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31 Candles
31 Candles
At 31, Leo Kadner begins studying for his bar mitzvah when he learns his former camp crush, Eva Shapiro, is in Manhattan working as a Torah tutor for kids.
Andy Kaufman Is Me
Andy Kaufman Is Me
With never-before-heard audio tapes and unique insights from those within his inner circle, Andy Kaufman Is Me is a look inside the mind of the enigmatic performer Andy Kaufman.
Death & Taxes
Death & Taxes
A view of wealth, inequality, and the American Dream through the lens of the estate tax—and the deeply personal story of a father and son.
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
Oren Rudavsky’s poetic and powerful documentary, told in Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s own words, explores both the gift and the burden of being humanity’s witness.
Comedy Spotlight: An Evening with Noam Shuster-Eliassi
Comedy Spotlight: An Evening with Noam Shuster-Eliassi
Enjoy an evening of stand-up comedy presented by the subject of Coexistence, My Ass!—the indelible, brilliant, and hilarious Noam Shuster-Eliassi—and friends.
Centerpiece Narrative: Fantasy Life
Centerpiece Narrative: Fantasy Life
After getting laid off, a thirty-something paralegal in New York starts babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
Episodic Spotlight: Hal & Harper
Episodic Spotlight: Hal & Harper
Hal, Harper, and their dad trace their family’s evolution, uncovering how their deep bond shapes—and complicates—their relationships with others.
Centerpiece Documentary: Holding Liat
Centerpiece Documentary: Holding Liat
After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7, 2023, her Israeli American family faces their own conflicting perspectives as they fight for her release.
Maintenance Artist
Maintenance Artist
Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s 1969 manifesto declaring her acts of household maintenance as performance art launched a lifelong, revolutionary collaboration with the maintenance workers of museums, galleries, and cities.

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Big Nights
SFJFF45'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 Films
SFJFF45 is proud to showcase this dynamic group of films that received JFI support in their creation.
Special Events
From comedy performances and reprise screenings to book readings and community discussions, these special events must be experienced in person to be believed.
Next Wave Films
Next Wave spotlights films and filmmakers that explore the complicated, conflicting, and empowering elements of contemporary life.
Narrative Features
These narrative features shed light on the drama, and comedy, of Jewish life around the world.
Documentary Features
These non-fiction films train their lenses on vital stories in the Jewish community and beyond.