Special Offer for 48 Hills Readers

45th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
July 17 – August 3 in San Francisco and the East Bay

The countdown is on to the cinematic event of the summer! From July 17 – August 3, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival returns to San Francisco and the East Bay with a diverse lineup of fresh and bold films and events that celebrate independent filmmaking and Jewish identity in all its forms.

48 Hills readers can use the code ROXIE45 at check-out on this page for 20% off a Next Wave Ticket Package.

How to use your promotional code:

  • Click on the Buy Tickets button for the film or item you'd like to purchase, and then click in the pop-up window where it says "Know a Promotion Code?"
  • Enter your promotion or voucher code and then reselect the newly created ticket price from the list of options
  • Check out as normal

Save on a Next Wave Ticket Package

$125

  • Available for cinephiles ages 18–35 to enjoy 5 tickets redeemable to any SFJFF45 programs at the Roxie Theater, the Festival's home for Next Wave, forward-thinking programming
  • Access to the 72-hour presale window: Tuesday, June 17, 10am – Friday, June 20, 10am.
  • A one-year JFI Supporter-level membership with year-round benefits.
  • JFI expects its Roxie Theater programs to be highly popular. Vouchers cannot guarantee tickets to shows AT RUSH, so redeem early to ensure availability.
  • Share with family and friends, fully transferable. Great for gifts!

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Festival Events at the Roxie

Network

Network

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings about mass media for its own profit but finds his message difficult to control. Pair it with Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words about the famous screenwriter.

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Saturday July 26, 2025
6:00 p.m.
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Rule of Stone

Rule of Stone

If Jerusalem stone could speak, it would tell this story: from Imperial Britain to the Israeli occupation, buildings in Jerusalem have been clad in it. This is a story of how beauty and abuse go hand in hand.

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Saturday July 26, 2025
1:30 p.m.
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Saturday August 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.
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Secret Screening!!

Secret Screening!!

Take a chance on this special Secret Screening and add the element of surprise to your day. Get ready to take a leap into the unknown–trust us, it's worth it.

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Saturday July 26, 2025
8:30 p.m.
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There Was Nothing Here Before

There Was Nothing Here Before

A Swiss filmmaker, the descendant of Palestinian migrants, travels to the West Bank to make sense of the breakup with a Jewish childhood friend who became a settler.

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Wednesday July 23, 2025
4:00 p.m.
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Sunday July 27, 2025
1:00 p.m.
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When Harry Met Sally...

When Harry Met Sally...

Harry and Sally have known each other for years and are very good friends, but they fear that sex would ruin the friendship. Reprise screening – SFJFF 2011!

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Sunday July 27, 2025
8:00 p.m.
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Bulldozer

Bulldozer

An under-medicated, chronically impassioned young woman lurches from crisis to crisis—of her own making.

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Sunday July 27, 2025
6:30 p.m.
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Come Closer

Come Closer

When Eden’s beloved brother suddenly dies, she takes desperate measures to fill the void. Once she discovers he had a secret girlfriend, these measures assume a passionate and dangerous twist.

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Friday July 25, 2025
5:00 p.m.
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Wednesday July 30, 2025
8:30 p.m.
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An Evening with Tommy Dorfman

An Evening with Tommy Dorfman

Join author, actor, and filmmaker Tommy Dorfman for a reading from her new book Maybe This Will Save Me: A Memoir of Art, Addiction and Transformation.

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Friday July 25, 2025
7:00 p.m.
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Lost Cause

Lost Cause

A film about an allegorical musical about a Yom Kippur service that goes off the rails and transforms into an attempted community therapy session.

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Sunday July 27, 2025
3:30 p.m.
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Local Spotlight: The Feeling Remains

Local Spotlight: The Feeling Remains

A filmmaker unravels decades of family secrets and distorted memories, confronting the painful truths of a violent past in a compassionate search for understanding.

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Saturday July 26, 2025
3:30 p.m.
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Tuesday July 29, 2025
3:30 p.m.
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