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Browse through the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's current and archival films and media here. Use the search tools at left to search by director, title, country, year or tag, or to explore films from the festival's archive, 1981 - present.
Showing: Upcoming Films & Archive Films, Searching in Title. Search tag "LGBT"
- 575 Castro St.
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Jenni Olson’s quietly electrifying tribute to Harvey Milk focuses on his camera store at 575 Castro Street.
- Amazing Grace
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Writer and director Amos Guttman examines the relationship that develops between two Israeli men in this complex and compelling drama.
- Eyes Wide Open
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Director Haim Tabakman's tale of a forbidden same-sex romance set in Israel's ultra-orthodox Jewish community.
- Facing Windows
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Facing Windows features dual love stories, one from the 1940s between two Italian Jews and one contemporary story of neighbors who watch each other furtively from facing windows across a street. The erotic tension between a sexy but routine-weary woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her hunky Italian Clark Kent look-alike neighbor (Raoul Bova) gives way to quiet communication and a profound experience when together they befriend Davide , an elderly Jewish man (Massimo Girotti).
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Facing Windows features dual love stories, one from the 1940s between two Italian Jews and one contemporary story of neighbors who watch each other furtively from facing windows across a street. The erotic tension between a sexy but routine-weary woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her hunky Italian Clark Kent look-alike neighbor (Raoul Bova) gives way to quiet communication and a profound experience when together they befriend Davide , an elderly Jewish man (Massimo Girotti).
- Jerusalem is Proud to Present
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In the summer of 2006, Jerusalem was host to the World Pride events, which were planned to culminate in a traditional gay pride parade. Nitzan Gilady’s award-winning documentary has an eye and ear for the complexity of life in Jerusalem as it weaves together the passions of gay rights activists and those of rabbis, priests and mullahs temporarily bonded in their opposition to homosexuality.
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In the summer of 2006, Jerusalem was host to the World Pride events, which were planned to culminate in a traditional gay pride parade. Nitzan Gilady’s award-winning documentary has an eye and ear for the complexity of life in Jerusalem as it weaves together the passions of gay rights activists and those of rabbis, priests and mullahs temporarily bonded in their opposition to homosexuality.
- Mom, I Didn't Kill Your Daughter
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Lior and Yuval were both born as women, but throughout their lives they identified as male. Yuval underwent gender transition years ago; Lior is just starting out on this journey, in Orna Ben Dor’s superb documentary.
- Quest for the Missing Piece,The
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This hilarious but serious romp through the debate over circumcision takes us on a bris tour and asks, Why is this ritual so different from all other rituals?
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This hilarious but serious romp through the debate over circumcision takes us on a bris tour and asks, Why is this ritual so different from all other rituals?
- The Secrets
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Naomi, daughter of a revered rabbi, comes to Safed—where the mystical texts of the Kabala were received—to study in an orthodox women’s seminary. Eagerly diving into serious Torah study, she catches the eye of the flirtatious Michelle. Assigned to bring meals to the mysterious Anouk (Fanny Ardant), ill and seeking spiritual redemption, Michelle and Naomi embark upon a secret journey of purifying rituals and forbidden love.
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Naomi, daughter of a revered rabbi, comes to Safed—where the mystical texts of the Kabala were received—to study in an orthodox women’s seminary. Eagerly diving into serious Torah study, she catches the eye of the flirtatious Michelle. Assigned to bring meals to the mysterious Anouk (Fanny Ardant), ill and seeking spiritual redemption, Michelle and Naomi embark upon a secret journey of purifying rituals and forbidden love.
- Stefan Braun
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Stefan Braun features fabulous archival footage of 1950s Tel Aviv gay life, immersing us in the world of charismatic furrier Stefan Braun and his longtime lover and employee Eliezer Rath.
- A Trip to Prague
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Does everyone need to meet a nice Jewish girl? With striking illustrations and deadpan narration, this film relates a funny anecdote about the Jewish instinct to make a shiddach (fix-up).
- Yossi & Jagger
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Based on a true story, Yossi & Jagger portrays the love affair of two officers of the Israeli Defense Forces, positioned on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
