For some reason, I missed any news about the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival until Thursday afternoon. So I'm putting this together quickly. Here's what I think of seven films playing at the Festival (these are the films I've seen - mostly at other festivals), in order from best to worst. By the way, … Continue reading East Bay International Jewish Film Festival Preview
Category: Festivals
The film festival in little Albany
The tiny town of Albany sits between Berkeley and El Cerrito - and in some places between Berkeley and Berkeley. I can walk across it in 15 minutes. And yet it has its own film festival. The 10th annual Albany FilmFest runs this year from Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 29 - skipping Sunday … Continue reading The film festival in little Albany
Four films you can see at Cinequest
Starting at standup. A truly evil murderer. Sleeping with strangers but not having sex. And an alien who took over the body of the wrong human. Here are four films that will screen at Cinequest, listed from best to worst. B+ All Joking Aside Dramas about comedians can be tricky, and although this one is … Continue reading Four films you can see at Cinequest
Cinequest coming in March
You'd expect a major film festival in the South Bay to celebrate technology as well as movies. And that's what you get at Cinequest. Yes, like other Red Carpet Festivals, Cinequest showcases plenty of films that have not yet been seen in the Bay Area, with filmmakers in attendance. But it also showcases new (and … Continue reading Cinequest coming in March
Berlin & Beyond showcases German-language films
Of course, the Bay Area has a German language film festival. Berlin & Beyond opens Friday, February 7 to Thursday, February 13. It will screen 18 feature films and a program of seven shorts. Screenings will take place at the Castro, the Goethe-Institut, the Vogue, and for the first time in the East Bay, the … Continue reading Berlin & Beyond showcases German-language films
The 54 Bay Area Film Festivals in 2019
By my count, the Bay Area hosted 54 film festivals this year. Of course, that depends on how you define a film festival. A 90-minute program of feline videos called The Cat Film Festival is not a festival. And yet a selection of films that call itself a series just might be one. My definition: … Continue reading The 54 Bay Area Film Festivals in 2019
IndieFest celebrates films between the cracks
Amongst Bay Area film festivals, SF IndieFest is a hard one to classify. It's not about a genre (documentaries, noir) nor focused on a certain type of person (Jews, Asian Americans), and it's not big and flashy like the red-carpet festivals (SFFilm Fest, Mill Valley). Let's say IndieFest is a festival for films that fell … Continue reading IndieFest celebrates films between the cracks
