Sacramento Jewish Film Festival, SacJFF, Events Calendar

Events Calendar for the 2008 Film Festival

Saturday, 8:00PM February 2, 2008	DEAR MR. WALDMAN Nominee for an Israeli Academy Award. A drama about the impact of profound loss on the intimacies of family and friendship and the restorative power of love and compassion. In Hebrew with English subtitles ...more info Plays with the short film "818 Tongshan Road"
Sunday, 1:00PM February 3, 2008	SOUVENIRS Winner of the DocAviv 2006, and the Israeli Academy Award for Best Documentary. A charming , funny and touching father/son journey in search of the "souvenirs" the father may have left with local girls during his service in the Jewish Brigade. In Hebrew with English Subtitles ...more info
Sunday, 2:30PM February 3, 2008	COFFEE BREAK: Stay after SOUVENIRS, or come early for MAKING TROUBLE, and enjoy coffee, desserts, and schmoozing in our lobby.
Sunday, 3:00PM February 3, 2008	MAKING TROUBLE Produced by Jewish Women’s Archive Can we talk? MAKING TROUBLE profiles six female comedians who struggled and sacrificed for their fame. Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein proved that comedy is hard, being a Jewish woman in comedy is even harder! ...more info Plays with the short film "180 DEGREES TO JERUSALEM"
Sunday, 5:30PM February 3, 2008	YIPPEE: A JOURNEY TO JEWISH JOY Join Academy Award nominated director Paul Mazursky on his whirlwind journey to Uman and the annual gathering of Jewish men at the burial place of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. An infectious road movie filled with electricity and awe. ...more info