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Jewish film fest schedule

San Francisco Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.

Thursday | 19

6:30 p.m. Opening night reception with live music; 8 p.m. “Sweet Mud”

Saturday | 21

12 p.m. “Between Two Notes”; 2 p.m. “So Long Are You Young” with “Ezekiel’s Wheels”; 4:30 p.m. “Three Mothers”; 7:30 p.m. “His People” — a festival centerpiece film with live music; 9:30 p.m. “Bad Faith” with “A Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss”

Sunday | 22

11:30 a.m. “I Am You Are” with “Gary’s Story”; 2:15 p.m. “Praying with Lior” with “I’m Charlie Chaplin”; 5 p.m. “Gorgeous!”; 7 p.m. “Orthodox Stance” followed by panel; 9:45 p.m. “My Son the Hero” with “Max Baer’s Last Right Hook”

Monday | 23

1:30 p.m. “Body and Soul”; 4 p.m. “The Giraffe”; 6:45 p.m. “My Mexican Shivah”; 9:30 p.m. “The Chosen Ones”

Tuesday | 24

1:45 p.m. “Yiddish Soul”; 4 p.m. “Just an Ordinary Jew” followed by discussion; 6:45 p.m. “My Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler” followed by Freedom of Expression Award presentation to director Dani Levy; 9:30 p.m. “9 Star Hotel”

Wednesday | 25

2 p.m. “Ladino — 500 Years Young” with “Addes”; 4 p.m. “Knowledge is the Beginning”; 6:30 p.m. “Hot House”; 9:15 p.m. “Wasted”

Thursday | 26

12:15 p.m. “Lebanon Dream” with “Borders”; 3:15 p.m. “Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days”; 5:45 p.m. “Aviva My Love”; 8:30 p.m. “Making Trouble: Three Generations of Jewish Funny Women” with pre-film extras and live comedy set by Judy Gold


Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St.

Saturday | 4

7:30 p.m. “A Touch Away” episodes 1-4

Sunday | 5

12:30 p.m. “A Touch Away” episodes 1-4; 4 p.m. “A Touch Away” episodes 5-8


Berkeley Roda Theatre (at Berkeley Repertory Theatre) 2015 Addison St.

Saturday | 28

11 a.m. “Lebanon Dream” with “Borders”; 1:50 p.m. “Wasted” followed by panel; 4:30 p.m. “I Am You Are” with “Gary’s Story”; 7:15 p.m. “Aviva My Love” followed by opening night dessert reception; 10 p.m. “Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women”

Sunday | 29

11:30 a.m. “Sidewalk” with “Jonathan”; 1:45 p.m. “Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days”; 4:15 p.m. “Hot House”; 6:45 p.m. “Gorgeous!”; 8:45 p.m. “9 Star Hotel”

Monday | 30

2:15 p.m. “Ladino — 500 Years Young” with “Addes”; 4:15 p.m. “Body and Soul”; 6:30 p.m. “Orthodox Stance”; 8:15 p.m. “The Chosen Ones”

Tuesday | 31

1:45 p.m. “Film Fanatic” with “Yoel, Israel and the Pashkevils”; 4:15 p.m. “The Cemetery Club”; 6:15 p.m. “So Long Are You Young” with “Ezekiel’s Wheels”; 8:45 p.m. “My Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler”

Wednesday | 1

2 p.m. “My Son the Hero” with “Max Baer’s Last Right Hook”; 4:30 p.m. “Just an Ordinary Jew”; 6:30 p.m. “Bad Faith” with “A Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss”; 8:30 p.m. “Jews in Shorts”

Thursday | 2

1:45 p.m. “The Giraffe”; 4:15 p.m. “Praying with Lior” with “I’m Charlie Chaplin”; 6:15 p.m. “The Bubble”; 8:30 p.m. “Knowledge is the Beginning”

Saturday | 4

12:30 p.m. “Yiddish Soul”; 2:40 p.m. “Between Two Notes”; 4:45 p.m. “The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America” followed by a discussion; 7:15 p.m. “Sweet Mud”; 9:30 p.m. “Three Mothers”


Palo Alto Aquarius Theatre 430 Emerson St.

Saturday | 28

12:30 p.m. “The Cemetery Club”; 2:30 p.m. “Just an Ordinary Jew”; 4:30 p.m. “Hot House”; 7 p.m. “My Mexican Shivah”; 9:15 p.m. “My Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler”

Sunday | 29

11:45 a.m. “Film Fanatic” with “Yoel, Israel and the Pashkevils”; 2 p.m. “I Am You Are” with “Gary’s Story”; 4:45 “Yiddish Soul”; 7 p.m. “Bad Faith” with “A Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss”; 9:15 p.m. “The Giraffe”

Monday | 30

2 p.m. “My Son the Hero” with “Max Baer’s Last Right Hook”; 4:30 p.m. “The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America”; 6:30 p.m. “Three Mothers”; 8:45 p.m. “Between Two Notes”

Tuesday | 31

2:15 p.m. “Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days”; 4:15 p.m. “Praying with Lior” with “I’m Charlie Chaplin”; 6:15 p.m. “Gorgeous!”; 8:15 p.m. “Knowledge is the Beginning”

Wednesday | 1

2:30 p.m. “Ladino — 500 Years Young” with “Addes”; 4:30 p.m. “Wasted”; 6:15 p.m. “Aviva My Love”; 8:30 p.m. “Orthodox Stance”

Thursday | 2

1:45 p.m. “The Chosen Ones”; 3:45 p.m. “So Long Are You Young” with “Ezekiel’s Wheels”; 6:15 “Sweet Mud”; 8:30 “Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women”


San Rafael Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th St.

Saturday | 4

12:15 p.m. “Orthodox Stance”; 2 p.m. “Knowledge is the Beginning”; 4:30 p.m. “Hot House”; 6:30 p.m. “Gorgeous!”; 8:30 p.m. “Aviva My Love”

Sunday | 5

12:15 p.m. “So Long Are You Young” with “Ezekiel’s Wheels”; 2:15 p.m. “The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America”; 4:30 p.m. “Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women”; 6:30 p.m. “My Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler”; 8:30 p.m. “Bad Faith” with “A Kiss

Is a Kiss Is a Kiss”

Monday | 6

6:30 p.m. “Sweet Mud”; 8:45 p.m. “Three Mothers”



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