In Living Color: Jews of the Global Majority

These SFJFF43 films highlight the stories of Jews of Color, Sephardi, and Mizrahi Jews whose experiences and perspective expand, and subvert, commonly held narratives of what it means to be Jewish.

Arava

Arava

Two runaway teenage girls hitchhike through small-town Israel to a Northern Jewish sanctum in pursuit of spiritual redemption. Along the way, they’re confronted with the complexities of their relationship.

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June Zero

June Zero

Set in Israel in the days immediately following the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, June Zero explores the pivotal event through the interconnected stories of three people.

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Not Quite Kosher

Not Quite Kosher

When an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn embarks on a mission to save a dwindling Egyptian Jewish community, a Bedouin looking for his camel in the Sinai Desert could be the answer to his prayers in this unlikely buddy comedy cum road movie.

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Periphery

Periphery

Periphery is an evocative film that bears witness to ethnic diversity in the Jewish community.

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The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

SFJFF invites audiences to rediscover this classic for its 25th anniversary. This animated adaptation of the Exodus story features an all-star voice cast, award-winning songs by Stephen Schwartz and score by Hans Zimmer.

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Queen of the Deuce

Queen of the Deuce

An offbeat and extraordinary portrait of Chelly Wilson, the undisputed skin flick matriarch of the “Deuce”, the seedy underbelly of Manhattan that operated on 42nd Street in the 1970s and 80s.

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Rabbi on the Block

Rabbi on the Block

A Black rabbinical student combats racism, misogyny and gun violence by caring for her community on the South Side of Chicago in this inspiring portrait.

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Remembering Marrakech

Remembering Marrakech

This collection of five short documentaries shows different aspects of life in the Mellah, the Jewish quarter of Marrakech, told mostly by Moroccan Muslims and the few Jews still living there. These films were created by a group of Israeli students from Sapir College and Moroccan students from Benguerir Polytechnic University working under the tutelage of renowned cinematographer Philippe Bellaiche (Advocate, SFJFF 2019). 

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Savoy

Savoy

An engrossing hybrid film from the perspective of a forgotten heroine. Taken as hostage, Kochava Levy volunteers to mediate between the PLO and the IDF, but her bravery becomes overshadowed by her personal life.

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Solomon and Solomon Go Fishing

Solomon and Solomon Go Fishing

In an attempt to connect with his son, middle-aged Ethiopian Solomon takes him on a fishing trip to the Dead Sea. As the two set off on their journey, the cultural and personal gaps in their lives reveal the absurdity of existence in the Holy Land.

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Stay with Us

Stay with Us

Acclaimed comedian Gad Elmaleh writes, directs, and stars in this gentle family comedy that puts him at odds with his loving but overbearing parents when he decides to convert to Catholicism.

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