Schedule

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Venues
  • JCCSF
  • Piedmont Theatre
Festival Sections
  • Documentary Features
  • Narrative Features
July 21, 2026

American Zoo

United Kingdom USA English SFJFF 2026
July 21
JCCSF: Kanbar Hall
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
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The Catskill Game Farm was America's first ever private zoo, fostering beloved childhood memories for a generation before falling into disrepair and closing in 2006. But found home movies would expose a shocking new chapter of the zoo's history.

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Cuz You're Ugly

Israel Hebrew SFJFF 2026
July 21
JCCSF: Kanbar Hall
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
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Avigail returns home from army service to the Jerusalem apartment she shares with her dysfunctional mother and her younger sister. She hopes to untie the chains of childhood and lose her virginity over the weekend, but things take a sharp turn.

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The Mad Dog of Europe

France Germany English
July 21
JCCSF: Kanbar Hall
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
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This film uncovers the little-known story of how Herman J. Mankiewicz’s film project—warning of the dangers of Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s—was thwarted by censorship and Nazi influence within the Hollywood system.

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The Soundman

Belgium Denmark Netherlands Dutch
July 21
JCCSF: Kanbar Hall
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
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Set at a Brussels radio station on the eve of the 1940 German invasion, this tragicomic story of the intertwined destinies of a youthful sound engineer and a talented Jewish actress affirms the human capacity for invention.

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