WinterFest

WinterFest, presented by the Jewish Film Institute, is a showcase of independent films that expand and evolve the Jewish story for audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area. An exciting mid-year complement to the summer's annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, WinterFest features new release titles fresh from festivals like TIFF, the Berlinale, Sundance, Telluride, and more. From innovative dramatic features to illuminating documentaries, WinterFest invites film lovers to dive deep into tales that entertain, challenge, educate, and delight us.

The 12th annual WinterFest takes place February 22–23, 2025 in San Francisco.

Program Announcement: Thursday, January 23 at 10am PT
JFI Members Pre-Sale: 48-hour pre-sale period, January 23–25
General Public Sales: Saturday, January 25 at 10am PT

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Programs on Sale

Among Neighbors | JFI WinterFest Opening Night

Using beautiful hand-drawn animation to bring the past to life, “Among Neighbors” investigates the story of a small, rural town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II.

Tuesday February 18, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Free for All: The Public Library

Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of the U.S. public library system—a simple idea that shaped a nation and the quiet revolutionaries who made it happen.

Saturday February 22, 2025

1:30 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Most People Die on Sundays

David, a gay Jewish millennial, returns home to Buenos Aires for his uncle’s funeral, where he struggles to confront his familial obligations.

Saturday February 22, 2025

4:30 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Everything You Have is Yours

In this sensitively crafted documentary, choreographer Hadar Ahuvia begins a personal endeavor unpacking and confronting the appropriative origins of the Israeli folk dances she grew up with.

Saturday February 22, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Creative Interventions: The Role of Art in Healing Political Division

Jewish thought leaders and creative practitioners discuss the role of the arts in addressing the political polarization intensified by October 7th, and how art works to heal these divisions.

Sunday February 23, 2025

1:30 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Outsider. Freud

The life and legacy of Sigmund Freud, one of the most influential and studied figures in modern psychology, is re-examined in this fresh new portrait of the man behind the theory.

Sunday February 23, 2025

4:30 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

The Zweiflers | Episodes 1–3

When the Zweifler family patriarch announces his plans to sell the family’s deli empire, it causes a shift for the whole extended family to navigate.

Sunday February 23, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Vogue Theatre

Festival Passes

WinterFest Pass

$75 Members
$100 General Public

The WinterFest Pass is valid for all screenings February 22–23, 2025 at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco and provides priority admission for passholders and one ticketed guest.

Please note that the WinterFest Pass does not provide entry to the Tuesday, February 18 screening of Among Neighbors. Separate ticket required.

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