Relive the 31st Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Read key details, flip through the festival program, browse photos, and find a full list of feature-length films presented at the 2026 Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
Dates: March 14 – 29, 2026
Venues: AMC Pacific Place Majestic Bay Theatres, SIFF Uptown, Stroum JCC
Co-Chairs: Shari Basom, Christopher Conrad, Jessica Prince
Opening Night: ONCE UPON MY MOTHER
Closing Night: 31 CANDLES
Poster by Michael Byers
Trailer by Fluency Films + Mountains of Sound
Full Lineup Details
Awards
Audience Choice Awards
• Best Narrative Film: THE SEA
• Best Documentary Film: LABORS OF LOVE
• Best Short Film: BUTTERFLY (Papillion)
Films Screened
• 31 CANDLES – dir. Jonah Feingold, 2025, USA
• ALL GOD’S CHILDREN – dir. Ondi Timoner, 2024, USA
• A KITE KILLED A PLANE (עפיפון הרג מטוס) (Short) – dir. Daniel Sharoni, 2025, Israel
• AMONG NEIGHBORS – dir. Yoav Potash, 2025, Poland, USA
• BUTTERFLY (Papillon) (Short) – dir. Florence Miailhe , 2024, France
• CHARLES GRODIN: REBEL WITH A CAUSE – dir. James L. Freedman, 2025, USA
• DEAD LANGUAGE (שפה זרה) – dir. Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun, 2025, Czech Republic, Israel, Poland
• ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE – dir. Oren Rudavsky, 2024, USA
• FANTASY LIFE – dir. Matthew Shear, 2024, USA
• THE FIRST LADY (הגברת הראשונה) – dir. Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein, 2025, Germany, Israel
• IRON LADIES – dir. Aoife Kelleher, 2024, Ireland
• JINXED (aka PURE LUCK) (מזל חתולה) – dir. Hanan Savyon, Guy Amir, 2024, Israel
• LABORS OF LOVE: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD – dir. Abby Ginzberg , 2024, USA
• LEFT LANE STRAIGHT – dir. Caroline Kaye, 2026, USA
• M/OTHER (אי/מהות) (Short) – dir. Iris Zaki, 2024, Israel, USA
• MARATHON MOM – dir. Rebecca Shore, Oren Rosenfeld, 2025, Israel
• MATCHMAKING 2 (בחורים טובים 2) – dir. Erez Tadmor, 2024, Israel
• MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER – dir. Marisa Fox, 2025, USA
• THE NEW JEW: DAYS OF WAR (היהודי החדש: ימים של מלחמה) – dir. Eyal Elisha, 2025, Israel, USA
• NIGHT SESSION (Short) – dir. Ballard C. Boyd, 2024, USA
• ONCE UPON MY MOTHER (Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan) – dir. Ken Scott, 2025, Canada, France
• OXYGEN (חמצן) – dir. Netalie Braun, 2025, Israel
• THE RING (הטבעת) – dir. Adir Miller, Doron Paz, Yoav Paz, 2024, Israel
• THE SEA (הים) – dir. Shai Carmeli Pollak, 2025, Israel
• THE STAMP THIEF – dir. Dan Sturman, 2025, Germany, Poland, USA
• THE TASTERS (Le assaggiatrici) – dir. Silvio Soldini, 2025, Italy
• TEEN MARY (Short) – dir. Ali Rosenthal, 2025, USA
• WE MET AT GROSSINGER’S – dir. Paula Eiselt, 2025, USA
• WE SHOULD EAT (Short) – dir. Shaina Feinberg, 2024, USA
• ZELENSKY – dir. Yves Jeuland, Ariane Chemin, Lisa Vapné, 2025, France
