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SAN FRANCISCO 2009: Social justice as a Jewish value
The films selected for, and the people invited to SFJFF make emotions run high in the Jewish community and amongst festivals sponsors.
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NURIT KEDAR: Looking for the Hard Way
Nurit Kedar wants audiences to feel uneasy when they watch her documentaries
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SHERINE SALAMA: Reluctant Participant
Sherine Salama was the last person to interview Yasser Arafat, just a month before his death, but it took her a year to get the permission to do it. Her film “The Last Days of Yasser Arafat” was screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival this May where DOX met her.
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FERNANDO SOLANAS: Beyond the Commercial Censorship
Fernando Solanas is a filmmaker who has also served as a member of Argentina’s national parliament.
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EUGENE JARECKI: Increasing the World’s Supply of Non-fiction
Eugene Jarecki has directed two documentary films, “The Trials of Henry Kissinger” (2002, co-directed with Alex Gibney) and “Why We Fight” (which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005).
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RAYMOND DEPARDON: My Goal is to Listen
Raymond Depardon’s documentaries "10th District Court: Moments of Trials" and "Profiles of Farmers: Daily Life", were both completed in 2004 and screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival, held from 21 April to 5 May. DOX interviewed the acclaimed director and renowned photographer at this year’s festival, which screened more than 30 feature-length documentaries…
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MICHEL KHLEIFI, EYAL SIVAN: Crossing Borders
"Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel", by Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan, had its US premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The film had two sold-out screenings, one in Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive and one in San Francisco at the AMC Kabuki Theater, where the majority of the festival…