We’ve Been Here Before at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

We Should Eat humorously touches on age-old familial irritations with Jewish mothers, the intricacies of raising pre-teen daughters, existential dread and of course, the perpetual struggle to figure out what to order for dinner. The film stars Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black), Tovah Feldshuh (Nobody Wants This), Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), Joel de la Fuente (Walking Dead), Bob Ari (Law and Order SVU) and Lexi Perkel (Sack Lunch Bunch). Written and directed by Shaina Feinberg. The short premiered at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in 2024 and is screening at festivals around the country. Learn more here.

Long thought lost, Breaking Home Ties has been digitally restored and presented with a new contemporary recorded score from award winning artists. The world’s only surviving film print of the dramatic silent film from 1922 was rescued and restored by The National Center for Jewish Film.100 years later, it is back on the big screen with a new original recorded score produced by Reboot Studios and spearheaded by 12-time Grammy nominated musician Steve Berlin (Los Lobos). Together, Reboot and The National Center for Jewish Film are organizing a worldwide tour.

The mesmerizing new score for Breaking Home Ties was composed, performed and recorded by a group of musicians drawn from some of today’s legendary jazz, americana, avant garde, punk, R&B and indie rock bands, and produced by David Katznelson and Reboot Studios.Details, screening information and more here.

In our latest blog post, filmmaker Sandi DuBowski shares his experience filming Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie over 21 years for his new feature documentary, Sabbath Queen, executive produced by Adrian Salpeter (all Reboot Network members). Supported with funding from Reboot Studios, the cinematic quest captures Amichai’s efforts to creatively and radically reinvent religion, ritual, and love for a challenging, rapidly changing 21st century. Amichai, the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, rejected his traditional destiny and became a drag-queen rebel, a queer father, and the founder of an experimental congregation in New York. He is also Sandi’s dear friend – and rabbi. The film premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and will be presented at the 44th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in July. Read more here.