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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.

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Recommended Films & Events

Opening Night: Coexistence, My Ass!

Noam Shuster-Eliassi grew up as the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a sharp pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region descends further into devastating violence, she is now called to meet the moment—challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.

Closing Night: The Floaters

A struggling musician takes a last-resort job supervising misfits at her childhood Jewish summer camp. Counselors and campers alike must overcome their differences to save the camp.

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.

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.

Take Action Spotlight: Heightened Scrutiny

Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also confront media bias, exposing how narratives in the press influence public perception and the fight for transgender rights.

SFJFF Retrospective: 45 Years of Jewish Film

In celebration of 45 years of exploring Jewish identity and expression through cinema, SFJFF presents a retrospective event featuring guest speakers and rare film clips from the Festival’s history.

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.

The Stamp Thief

Part detective story, part heist film, The Stamp Thief investigates the tale of a Nazi who stole priceless stamp collections from Jews, then buried them in Poland—never to return.

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.

The First Lady

Fearing for her life, Israeli transgender pioneer Efrat Tilma fled the country as a teenager. Now in her seventies and a celebrated activist, she must fight for her freedom once again, as the country spirals into political and social regression.

The Most Precious of Cargoes

During a war that plagues everything around, a lumberjack's wife finds an abandoned baby girl. This meeting transforms the lives of the couple and those whose destinies intertwine with that of the child.

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