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JFI Wraps Record-Breaking Third Annual WinterFest at Alamo Drafthouse San...

The Jewish Film Institute's third annual WinterFest brought five exceptional films and record numbers to the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse San Francisco. The post JFI Wraps Record-Breaking Third Annual...

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March’s Online Short: Two Landscapes

A clash between the landscape the eye perceives and the one that’s remembered. The post March’s Online Short: Two Landscapes appeared first on Jewish Film Institute.

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Featured This Month on JFI On Demand: Film Movement

Enjoy 7 JFI On Demand titles from independent distributor Film Movement for March 2016. All are previous San Francisco Jewish Film Festival selections. The post Featured This Month on JFI On Demand:...

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Weekend Watching: JFI Picks in the Bay Area

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April’s Online Short: The Passover Story of the Four Sons

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SFJFF Audience Favorite Dough Returns to Bay Area Theaters

After its sold out run and selection as Opening Night film of the 35th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, DOUGH will return in a theatrical release to Bay Area theaters at the end of April. The post...

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YidLife Crisis: The Double Date

The latest and greatest from our friends at YidLife Crisis features a blind date for Leizer with the perfect woman that turns into a battle of nebbish proportions. Starring Mayim Bialik. The post...

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JFI Wraps Record-Breaking Third Annual WinterFest at Alamo Drafthouse San...

The Jewish Film Institute's third annual WinterFest brought five exceptional films and record numbers to the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse San Francisco. The post JFI Wraps Record-Breaking Third Annual...

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March’s Online Short: Two Landscapes

A clash between the landscape the eye perceives and the one that’s remembered. The post March’s Online Short: Two Landscapes appeared first on Jewish Film Institute.

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Featured This Month on JFI On Demand: Film Movement

Enjoy 7 JFI On Demand titles from independent distributor Film Movement for March 2016. All are previous San Francisco Jewish Film Festival selections. The post Featured This Month on JFI On Demand:...

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Weekend Watching: JFI Picks in the Bay Area

The post Weekend Watching: JFI Picks in the Bay Area appeared first on Jewish Film Institute.

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April’s Online Short: The Passover Story of the Four Sons

The post April’s Online Short: The Passover Story of the Four Sons appeared first on Jewish Film Institute.

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SFJFF Audience Favorite Dough Returns to Bay Area Theaters

After its sold out run and selection as Opening Night film of the 35th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, DOUGH will return in a theatrical release to Bay Area theaters at the end of April. The post...

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Take Action Day Speakers & Panelists Round Out Social Justice Films Lineup

The post Take Action Day Speakers & Panelists Round Out Social Justice Films Lineup appeared first on Jewish Film Institute.

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NYTimes Op-Docs – Norman Lear

Norman Lear shows his unbridled passion for creation at the age of 93 in this New York Times ‪Op-Docs episode. Lear will receive the SFJFF36 Freedom of Expression Award on Sunday, July 24 at the Castro...

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How We Got the Film: The Heymann Brothers

On the blog this week, JFI Executive Director Lexi Leban recalls how Mr. Gaga and Who's Gonna Love Me Now from director Tomer Heymann ended up at SFJFF36... The post How We Got the Film: The Heymann...

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July’s Online Short: BACON AND GOD’S WRATH

The Jewish Film Institute presents Sol Friedman's Bacon and God's Wrath as July's Online Short! Read on for a Q&A with Friedman and catch it again with three more entertaining short films screening...

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Press Release: SFJFF36 Freedom of Expression Award

The television pioneer to be honored at 36th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, July 21 – August 7, 2016 The post Press Release: SFJFF36 Freedom of Expression Award appeared first on Jewish Film...

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Press Release: 36th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Wraps Record Breaking...

36th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Presented by the Jewish Film Institute, Breaks Box Office Records with Highest Grossing Year of World Class Cinema, Inspiring Dialogue and Community Engagement...

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September’s Online Short: WHAT CHEER?

This month's online short is the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 36 selection What Cheer?, which screened in the Jews in Shorts program and received the 2016 Film Movement Award. The post...

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