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The Adventures of Saul Bellow is the first-ever documentary film on Bellow, the man described by critic James Wood as the "greatest of American prose stylists in the 20th century."
A joyful tribute to perseverance, resiliency, and most of all the music, The Conductor is a profile of one groundbreaking woman who believes in the transformational power of art.
Tiger Within - SFJFF41 Best of the Fest: The unlikely friendship between Samuel, an elderly, lonely Holocaust survivor, and Casey, an angry 14-year-old runaway is the premise of this inspiring, redemptive story about the power of forgiveness and unconditional love to transform lives and overcome ignorance, fear, and hate. Preceded by the short film The Tattoed Torah, narrated by Ed Asner
A Palestinian father embarks on a perilous journey to reach his hospitalized son in this tense yet tender family drama about the human toll of oppression.
Played with fierce physicality by choreographer Avshalom Pollak, Y is a filmmaker and artist who, in the midst of casting for a project inspired by real-life Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, receives an invitation to present one of his films in a small town in the arid Arava Valley.
"Dirty Tricks" is a fun and light-hearted film on competitive bridge - the most popular card game in the world. When the world's best player, child prodigy Lotan Fisher from Israel, is accused of cheating by none other than his nemesis and former teammate Boye Brogeland of Norway, a scandal of dirty tricks ensues.
At the age of 14 every school child in Germany is taught about the atrocities that occurred under Nazi rule. Filmmaker Elena Horn returns to her small hometown in rural Germany to follow four children as they first learn about the Holocaust. Preceded by The Inspection.
Julia, an experienced history teacher in a rather quiet high school, faces a school inspector. Plays with THE LESSON.
Over the last three decades, the beloved children’s book by Marvell Ginsburg,"The Tattooed Torah," has been a powerful resource for Holocaust education for children all over the world. The book recounts the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia.
During an 80-year career, newsman and press critic George Seldes spoke truth to power. Through Seldes’s encounters with Lenin, Mussolini, the Tobacco Industry and the “Lords of the Press,” TELL THE TRUTH AND RUN provides a piercing look at censorship and suppression in America’s news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon and Ed Asner.