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44rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), presented by the Jewish Film Institute (JFI), is the largest and longest-running festival of its kind and a leader in the curation and presentation of new film and media exploring the complexity of Jewish life and identity around the world.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Bess Kargman’s “Diane Warren: Relentless.” a portrait of the prolific songwriter with more accolades and super hits recorded by giants of the industry than one can name, sheds light on what it took to get there. Another standout doc is “A Photographic Memory “ where Rachel Elizabeth Seed chronicled her search for her late mother, three decades after she died, through 50 hours of interviews she conducted with the greats of 20th century photography, including Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Lisette Model.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
The Jewish Film Institute