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Aviva My Love
Aviva (Asi Levi) writes magical stories she hopes to publish, but she must also keep her family afloat even if it means sacrificing her own ambitions.
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.
Cemetery Club, The
This mesmerizing documentary profiles a vital group of octogenarians who gather weekly to discuss art, politics, philosophy and love. It�s a brilliant and witty portrait of older people who seek an understanding of the narrative of their lives.
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.
Jonathan
It seems like a straightforward home movie, but we promise Jonathan is anything but. Rather, it is an impossibly prescient piece of filmmaking whose seeming simplicity belies its narrative power. Jonathan tells the story of a little boy who wants to dress up as the Little Mermaid for Purim, and you wouldn't think you could care so much about whether or not he gets to fulfill his dream. Jonathan makes us think again about what little boys are made of.
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.
Orders of Love
Jes Benstock (Holocaust Tourist, SFJFF 2006) returns with a graphically innovative exploration of his family tree.
Praying With Lior
Deeply human coming-of-age portrait of Lior Liebling, a child with Down syndrome preparing for his bar mitzvah, who is filled with an unquenchable spirit of prayer and singing. Preceded by I'm Charlie Chaplin.
Three Mothers
A tale of three beautiful triplets from Egypt, told over 60 years, as they come to terms with long-buried secrets and passions.
Touch Away, A
If you thought smartly written, superbly acted television dramas only happen on HBO, think again: A Touch Away takes a slice of contemporary Tel Aviv life and spins out a marvelous multi-family drama. The series revolves around the forbidden love between a young Russian immigrant man and his neighbor, an Orthodox Jewish girl. Eight episodes screen over two days at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.
Your Younger Daughter Rachel
From Israel's Sapir Academic College comes this accomplished drama about a young woman with an angry, unemployed father and a mother who doesn't speak up for her daughter.