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Using rare archival and recent interview footage, Alliata documents the experience of a young Norwegian boy taken by the Nazis and forced to live in a Lebensborn orphanage designed to enhance the Aryan race.
For 50 years a family archive sat in the dark, until Rotem persuaded her mother Varda to watch her childhood anew. 8mm films were discovered as documentation of an amateur filmmaker, Varda's mother, who documented her life in Tel Aviv in the late 1960s. The films shed light on past memories mixed with the present and of mother-daughter relationships.
Joza’s humble appearance does not reveal his wild past. Now a tour guide in Jerusalem, once Israel's biggest cocaine dealer - he’s been constantly reinventing himself while making all the possible mistakes along the way.
The Festival’s 12 Big Nights honor stories big and small that illuminate the diversity of Jewish experiences, champion freedom of expression, and delight with their wit and charm. This year’s Festival features two live, artistic performances, a new East Bay Opening Night and much more. Click through to learn more about each program.
SFJFF37 is pleased to present several enhanced programs that bring music and dance to center stage for our Festival attendees. Ranging from traditional jazz standards to sublime modern dance, these performances provide the perfect compliment to the stories told onscreen.
The immigration crises of the 21st century have contributed to a prodigious output of contemporary films, many of which will be showcased at SFJFF37. Inclusive of a Hollywood classic, the Exodus sidebar will examine the experiences of refugees that underscores similarities between past and contemporary currents of xenophobia, populism and extreme nationalism.