Festivals
San Jose Jewish Film Festival
Oct. 14-Nov. 14 at Camera 12
The 16th Annual San Jose Jewish Film Festival (SJJFF) screened at Camera 12 Cinema in downtown San Jose this past Oct. 14th through Nov. 14, as always featuring a host of award-winning films exploring the Jewish life and experience throughout the world.
This year's highlights included the powerful drama of redemption, Brother's Shadow, winner of the SJJFF Best Local Film and starring Judd Hirsch; Three Mothers, in which two wealthy Egyptian Jews are visited by King Farouk after the birth of their triplet daughters (Jerusalem Film Fest Jury Prize); Love To Hide, a Holocaust drama set in WWII Paris (SJJFF Silicon Valley Best Global Outreach Film); and the coming of age tale, Sweet Mud (Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival).
Veteran actor Judd Hirsch discussed his life and career, and met with guests at a gala champagne reception, in San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel, Sun. Aug. 14th, following a screening of his new film, Brother’s Shadow, at Camera 12.
2007 FILM CALENDAR
SUN, OCT 14
3:00 PM -- Brother's Shadow
5:30 PM -- Reception with Judd Hirsch (at San Jose Fairmont Hotel)
7:30 PM -- Three Mothers
WED, OCT 17
7:30 PM -- Brother's Shadow
SUN, OCT 21
1:00 PM -- Blues By The Beach
3:00 PM -- Aviva My Love
5:30 PM -- Olga
WED, OCT 24
7:30 PM -- Aviva My Love
SUN, OCT 28
1:00 PM -- Be Fruitful and Multiply / Shabbos Mother
3:00 PM -- Love To Hide
5:30 PM -- Souvenirs / Minus Plus
WED, OCT 31
7:30 PM -- Love To Hide
SUN, NOV 4
1:00 PM -- Cardboard Squares / Dark Night
3:00 PM -- Someone To Run With
5:00 PM -- Discovery Of Heaven
5:30 PM -- Six Days
WED, NOV 7
7:30 PM -- Someone To Run With
SUN, NOV 11
1:00 PM -- Sentenced To Marriage
3:00 PM -- Just An Ordinary Jew
5:00 PM -- Modigliani
5:30 PM -- Steel Toes
7:30 PM -- Sweet Mud
WED, NOV 14
7:30 PM -- Black Book
For more information on this year's festival, log in to the SAN JOSE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL website.
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