Catalog | Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival 2021

Welcome to Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival 2021!

If you have any questions about the festival, please call 509-747-7394 or email director@sajfs.org. We hope you enjoy!

March 3-6

Crescendo (with post-film discussion)

When a world-famous conductor tries to create an Israeli-Palestinian orchestra, it takes all his skill and resources to overcome the discord and get them to play in harmony, leading to a tense and emotional finale.

Coming Thu Mar 4th

March 4-7

Incitement (with post-film discussion)

This gripping thriller based on real events tells the story of Yigal Amir, a law student and devoted Orthodox Jew who became radicalized in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s 1993 announcement of the Oslo Accords.

Coming Fri Mar 5th

March 6-9

Reawakening & They Ain't Ready For Me (with filmmaker Q&A)

"They Ain’t Ready for Me" is the feature-length documentary about Tamar Manasseh, the African American rabbinical student who is leading the fight against senseless killings on the south side of Chicago.

Coming Sun Mar 7th

March 7-10

The Crossing (with filmmaker introduction)

"The Crossing" tells the story of the adventurous 10-year-old Gerda and her brother, Otto, whose parents are in the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

Coming Sun Mar 7th

March 8-11

My Name Is Sara (with filmmaker introduction and Q&A)

"My Name Is Sara" tells the true story of Sara Goralnik, a 13-year-old Polish Jew whose entire family was killed by Nazis in September of 1942.

Coming Tue Mar 9th

March 9-12

Those Who Remained (with filmmaker Q&A)

A lyrical story of the power of love in the midst of conflict, loss, and trauma, "Those Who Remained" reveals the healing process of Holocaust survivors through the eyes of a teenage girl in post-World War II Hungary.

Coming Wed Mar 10th

March 10-12

Levantine cuisine cooking demo with Marilee Kinsella

Join chef and caterer Marilee Kinsella on March 10 at 6 p.m. for a mouthwatering cooking demo that highlights classics of Levantine cuisine, the culinary tradition featured in "Breaking Bread."

Coming Thu Mar 11th