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throughout North America become
more popular, they're changing the
face of Jewish culture, and provoking
controversy.
The San Francisco festival is an
independent organization, yet it
receives funding from the San
Francisco-based Jewish Community
Federation. In the past few years, the
Reflecting The Community
festival has shown documentaries
about Israel that were not merely crit-
The explosion of Jewish film festivals
ical of certain Israeli policies, but that
occurred not only because more films
were
called downright anti-Zionist by
with Jewish content are being produced,
some critics.
but also because "we're seeing a reflec-
While Kahn said there was noth-
tion of Jewish experience that isn't seen
ing wrong with showing those
in any other venue," NFJC's Siegel said.
movies, he believes the festival should
Joanne Marks Kauvar, director of
give a more balanced perspective,
the Denver Jewish Film Festival,
screening positive representations of
called the festivals a kind of "Jewish
Israel as well.
town square, where
"No organization
the widest group of
in the Jewish commu-
Jews can gather."
nity does as successful
Kauvar said most
a
job of outreach as
Jewish gay men and
the
film festival to the
lesbians in Denver
marginally affiliated,"
feel they are not
Kahn said. "But if
accepted by the
most of the film festi-
mainstream Jewish
val
is only a negative
community.
view
of Israel, you
However, "those who
have crowds of Jews
have been spurned by
who may not be get-
the Jewish communi-
ting any other per-
ty will still come to a
spective."
Jewish film festival."
"The range of
Plotkin agreed,
issues
and images at
adding that the film
these festivals is prob-
festivals show multi-
San Francisco Jewish Film ably more diverse and
ple images of contem-
Festival founder Deborah
therefore more liable
porary Jews. "We're
to
generate discussion
Kaufman: Film festivals
not the stereotype
and
debate than most
that people think we
should "question the aspects activities
in the
are," she said.
of Jewish communal life in Jewish community,"
San Francisco has
said Siegel.
the United States which
been a case in point,
Even at the
with scores of people
need questioning."
Durham
festival,
who identify them-
which
counted
2,000
selves as "cultural
viewers last year, audiences include
Jews," with little or no Jewish involve-
not only large numbers of gays and
ment during the rest of the year, com-
lesbians, but Palestinians.
ing to the festival.
This past summer's Detroit festival
But because film festivals are one
included
films about life as a Jewish
of the more successful vehicles to
lesbian couple, the courtroom trial of
reach the unaffiliated, curators should
Josef Mengele, domestic violence and
be mindful of what messages their
Jewish life in China. The festival was
selections impart, said Rabbi Doug
filled with comedy, action and drama,
Kahn, executive director of the San
and films that portrayed Jewish
Francisco Jewish Community
themes from around the world.
Relations Council.
Interestingly, Siegel, who is on a
In an interview before her keynote
foundation committee that funds doc-
address, San Francisco film festival
umentaries on Jewish themes, said the
founder Kaufman said she felt the pur-
Israel-Palestinian conflict is no longer a
pose of Jewish film festivals is not
hot-button issue for Jewish filmmakers.
merely to celebrate Jewish life, but to
"Gender," he said, "is the new hot-
be provocative, and "question the
button issue." O
aspects of Jewish communal life in the
— Linda Bachrack contributed
United States which need questioning."
to this article.
Indeed, as Jewish film festivals

Although he doesn't have a "head-
liner" film as of yet, he's excited
about the film Promises, a story about
the Arab-Israeli conflict on the West
Bank, as told through children ages
8-12. "Local children contributed
funds to ensure this film be finished,"
he said.