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Bad Faith
She's Jewish, he's Muslim, they're having a baby - and that's when the troubles start in this charming romantic comedy from France. Preceded by A Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss.
Gorgeous!
A snappy romantic comedy set in Paris, Gorgeous! celebrates the au courant Parisian woman. Tons of wit, smarts and not an insignificant amount of sex.
I'm Charlie Chaplin
Jay Rosenblatt (2005 SFJFF Freedom of Expression Award winner) is back with a delightful look at his daughter Ella's favorite Halloween character. Director will be in attendance in all screenings.
Jews in Shorts
We've combed the globe to find and present the best new Jewish short films, featuring the work of both veteran and up-and-coming directors.
Making Trouble
Making Trouble is a laugh-out-loud, impeccably researched documentary that explores six legendary American Jewish women comics: Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker Joan Rivers, Wendy Wasserstein and Gilda Radner.
Max Baer's Last Right Hook
It's wartime 1942, and hapless entrepreneur Yaakov Gendelmayer has an idea for a morale-boosting publicity stunt: bring Jewish former heavyweight boxer Max Baer to Palestine to fight a German boxer, in an effort to recreate Baer's legendary bout against Hitler's darling, Max Schmeling. Sixty years later, Gendelmayer's son comes to Israel to interview old-timers and find out the truth about Max Baer's last right hook. In a hilarious send-up--or is it a valentine?--of the clichés of history documentaries, filmmaker Avida Livny uncovers a story so wonderful it ought to be true...and maybe it is!
My Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler
A depressed Adolf Hitler hires a Jewish acting teacher to reclaim his charisma in this wicked and controversial parody from Germany by Jewish director Dani Levy.
My Mexican Shivah
When the patriarch of a Mexico City family dies suddenly, he leaves behind a complicated web of secrets. This sly and charming dysfunctional-family drama is an affectionate, tearful party that's hard to leave.
Naturalized
A young Russian Jewish man in New York decides to get circumcised, causing every member of his secular family to express an opinion.