This year the festival features the
best films and videos by and about Jews from around
the globe, 38 films from 13 countries, including several
U.S. and world premieres. These are the best films
and videos by and about Jews from around the globe.
Welcome to a Summer celebration of Semitic cinema!
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| Russian Jewish Cinema Shorts
and Avant-Garde Features |
| A stunning and lustrous black and white
avant-garde masterpiece, a beautiful chronicle from
Kazakhstan, and several shorts, highlight the Russian
component at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film
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| Looking at Ourselves at the
End of the Century |
| Reflection on the meaning of exile,
diaspora, and home, with a showcase of films focusing
on immigration, assimilation, and the vitality of
the Jewish experience in the United States ·····
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| German and French Language Cinema |
| From thrillers to comedies to documentaries,
German and French language Jewish cinema stands out
at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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| Cosmopolitan Queer Programming |
| A quirky and provocative runaway French
box office smash, an outrageously popular Israeli
TV series, and contributions from legendary underground
gay filmmaker, round out the queer component to this
year's Festival ·····
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| Strong Slate of Features and
Documentaries from Israel |
| Ten Israeli films will be presented
at the 19th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, a
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, a launch pad
in the United States for both veteran and emerging
Israeli directors ·····
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| Filmmakers Discuss Their Films
in Our Festival Online Website |
| In this fouth season of publication,
our Festival Online website contains twice as much
information than the printed program. We bring you
the people behind the films with personal statements
by directors about their films. You'll also find additional
photos, links to online film reviews, and filmmaker
websites ·····
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