Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival
Since the Fall of 2000, the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County has called Rialto Cinemas home for its annual Jewish Film Festival. Produced and programmed by the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Film Festival presents films about the Jewish experience, both past and present, here at home and around the globe. Over the years, this festival has become a cherished tradition, presenting captivating films that explore the rich tapestry of the Jewish experience, spanning both historical narratives and contemporary stories.
Beginning in April of 2024, Rialto Cinemas will team with the JCC to present a monthly film series showcasing a diverse selection of films that celebrate Jewish heritage, culture, and identity.
Jewish Film Festival
UnBroken
Tuesday, July 8 1 & 7pm
Q & A with director Beth Lane to follow 7pm show!
Not Rated
97 mins
Documentary
UnBroken chronicles the seven Weber siblings who evaded certain capture and death, and ultimately escaped Nazi Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent farmer, the children spent two years on their own in wartorn Germany…MORE INFO
Tue, July 8
1:00, 7:00
Jewish Film Festival
Among Neighbors
Tuesday, August 12 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
140 mins
Documentary
Using hand-drawn animation to bring the past to life, “Among Neighbors” investigates the story of a small, rural town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II. The film focuses on the only living Holocaust survivor from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there — six months after the Nazis were defeated…MORE INFO
Tue, Aug 12
1:00, 7:00
Jewish Film Festival
Yaniv
Tuesday, September 9 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
85 mins
Comedy
A high school teacher in the Bronx loses funding for the school musical and convinces his fellow statistics teacher—secretly a recovering gambling addict—to help him cheat at an underground card game run by the Hasidic Jewish community. The plan goes awry with mounting consequences, but help comes at an unexpected time from the least likely people…MORE INFO
Tue, Sep 9
1:00, 7:00
Jewish Film Festival
The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka & the Art of Survival
Tuesday, October 14 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
96 mins
Documentary
“The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka & the Art of Survival” is a visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through her powerful paintings – from her rise to international stardom in 1920s Paris, to her move to the United States in 1940, fleeing the rise of fascism, and her revival in the current art market. Tamara de Lempicka was the preeminent Art Deco painter…MORE INFO