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The Jewish Film Institute (JFI), presenters of the world renowned San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, have announced the complete lineup for the fifth annual WinterFest February 10- 11, 2018 in San Francisco. The program will take place at the Vogue Theatre on Saturday, February 10th and at Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Theater in San Francisco on Sunday, February 11th and will once again feature the best new Jewish film and media for a diverse Bay Area audience.
JFI will host a screening of WRESTLING JERUSALEM followed by an onstage, live-streamed conversation with creator Aaron Davidman and KQED’s Michael Krasny. Tickets are available for the in-theater screening or tune in for free online at ovee.itvs.org
JFI presents a panel discussion on issues of race and identity in film raised by Joel Katz’s personal documentary White: A Memoir in Color. RSVP now to receive a code to watch the film for free and join us for the live-streamed panel or be a part of the San Francisco theater audience!
You have minutes to flee your home. What do you take with you? Refugee storytellers explore their prized possessions in short films about narrow escapes and expansive dreams. The Jewish Film Institute convenes Jewish, Muslim and LGBT refugees for a live-streamed multimedia presentation.
Based on real events, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive. From filmmaker Terrence Malick and coming to wide release December 20th.
Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) has been haunted throughout his life by the mysterious disappearance of his “brother” and extraordinary best friend, a Polish Jewish virtuoso violinist, Dovidl Rapaport, who vanished shortly before the 1951 London debut concert that would have launched his brilliant career. Thirty-five years later, Martin discovers that Dovidl (Clive Owen) may still be alive, and sets out on an obsessive intercontinental search to find him and learn why he left.
Meet Kailash Satyarthi—one of the most profoundly effective and inspiring heroes you just might never have heard of before. Kailash has been leading, and winning, an epic battle against a crime that surprisingly persists today: forced child labor and child slavery, which despite worldwide condemnation are still entrenched in our global economy. So how does Kailash find the courage to raid outlaw factories, confront traffickers and defy corrupt officials while also open-heartedly rescuing children and helping to mend them and our world?
The preeminent jazz label of all time, which once boasted the great innovators of the great African American form—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, for starters—was founded by a couple of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who became aficionados and respected authenticity over profits. Sincere devotion to the art form resulted in a legacy that is still an influence on young musicians. A complete delight from beginning to end.
On an unremarkable suburban street, we find Eli Timoner in his final days and discover an extraordinary life, one filled with wild achievements, tragic loss, and, above all, enduring love from his incredibly close-knit family. "Last Flight Home" shares an unforgettable and stunning verité account of a family courageously facing both life and death.