‘Mountain’ bespeaks our love of summits
Mountain is a tribute to the power and fascination mountains have had over us mere mortals since the beginning of time. It is a Screen Australia production, produced and directed by Jennifer Peedom. The film...
‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ depicts the conflict’s emotions
SAN DIEGO – Wrestling Jerusalem is a rather incredible one-man show, now filmed, in which writer and actor Aaron Davidman, in some 22 vignettes over 93 minutes, portrays the complexities, hardened positions, anger, sadness, frustration, fervor,...
The Quiet Revolutionary
RBG, the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, directed and produced by Betsy West and Julie Cohen exposes a quiet, ladylike, and very persistent revolutionary. She was a strong advocate for gender equality and women's...
‘Landing Up’: a sensitive look at the homeless
Landing Up, a debut film by Israeli director Dani Tenebaum starring and co-produced with him by his wife Stacey Maltin, is a sensitive portrayal of a young homeless woman who dreams of having her...
Yale Strom’s American Socialist opens in San Diego May 11
Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies), and five times...
1924 Film That Anticipates the Holocaust Found and Restored
The recently restored Austrian silent film Die Stadt Ohne Juden details a dystopian narrative in which Jews are harassed, physically assaulted and forced out of the country by train.
The City Without Jews, as the title translates...
Team Israel’s inspiring World Baseball Classic run documented
The documentary "Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel" tells a moving underdog story that should inspire people who attend an upcoming Miami Jewish Film Festival members screening.
The screening takes place at 7 p.m....
The Athens Jewish Film Festival Returns for the 10th Year
The Athens Jewish Film Festival is back, and bigger and better than ever. Events span five days, beginning with a Sunday gala at the Georgia Museum of Art and ending with a closing party...
GI JEWS: Jewish Americans in World War II
GI JEWS: Jewish Americans in World War II will be broadcast nationally on PBS on April 11, 2018 at 10pm (check local listings). The film is also available for purchase on DVD from Shop PBS
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Seattle Jewish Film Festival offers a ‘kaleidoscopic look’ at filmmaking
Festival Preview
When filmmaker Tiffany Shlain lived in Seattle briefly during the early ’90s, she had an apartment in Pioneer Square that she was very excited about.
“I remember , ‘Dad, I have a view of...