2024 Film Guide

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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.

All About the Levkoviches

All About the Levkoviches

When Tamás' beloved wife, Zsuzsa dies unexpectedly, he agrees to sit Shiva with his estranged son, as long as he brings his grandson, Ariel with him.

Breaking Home Ties | Live Score

Breaking Home Ties | Live Score

Presented on the big screen with a live score, this restored silent film from 1922 was produced by Jewish filmmakers to counteract antisemitism.

Citizen Weiner

When the film industry shut down due to Covid, actors Zack and Joe embark on making a film about running for city council, while actually running for New York‘s city council.

The Glory of Life

The Glory of Life

Because of the power of love, the last year of Franz Kafka's life became his happiest. The worldly Dora Diamant accepts him as he is. And he accepts her.

Highway 65

A young woman disappears in a burning hot summer in Afula. Nobody is looking for her, except for one police investigator who won't let it go.

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.

Love Machina

Commissioned by futurists Martine and Bina Rothblatt, the humanoid robot Bina48 explores the potential to preserve both their digital consciousness and eternal love.

Lyd

Lyd is a sci-fi documentary about the city that "connected Palestine to the world" – exploring its history of expulsion and imagining a shared alternative future.

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Special Presentations

SFJFF44's Big Nights honor stories big and small, illuminate the diversity of Jewish experiences, champion freedom of expression, and delight with their wit and charm.

JFI Supported Stories

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.

Next Wave Films

SFJFF44's Next Wave selections address the complicated, conflicting, and empowering elements of contemporary life, Jewish identity, and expression through a showcase of remarkable stories that touch on art, social justice, relationships, politics, and more.

Ruins & Ruminations

These nuanced, pre-October 7th films by Israelis, Palestinians, and international collaborative teams offer unique perspectives that help to contextualize the current crisis in Israel and Gaza.

Documentary Features

These non-fiction films train their lens on vital stories, in the Jewish community and beyond, that pull focus on the issues that define our times.

Narrative Features

These narrative features shed light on the drama, and comedy, of Jewish life around the world.