Counting Down to our Opening Day!
Wednesday, March 1

There are only 6 days left until the Opening Day of the 24th Sacramento Jewish Film Festival.
If you don’t have tickets or passes yet, purchase them now.

On Wednesday, March 1, the festival opens at the Tower Theatre at Broadway and 16th Street. We are featuring 3 films and a chat with one of the filmmakers.


2:45 p.m.        America

7:40 p.m.        Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
Ofir Raul Graizer, the director of the film America, will lead a post-film discussion, facilitated by film festival committee member Fred Dobb.

Graizer is a film director, screenwriter, and editor. Born in Israel in 1981, Graizer worked in diverse fields, from textiles to gastronomy, until he went to study film at Sapir College in Sderot. Graizer directed several short films that were shown in numerous festivals, including Cannes and Clermont Ferrand, and he is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents. His first feature film, The Cakemaker, the Israeli submission for the Academy Award in 2019, won seven Ophir Awards at the Israeli Academy, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Script, and Best Actress. Graizer published a book of short stories and recipes, Ofirs Küche (“Ofir’s Kitchen”), in Germany. He lives between Israel, Germany, and the USA, and works internationally.

Fred Dobb has been involved with the Sacramento Jewish Film Festival since its beginning. He has served on the film selection committee and has conducted several interviews with our filmmakers. His area of specialization is Latin American film. He is a member of Congregation B'nai Israel and President of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library.
 The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival Will be Fully Accessible for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing filmgoers

The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival, a program of the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region, will feature closed-captioning or subtitles on all films with English-language content to ensure that our d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience can better experience our festival. Films in languages other than English are already subtitled.
 
In addition, we will have ASL interpreters in the theaters to assist with our announcements and post-film discussions.

The closed-captioning project is possible due to the generosity of our many sponsors. Sponsors are still welcome to help support this effort and the Festival. SJFF is very excited about this new initiative and looks forward to serving the d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

You can find the complete lineup of English-language films with closed-captioning or subtitles below:

  • Anne
  • Breakfast at Ina's
  • Charlotte
  • Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
  • Holy Holocaust
  • Keep the Change
  • Kinderland
  • Klezmatics, The: On Holy Ground
  • L'art du silence
  • Levys of Monticello
  • My Father's Secrets
  • My Name is Sara
  • Narrow Bridge, The
  • Reckonings
  • Refuge
  • Samuel Project, The
  • Today you are a fountain pen
 
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The Significance of the Etrog:
Register for a Zoom Discussion

Thursday, March 2 - 7 p.m.
Join us for a live Zoom discussion about the film and the religious significance of the etrog.

Leading the discussion will be Rabbi Evan Rubin, Knesset Israel Torah Center, and etrog farmer Greg Kirkpatrick.

To register and to receive a link for this free Zoom chat, click here.
Annual Community Havdalah Service
Please join us as we observe Havdalah, a beautiful service which celebrates the end of Shabbat and transition to a new week.

Saturday, March 11, 2023 – 7:30 p.m. – On Zoom

Advance Registration Required. Click here.
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The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival will be celebrating its 24rd season in 2023, bringing the community together for entertaining, provocative, and educational films.

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