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.
Sand Flakes
The New Vic Theatre
Israel – 1h30m – Drama
David, a sensitive, creative teenager, lives in Southern Israel with his ill mother, his …
40 Steps
The New Vic Theatre
Israel – 78 mins – Documentary
In the southern region of Tel Aviv, the municipality has founded a new elementary…
Paris Boutique
The New Vic Theatre
Israel & France – 82m – Romantic Comedy
Nominated for six Israeli Academy Awards (Ophirs) and starring Nelly Tag…
Sponsors and pass holders are invited to a special VIP reception to kick off the 2023 Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festi…
Israel & Italy – 128 mins – Drama
A once-successful novelist tries to revive his fading career by launching a hi…
Canada – 95 mins – Documentary
This fascinating documentary about Russian-born American Yiddish poet and fiction…
Reckonings
The New Vic Theatre
United States – 74 mins – Documentary
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, secret meetings began to negotiate the …
Shorts Program 1
The New Vic Theatre
Walking with Savta
USA – 5m45s – Documentary
The relationship and histories of a Jewish grandmother and grandso…
Special live performance by Shaina Silver-Baird
Canada – 65 mins – Comedy
At 20, Viv was a promising young sin…
Italy – 125 mins – Drama
Set in the picturesque, provincial town of Ascoli Piceno in central Italy, The Shadow o…
Israel – 60 mins – Documentary
Five young popular actors embark on a journey to Poland where they encounter the …
Elik & Jimmy
The New Vic Theatre
Israel – 93 mins – Comedy
Jimmy and Elik meet while serving in the army. He’s an overweight corporal and she 
Oneg Shabbat
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Gather on stage to welcome in Shabbat with Rabbi Debi Lewis, light refreshments served.
France – 140 mins – Drama
Celebrate the monumental life and legacy of Simone Veil, one of the most beloved Frenc…
March '68
The New Vic Theatre
Poland – 115 mins – Drama
This dramatic love story offers an evocative convergence of romance, history, and poli…
Barren
The New Vic Theatre
Israel – 108 mins – Drama
Feigi and Naftali are a young, childless, Hasidic couple living with Naftali’s paren…
Shorts Program 2
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Grandma Bruce
USA – 13 mins – Comedy
Grandma Bruce is a magical short comedy about a queerdo (they/them) whose …
Stay with Us
The New Vic Theatre
France – 93 mins – Comedy
Stay with Us is the autobiographical comedy about French-Jewish actor and comedian Gad…
