2017 Archives
Yossi Ghinsberg
Dana Lustig
SVJFF Opening Night Gala Event
Jungle
Join us for Opening Night Event with the Northern California premiere of "Jungle" and our special guests, author/speaker Yossi Ghinsberg and producer Dana Lustig.
Daniel Radcliffe stars as an enthusiastic young adventurer who follows his dreams into the Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past.
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1945
The arrival of two Orthodox Jews upsets the wedding day of a rural town clerk's son in Hungary in this elegant drama.
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The 90 Minute War
After decades of strife and failed peace talks, both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict decide to settle their differences on a soccer field in this bold satire.
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A Quiet Heart
In Jerusalem, a city increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism, a secular young woman, seeks refuge from the pressure of her life in Tel Aviv as a concert pianist.
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Aida's Secrets
Family connections lost in the aftermath of WW II are amazingly found again almost 70 years later.
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An Israeli Love Story
This passionate story of love and independence set in pre-state Israel is based on the true story of theatre director and actress Pnina Gary.
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Between Worlds
A Jerusalem stabbing attack bonds two despondent women in this story of faith, understanding, acceptance, and love.
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The Bloom of Yesterday
This audacious comedy pokes fun at the hypocrisy of Germany's culture of remembrance and sets the grandchildren of the perpetrators and victims on a collision course.
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Family Commitments
A gay couple would like to marry, but problems with their families' beliefs and a paternity issue complicate matters in this comedy.
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Fanny's Journey
Based on a true story, Fanny's Journey is an incredible tale of bravery, strength and survival set in 1943 Europe.
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Germans and Jews
A personal look at Germany's changing narrative of the Holocaust and its transformation since the end of World War II.
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Hanna's Sleeping Dogs
A young girl learns the truth about her family's secret identity in a 1960s provincial Austrian town still harboring prejudices from the past.
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In Between
Three Arab-Israeli women share an apartment in Tel Aviv and try to balance their traditions with the modern world.
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Joe's Violin
FREE SCREENINGS
A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor's violin donation during an instrument drive changes the life of a 12-year-old Bronx girl.
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Keep the Change
A man and a woman form a close bond who live in a group home for adults who suffer from autism.
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Menashe
In the heart of New York's ultra-orthodox Hasidic community, a kind clerk struggles to make ends meet and parent his son following his wife's death.
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Moos
A socially awkward young woman takes her first tentative steps toward independence and fulfilling a lifelong dream in this Dutch romantic dramedy.
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Centerpiece Event
My Hero Brother
Join us for the Centerpiece Event with the Northern California Premiere with our special guest, director Yonatan Nir. In this documentary, a group of remarkable young people with Down syndrome embarks on a demanding trip through the Himalayas, accompanied by their brothers and sisters.
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Richard Gere stars in this comic and compassionate story of a New York fixer's rise and fall.
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Past Life
Two Israeli sisters delve into the dark mystery of their father's former life in WWII-era Poland.
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Sara Stein - Shalom Berlin, Shalom Tel Aviv
In vibrant contemporary Berlin, a Jewish criminal investigator tries to solve the murder of an Israeli DJ.
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The Second Time Around
Two senior citizens discover it's never too late to fall in love in this unabashedly sentimental romance.
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The Women's Balcony
A collapsed synagogue leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
Yariv Mozer
Alon Ben-Gurion
SVJFF Closing Night Special Event
Ben-Gurion, Epilogue
Join us for the Closing Night with special guests, director Yariv Mozer, and David Ben-Gurion's grandson, Alon Ben-Gurion.
Newly discovered 1968 interview footage of David Ben-Gurion reveals his prophecy, his dedication to Zionism, and a life filled with self-examination.
