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.

Auction

Against all odds, an auctioneer comes across a missing 1939 Egon Schiele masterpiece but after a brief investigation he realizes that it is a looted work of art.

Bad Shabbos | Comedy Spotlight

Bad Shabbos | Comedy Spotlight

In this fast-paced macabre comedy, an engaged interfaith couple’s plans to introduce their parents over a Shabbat dinner crumble when a prank goes fatally awry.

Between The Temples | Centerpiece Narrative

Between The Temples | Centerpiece Narrative

A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.

Diane Warren: Relentless | Centerpiece Documentary

Diane Warren: Relentless | Centerpiece Documentary

Diane Warren has penned songs for the world’s biggest stars, including Cher, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé. This in-depth documentary reveals the artist behind the songs.

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.

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.

Mediterranean Fever

Mediterranean Fever

An aspiring but depressed writer from Haifa befriends his new neighbor in an attempt to convince the man to help him realize a sinister scheme.

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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.