Festival Schedule
Join us for the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival from November 1-5, 2023 at The New Vic Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara.
All Access Passholders are granted early admission to all shows. Times subject to change.
We welcome all SBJFF Sponsors and All-Access Passholders to join us on stage at the New Vic Theatre for a special Ope…
It’s Hanukkah evening and Moos’ childhood friend, Sam, has suddenly returned to the Netherlands after years o…
Coffee & Bagels
The New Vic Theatre
All-Access Pass and Ticket holders are invited to enjoy coffee and bagels before the first film on Friday. Sponsore…
An Israeli pediatric cardiologist in Tanzania performs lifesaving operations on children.
Haifa-based Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women at a beauty parlor share their stories.
At a dinner party, second generation Germans and Jews negotiate sensitive questions of memory, guilt, identity and re…
Jewish settlers in the West Bank discuss their historical and geopolitical ideologies. Discussion with director to follow.
A gay ex-Israeli army paratrooper living in London and a member of its Gay Men’s Chorus discovers that he is HIV po…
Coffee & Bagels
The New Vic Theatre
All-Access Pass and Ticket holders are invited to enjoy coffee and bagels before the first film on Sunday. Sponsore…
FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM - The inspiring tale of how the Israeli national basketball team won the European Cup in 1977.
How do small Jewish communities across the U.S. retain their identity? Followed by discussion with representatives fr…
Shorts Program
The New Vic Theatre
An interesting mix of European and Israeli short films ranging from somber and heart-felt to irreverent and funny. Vi…
Religious women in Jerusalem battle for their place in the synagogue following the arrival of a new charismatic rabbi.
After the death of their mother, three Jerusalem siblings take a life-changing trip to uncover the truth of their parentage.
The arrival of two Orthodox Jews compels villagers in Hungary to finally face up to their “ill-gotten gains” from…
Maya, an Israeli woman who while a seemingly happily married mother of two, can no longer deny her secret past.
Rated PG-13 (Parental discretion advised) A German comedy about circumcision? YES. Follow a dysfunctional family with…
