JFI Supported Films

The Jewish Film Institute champions emerging and established filmmakers telling bold stories about Jewish life, culture, and identity through our Filmmaker Residency and Completion Grants programs. SFJFF44 is proud to showcase this dynamic group of films that received JFI support in their creation.

Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

Radical Black students, progressive Jews, and a segregated carousel: the untold story of the first organized interracial civil rights protest in US history.

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Thursday July 25, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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Wednesday July 31, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Sneak Preview

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Sneak Preview

A chronicle of the inimitable singer-songwriter’s journey from her Jewish childhood on a farm to producing a body of work that breaks boundaries and stereotypes.

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Sunday July 21, 2024
5:30 p.m.
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Jews By Choice

Jews By Choice

After an environmental disaster decimates a historic synagogue, an intrepid group commits to rebuilding a Jewish cultural center. And not one among them is Jewish.

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Friday July 26, 2024
3:30 p.m.
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Thursday August 1, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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Los Últimos Judíos de Guantánamo

Los Últimos Judíos de Guantánamo

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

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Saturday July 27, 2024
6:00 p.m.
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A Photographic Memory | Artist Spotlight

A Photographic Memory | Artist Spotlight

In this intimate, genre-bending documentary, filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed attempts to piece together a portrait of her late mother after discovering her archive of work.

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Sunday July 28, 2024
5:30 p.m.
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Thursday August 1, 2024
3:30 p.m.
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The Return from the Other Planet

The Return from the Other Planet

The real-life story of the mysterious author who reinvented himself as Ka-Tzetnik and created a body of influential works based on his imprisonment at Auschwitz.

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Wednesday July 24, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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Sunday August 4, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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Sabbath Queen | Closing Night

Sabbath Queen | Closing Night

From drag-queen rebel to rabbi, Amichai Lau Lavie radically reinvents religion and ritual and establishes a God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.

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Sunday July 28, 2024
8:05 p.m.
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Tuesday July 30, 2024
1:00 p.m.
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10-Flix Ticket Package

$140 JFI Members / $165 General Public

The 10-Flix Voucher Package may be redeemed for any 10 regular or special events tickets to any 10 programs of your choice, with the exception of Opening Night. Share with family and friends, fully transferable. Great for gifts! 10-Flix Vouchers cannot guarantee tickets to sold-out shows, so redeem early to ensure availability.

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