June 16 – June 30, 2019
Welcome to the 27th annual Portland Jewish Film Festival, produced by the Northwest Film Center and co-presented with the Institute for Judaic Studies. While the Festival celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture, identity, and filmmaking, we hope that these films, and the stories they tell, resonate beyond their settings and speak to universal experiences and issues that confront our common humanity.
General Admission: $10
Senior/Student/PAM Member: $8
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93Queen
Directed by Paula Eiselt
Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93Queen follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing …
A Fortunate Man
Directed by Billie August
On his quest for happiness, Per moves from the dark region of Jutland and a severe upbringing in a strictly …
Budapest Noir
Directed by Éva Gárdos
Budapest, 1936. The Hungarian prime minister returns from Germany in a coffin, his dream of turning Hungary into a fascist …
Dear Fredy
Directed by Rubi Gat
“Fredy Hirsch was a German Jew and openly gay man in Nazi Germany. The Nuremberg Laws were passed when he …
Fig Tree
Directed by Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
Ethiopian-Israeli writer-director Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian makes a confident feature debut with this story of lives torn asunder by civil war. Set …
Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel
Directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller, Jeremy Newberger
A stirring story of sports, patriotism, and personal growth, Heading Home charts the underdog journey of Israel's national baseball team …
Promise at Dawn
Directed by Eric Barbier
“Nominated for five César Awards, Promise at Dawn is the sweeping adaptation of French novelist Romain Gary's beloved memoir of …
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Directed by Barry Avrich
Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of …
Red Cow
Directed by Tsivia Barkai Yacov
Benny’s hair is as red as the fur of her devout father’s treasured calf—which he believes will bring salvation. But …
Redemption
Directed by Yossi Madmoni, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Madmoni and Yacov’s deeply emotional spiritual journey highlights the necessity of family and friends, even if that means painfully coming …
The City Without Jews
Directed by H.K. Breslauer
Recently restored and featuring a new soundtrack, The City Without Jews is one of few surviving Austrian Expressionist films, and …
The Interpreter
Directed by Martin Sulík
80-year-old translator Ali Ungár comes across a book written by a former SS officer recounting his war experiences in Slovakia, …
The Light of Hope
Directed by Silvia Quer
In the early 1940s, refugees from all over Europe seek shelter in southwestern France, escaping persecution from the Nazis and …
Working Woman
Directed by Michal Aviad
Orna, (Liron Ben Shlush) is the mother of three young children and wife to a husband struggling to start his …