• Reviews
  
  

  Shamir's 'Defamation' a Vintage Documentary Dust-up

  Michael Fox
  Nov 19, 2009

  Reminiscent of Marcel Ophuls' fearless provocations in Hotel Terminus (1988), Yoav Shamir breaks every rule of polite documentary filmmaking in Defamation.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Social Justice and the S.F. Jewish Film Festival

  Michael Fox
  Jul 22, 2009

  The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival arrives with an expansive program spotlighting the Jewish tradition of social justice and human rights.

  
• In Production
  
  

  Kaufman and Snitow: New Jewish Identity

  Michael Fox
  May 12, 2009

  Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the customs and modernity of the next generation of Jews in their documentary Dis-Continuity.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  The 28th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  Lynn Rapoport
  Jul 23, 2008

  The 60th birthday of Israel is recognized in the festival via a slew of films examining the country from various perspectives, films that fight over how to tell the story.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  S.F. Jewish Film Festival's Stein and Fishman

  Michael Fox
  Jul 21, 2008

  Programmers for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Peter Stein and Nancy Fishman, speak about never taking the path of least resistance.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Dawn and David Katznelson

  Miriam Wolf
  Jun 2, 2008

  Katznelson, a co-founder of the Dawn festival at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, sat down to talk about Judaism, culture, film and the festival.

  
• News & Blogs
  
  

  Contemporary Jewish Museum's DAWN

  Miriam Wolf
  May 30, 2008

  Looking for something meaningful to do Sunday at 2 a.m.? Try the all-night Dawn festival.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Cinema, Israeli Style

  Michael Fox
  Feb 21, 2008

  Even as the country has become a typically affluent Western society, its cinema has retained its status as a crucial component of the national dialogue.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Eran Kolirin and "The Band's Visit"

  Judy Stone
  Feb 12, 2008

  Underneath The Band's Visit's poignant humor, the film subtly reflects the director's attempt to comprehend Israel's pull between the Middle East and the West.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  Jewish Humor, After Woody

  Michael Fox
  Aug 15, 2007

  Although it's too early to write Allen off, it's also clear that he hasn't connected with younger audiences in a long time, so who's the next Woody Allen?

  
• Festivals
  
  

  In the ring with Jewish boxers at SFJFF

  Nancy Fishman
  Jul 19, 2007

  The List: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is showing five great films that showcase the moxie and smart fighting style of Jewish boxers, both old and new.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  Michael Fox
  Jul 19, 2007

  Savvy moviegoers outside the target demographic have learned to scout the niche fests' programs for films that premiered to raves at Berlin or Cannes.

  
• Reviews
  
  

  "Lover Other"

  Matt Sussman
  Jun 26, 2007

  Review: startling portraits Claude Cahun, her half-sister and lover Marcel Moore took of themselves and each other dressed in a variety of personas, costumes and genders in Lover Other.

  
• Q & A
  
  

  Amos Gitai's Reality

  Michael Fox
  Aug 1, 2006

  The veteran Israeli filmmaker, in town for the Jewish Film Festival, talks about radical art and Free Zone.

  
• Festivals
  
  

  Overview of the S.F. Jewish Film Festival

  Michael Fox
  Jul 20, 2006

  The sudden climate change in the Middle East has had a tone-altering effect on the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, where the war will be Topic A.