and Casey, an angry 14-year-old runaway is the premise of this inspiring, redemptive story about the power of forgiveness and unconditional love to transform lives and overcome ignorance, fear, and hate. Preceded by the short film The Tattoed Torah, narrated by Ed Asner
Over the last three decades, the beloved children’s book by Marvell Ginsburg,"The Tattooed Torah," has been a powerful resource for Holocaust education for children all over the world. The book recounts the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia.
Journalist, fighter, and feminist Gloria Steinem is an indelible icon known for her world-shaping activism, her guidance of the revolutionary women’s movement, and her writing that has impacted generations. In this nontraditional biopic, against the backdrop of a lonely bus on an open highway, five Glorias trace Steinem’s influential journey to prominence.
Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald (SFJFF35) is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler who never finished high school, but rose to become the President of Sears. Influenced by writings of the educator Booker T. Washington, this philanthropist joined forces with African American communities during the Jim Crow South to build over 5,300 schools during the early part of the 20th century.