Film Festival
Film has the magical power to bring people together, to inspire, to educate, to help us explore our identities, and uncover new and forgotten stories.
For 30 years JCC Sonoma County has fostered a strong appreciation of Jewish and Israeli Cinema within the communities of our county. Continuing the tradition of superior cultural programs, the festival brings the newest and best of Jewish-themed and Israeli films that are rarely if ever featured on our local silver screens.
Since the Fall of 2000, JCC SoCo has partnered with Rialto Cinemas to give a home for its annual Jewish Film Festival. A partnership we are proud to be a part of, and thank our friends at Rialto for their support over the years.
COMING UP
All God's Children
Underwritten by Deborah Burg-Schnirman and Rick Burg
In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic tension in their Brooklyn communities, activist Rabbi Rachel Timoner teams up with Baptist Reverend Robert Waterman to unite their congregations. As their faith is put to the test, both congregations struggle to not let their differences drive them apart.
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN follows their journey, offering a powerful blueprint for how other communities might bridge divides and foster true unity. This compelling narrative lays the foundation for an impact campaign that could ignite transformative change far beyond Brooklyn.
Following the feature will be a 25 min pre-taped Q&A from the World Premiere in November at DocNYC with the filmmakers and subjects
UnBroken
As each generation ages, the need to record family history before it is forever lost increases in urgency. Filmmaker Beth Lane embarks on an international quest to uncover answers about the plight of her mother and her six siblings who, as mere children, escaped Nazi Germany relying solely on their own youthful bravado and the kindness of strangers. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent farmer, the children spent two years fending for themselves. Emboldened by their father’s mandate that they ‘always stay together,’ the children used their own cunning and instincts to fight through hunger, loneliness, bombings, and fear. Their journey culminates with a painful ultimatum, when, separated from their father, they are told that they must declare themselves as orphans in order to escape to a new life in America. Unbeknownst to them, this salvation would become what would finally tear them apart, not to be reunited for another 40 years.
Told with wit, warmth, and a sense of unfolding discovery, UnBroken is a heartwarming achievement.
7 PM SHOWING SPECIAL
Director Beth Lane will attend the evening showing, and do Q&A afterwards.
SPONSORS
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors
PAST SHOWINGS
2025 Sponsorship Levels
ALL SPONSORS
Can expect a welcome mailer, and Sponsor's Gift Bag in person at their first attendance of the year.
PRESENTING SPONSOR | $2500
• 4 tickets for each film
• Reserved seats
• Top-recognition on:
+ All publicity, including Film Festival website and marketing (ex: weekly eNews)
+ Pre-video advertisement at every film
• Priority underwriting on one film of one choice, with additional presenting sponsor recognition on calendar event marketing
PREMIER SPONSOR | $1800
• 2 tickets for each film
• Reserved seats
• Premier-tier recognition on:
+ All publicity, including Film Festival website and marketing (ex: weekly eNews)
+ Pre-video advertisement at every film
• Underwriting on one film of one choice, with additional presenting sponsor recognition on calendar event marketing
PRODUCER | $1200
• 2 tickets for each film
• Reserved seats
• Producer-tier (logo-only) recognition on:
+ Film Festival website and marketing materials
+ Pre-video advertisement at every film
DIRECTOR | $650
• 2 tickets for each film
• Director-tier (logo-only) recognition on:
+ Film Festival website
+ Pre-video advertisement at every film
EDITOR | $500
• 2 tickets for each film
• Logo recognition on Film Festival website
STAR | $250
• 1 ticket for each film
• Logo recognition on Film Festival website