34th san francisco jewish film festival press release

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34th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival July 24-August 10, 2014

San Francisco, Berkeley, aklan!, "alo Alto an! San #a$ael

San Francisco, CA (June 24, 2014) - The 34th edition of the San

Francisco Jewish Fil Festi!al returns to the "a# Area Jul# 24-Au$ust10, 2014 at the Castro Theatre and %a#&o 'hoto Center in SanFrancisco, the Cin Arts Theatre in 'alo Alto, the Christo her "* S ith%afael Fil Center in San %afael, The California Theatre and "er&ele#%e ertor# Theatre in "er&ele#, and +rand a&e Theater and The ew'ar&wa# Theater in .a&land* The /rst and still the lar$est of its &ind,the San Francisco Jewish Fil Festi!al (SFJFF) continues to resent #earafter #ear the !er# est in inde endent Jewish cine a o erin$ a fullco le ent of /l s, festi!ities, s ecial discussion ro$ra s andinternational $uests that hi$hli$ht 3 #ears of culture* For tic&etinfor ation, lease contact the o5 o6ce at 41 *721*0 23 or !isit the

San Francisco Jewish Fil Festi!al online at www*sf8 *or$*

%ening &ight Film' ()* +#**& "# & * The festi!al will &ic& o Thursda#, Jul# 24th at the Castro Theater with

ada! Schir an9s docu entar# ()* +#**& "# & * , the o enin$ni$ht /l at Sundance and the winner of the :orld ;ocu entar#Audience Award* The /l follows a 'alestinian in %a allah, ousef, who $rows u an$r# and read# to /$ht ?srael* :hen heis arrested for s u$$lin$ $uns at the a$e of 1 , he@s interro$ated #the Shin "et, ?srael@s securit# ser!ice, and sent to rison* "ut shoc&ed# =a as@s ruthless tactics in the rison and the or$ani ation@s

escalatin$ ca ai$n of suicide o in$s outside,


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at the Cin Arts in 'alo Alto* An additional screenin$ will ta&e lace Thursda#, Au$ust th at the California Theater in "er&ele#*

enter%iece ocumentary' A( )*#S F ()* S / Gdit "el er$9s A( )*#S F ()* S / won the ;ocu entar#

S ecial Jur# Award for Hse of Ani ation and Gditin$ at Sundance* ?tunco!ers the for$otten life of %a hael e &in, the an who coined theter @$enocide@* ?ns ired # Sa antha 'ower@s 'ulit er 'ri e-winnin$oo&, @A 'ro le Fro =ell@, A( )*#S F ()* S / tra!erses ti eand continents to e5 lore $enocide and the c#cle of !iolence* ;irectorGdet "el er$ will e in attendance


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Berkeley Big &ight' ()* S(.#+* & 6.**&S?n &ee in$ with tradition, the festi!al will showcase a "er&ele# "i$i$ht /l to hi$hli$ht the ro$ra in$ in "er&ele#* This #ear JulieCohen9s ()* S(.#+* & 6.**&S will screen on Saturda#, Au$ust

2nd at the "er&ele# %e ertor# Theater* The /l follows four$enerations of the Jewish i i$rant fa il#, which started %uss and;au$hters, a ower Gast Side lo5 and herrin$ e oriu that sur!i!esand thri!es* 'roduced to coincide with the 100th anni!ersar# of thestore, this docu entar# features an e5tensi!e inter!iew with two of theori$inal dau$hters for who the store was na ed, now 100 and E2#ears old, and inter!iews with ro inent enthusiasts of the storeincludin$ Su re e Court Justice %uth "ader +ins ur$, actress


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discuss her career Frida#, Au$ust 1st at the %a#&o 'hoto Center in SanFrancisco* Ad ission is P10, which includes 2 free drin&s*

S%otlight' A " A * & )*A7*& The festi!al will un!eil >ossi


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? a$inin$ hi self a sa!ior of sorts, he launches a $rand lan to sendase alls to Cu a, a countr# with a #sterious ull* =e &nows onl# thatCu ans are oor ha!e few resources and lo!e ase all-and that Cu asa!ed his $rand a@s life* .n a hunch, his award-winnin$ /l a&erarents ic& u their ca era* The# &now the H*S* e ar$o with Cu a-

and the co lications of $rowin$ u -will throw hi a cur!e all*


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ro/les the Ca era 'ro8ect fro ?sraeli- ased hu an ri$hts watchdo$$rou "9Tsele * The $rou ro!ides 'alestinians in the .ccu ied

Territories with !ideo ca eras to docu ent alle$ed hu an ri$hts!iolations and ro!ide e!idence to the u lic and to ?sraeli authorities*& ()* 5A+* screens :ednesda#, Jul# 30th at the Castro Theater in

San Francisco and on Sunda#, Au$ust 3rd at the California Theater in"er&ele# with oth co-directors Judith


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Annuall# attractin$ ore than 30,000 /l $oers, the SFJFF is world-renowned for the di!ersit# and readth of its audiences and /l s*

(ickets n$ormation, Festival ates an! "u8lic ontact&um8ers

The 34th San Francisco Jewish Fil Festi!al will ta&e lace Jul# 24 UAu$ust 10th, 2014* Lenues include The Castro Theatre and %a#&o Theatre in San Francisco Jul# 24-Au$ust 3O Cin Arts in 'alo Alto S uare Jul# 27-31O The California Theatre in "er&ele# Au$ust 1- O The "er&ele#%e ertor# Theatre in "er&ele# Au$ust 2 nd O The ew 'ar&wa# in.a&land Au$ust th O The +rand a&e Theater in .a&land Au$ust D-10,and the Christo her "* S ith %afael Fil Center in San %afael Au$ustD-10 at* For ore infor ation, !isit the SFJFF we site at www*sf8 *or$or contact 8ewish/l Vsf8 *or$* The co lete lineu of /l s will eannounced on June 24, 2014 alon$ with a full co le ent ofdiscussion ro$ra s, international $uests, awards and cele rations*

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