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What do you get when
you cross female Jewish comedians with male Jewish boxers? One hell
of a punch line! From Orthodox Stance, a new documentary about
a Russian-Jewish junior welterweight, to Making Trouble: Three
Generations of Funny Jewish Women, a paean to Jewish women comics
in America, there’s something for everyone at the San Francisco
Jewish Film Festival.
Come see exceptional independent cinema from around the world, including
Israeli dramas Aviva My Love, Sweet Mud and Three Mothers;
the French romantic comedy Bad Faith; My Fuehrer: The
Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler, a German-Jewish satire
by 2007 SFJFF Freedom of Expression Award winner Dani Levy; and the
musical documentary Knowledge Is the Beginning. |
Tickets
and full schedule are available now. Buy tickets for individual programs
or purchase a Festival pass or discount 10-Flix card. Senior
and student prices available.
Become a member of SFJFF’s Jewish Film Forum for exclusive
discounts and special benefits.
For tickets, membership information or a full program: www.sfjff.org or 925-275-9490.
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Following
are SFJFF programs taking place at the Smith Rafael Film Center.
Rafael passes or discounts are not valid for these screenings.
Advance tickets are not available
at the Rafael, and the Rafael box office will sell any remaining tickets
on day of show only at these Festival prices: $11 (general), $9 (SFJFF
members), $9.50 (seniors 65 & older and students 25 & under). |
 Orthodox
Stance
Saturday, August 4, 12:15
A fascinating journey into the two worlds of Dmitriy
Salita, a strictly Orthodox young Russian
immigrant in Brooklyn who is also an undefeated professional
prizefighter. West Coast Premiere. In English and
Russian with English subtitles. Director:
Jason Hutt. 82 min. |
 Knowledge
Is the Beginning
Saturday, August 4 ,
2:00
Spanning 60 years and three generations, director Doug
Block’s superb documentary about his parents’
marriage shows what can happen when we question our most fundamental
assumptions about family. (US 2005) 88 min. |
 Hot
House
Saturday, August 4
, 4:30
Filmmaker Shimon Dotan probes a
startling truth: Israeli prisons are a breeding ground
for the next generation of Palestinian leaders and
a hotbed for terrorism. West Coast Premiere. In Hebrew
and Arabic with English subtitles. 89 min. |
 Gorgeous!
Saturday, August 4,
6:30
A snappy romantic comedy set in Paris, Gorgeous!
celebrates the au courant Parisian woman. Tons of
wit, smarts and not an insignificant amount of sex.
West Coast Premiere. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Lisa Azuelos. 85 min. |
 Aviva
My Love
Saturday, August 4,
8:30
Aviva (Asi Levi) writes magical
stories she hopes to publish, but she must also keep
her family afloat even if it means sacrificing her
own ambitions. North American Premiere. In Hebrew
with English subtitles. Director: Shemi Zarhin.
107 min. |
 So
Long Are You Young
Saturday, August 5,
12:15
Director Judith Schaefer tells the
unusual story of Samuel Ullman,
a Jewish merchant from the deep South, and his remarkable
poem “Youth,” which inspired a generation
of postwar Japanese. Preceded by Deborah
Kaufman and Alan Snitow’s Ezekiel’s
Wheels. Program 75 min. Filmmakers in
Person. |
 The
Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America
Sunday,
August 5, 2:15
500 years after the Spanish Inquisition, descendants
of crypto-Jews in South America attempt to affirm
their Jewish faith against all odds. California Premiere. Director:
Gabriela Böhm. 75 min. Filmmaker
in Person. |
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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
Sunday,
August 5, 4:30
Rachel Talbot’s laugh-out-loud,
impeccably researched documentary explores six legendary
American Jewish women comics: Molly Picon,
Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Wendy Wasserstein and Gilda
Radner. West Coast Premiere. 85 min. |
 My
Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler
Sunday,
August 5, 6:30
In this wicked and controversial parody from Jewish
director Dani Levy, a depressed
Hitler hires a Jewish acting teacher to recapture
his charisma. Starring Ulrich Mühe (The
Lives of Others). US premiere. In German and
Hebrew with English subtitles. 89 min. |
 Bad
Faith
Sunday,
August 5, 8:30
She’s Jewish, he’s Muslim, and they’re
having a baby…That’s when the troubles
start in Roschdy Zem’s charming
romantic comedy from France. California Premiere.
In French with English subtitles. Preceded by A
Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss. Program 95 min. |
 Sweet
Mud
Monday,
August 6, 6:30
In Dror Shaul’s internationally
acclaimed drama, a 12-year-old boy must care for
his emotionally fragile mother on an Israeli kibbutz,
learning poignant lessons about thwarted love and
human longings. Winner, Sundance Grand Jury Prize/Northern
California Premiere. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
100 min. |
 Three
Mothers
Monday,
August 6, 8:45
Israeli director Dina Zvi-Riklis’ tale
of beautiful triplets from Egypt spans 60 years,
as they come to terms with long-buried secrets and
passions. In Arabic, French and Hebrew with English
subtitles. 106 min. |
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