Browse the complete lineup of WinterFest 2021 films here. Films can be filtered by date using the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Note: five films are displayed at a time per page. To navigate to the next page, use the Go Forward button at the bottom of the page.
Eddie Izzard and Dame Judi Dench star in this thrilling Hitchockian homage to British spy cinema. In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town where one of the professors soon uncovers their diabolical scheme and races to tell the truth. But who can he trust?
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This intimate portrait of Miloš Forman, the powerhouse director of AMADEUS and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEWS reveals a man who never stopped searching for a place where he would feel free. Born in Czechoslovakia, his traumatic experience with the Nazi regime bestowed him with the theme of the conflict of an individual versus institutions. NOT GEOBLOCKED
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A FATHER'S KADDISH tells the story of how Steven Branfman used the art of pottery to help him work through his grief after the death of his 23-year-old son. The film is a potent and moving journey through the universal experience of loss, mourning and rebuilding a life.
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9TH CIRCUIT COWBOY is the story of a true mensch. Judge Harry Pregerson served on California's famously liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for almost half a century and was known for placing his personal scruples over what he discounted as abstract legalities. Not Geoblocked.
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Eddie Izzard and Dame Judi Dench star in this thrilling Hitchcockian homage to British spy cinema. In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town where one of the professors soon uncovers their diabolical scheme and races to tell the truth. But who can he trust? Geoblocked to California. Not included with pass purchase.
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Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. This fascinating film exposes the controversial bond between Evangelicals and Jews, in a story of faith, power and money, revealing how messianic motivations are intersecting with an apocalyptic worldview that is insistently reshaping American foreign policy toward Israel. Geoblocked to the US
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Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a.k.a. Dr. Miami is the most famous plastic surgeon in America, and the first doctor to livestream graphic tummy tucks and breast augmentations on Snapchat – all with the enthusiastic consent of his patients. While chasing fame, can this Orthodox Jewish father of five carry on preaching for cosmetic surgery while respecting his faith? Not Geoblocked.
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In this sun-drenched romance-turned-tragedy, celebrated French auteur François Ozon brings us to the coast of Normandy. Over the course of a summer, the chemistry between Alex and Davis burns as their budding romance gives way to a dangerous obsession. Mixing camp, queerness and thriller elements, this gorgeous 1980’s period piece will make you want to dance to 80’s disco music, while sitting on the edge of your couch. Geoblocked to the US.
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On the outside, Harley is a confident and brash criminal defense attorney, who relishes taking the side of the underdog . On the inside, this middle-aged Jewish man living with his mother is still deeply scarred by the bully who antagonized him in high school. Harley, despite his erraticness and eccentricity, remains a man with a generous heart in this unique portrait of a true larger-than-life character. Not Geoblocked.
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Simone Segre is an established surgeon of Jewish origins in a city in the northeast of Italy. He lives a quiet life, in an elegant apartment, and has no ties with the past. Until one day, he witnesses a hit-and-run. As he rescues the victim of the accident, he discovers a Nazi tattoo on his chest. Forced to face a moral dilemma - to save him or not to save him? - Simone gets close to the victim’s family, in a delicate dance between prejudices and forgiveness across different generations. Geoblocked to SF Bay Area
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Since 2012 the JFI Filmmaker Residency has provided creative, marketing and production support for independent filmmakers. JFI residents are in various stages of completion on their projects whose work promotes the exploration and understanding of Jewish identity and culture.
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Shira Haas (Unorthodox) delivers an unforgettable performance as a teenager suffering from a deteriorating illness that brings her closer to her single mother in this powerful drama that is Israel’s Foreign Language Oscar Entry for 2020. Geoblocked to SF Bay Area.
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The story about the outcast Herbert Khaury’s rise to stardom as Tiny Tim is the ultimate fairytale. And so is his downfall. Either considered a freak or a genius, Tiny Tim left no one unaffected. Not Geoblocked.
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Based on a true story, two young Slovak Jews manage to escape Auschwitz with a detailed report about the atrocities they witnessed first hand, only to find their account might not be so ready to be believed. Slovakia’s Foreign Language Oscar Entry for 2020. Not Geoblocked.
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Based on the autobiography by Polish-Jewish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, ADVENTURES OF A MATHEMATICIAN follows Ulam’s dramatic journey to the United States in the 1930s where he plays a vital role in The Manhattan Project in the creation of the hydrogen bomb while desperately trying to help his sister flee Nazi occupied Poland. Not Geoblocked.
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