Join us for a celebration of Jewish culture, heritage, and storytelling through film at the Northern Nevada Jewish Film Festival! Experience powerful narratives, compelling documentaries, and thought-provoking discussions with filmmakers.

Schedule

Sunday May 18, 2025

Wendy’s Shabbat

Featured Speaker Abby Myers, Producer

Sunday Morning

10 minutes 

Heartwarming documentary about retirees in Palm Springs who have Shabbat dinners at Wendy’s.

The Property 

Sunday Morning

Israel, Poland | Feature | 2025 | 108 min. 

Director: Dana Modan | Producers: July August Productions, Deadline Productions

Nominated in 4 Categories, Israeli Academy Awards 2024

Official Selection, Haifa International Film Festival

Regina and her granddaughter Mika embark on a journey to Poland to reclaim their family property seized during World War II. But their quest quickly unravels. Regina unexpectedly decides to abandon the mission entirely, leaving Mika lost and confused. To complicate matters further, an irritating distant relative keeps appearing at every turn.  Just as Mika finds herself falling for a charming tour guide, Regina seizes the opportunity to pursue her own hidden agenda: finding her long-lost love, from whom she was separated seventy years ago. Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Rutu Modan, The Property stars beloved actress Rivka Michaeli and has been nominated for 4 Israeli Academy Awards.

Watching Walter

Featuring Speakers Mitch Yapko, Executive Producer

Sunday Afternoon

18minutes

When a random customer drops off a gold pocket watch for repair, the watch sets off a series of haunting memories for an elderly watchmaker and Holocaust survivor.

Midas Man

Sunday Afternoon

Menemsha Films

Comedy

English

112 Minutes

MIDAS MAN is the emotional, heartfelt, and often funny story of how the Jewish Epstein (in a star-making turn by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, The Queens Gambit) discovered four scruffy lads in Liverpool who were going nowhere and turned them into a global phenomenon that changed popular culture forever.

Tickets: Full Day $40 | 1/2 Day $20

Monday, May 19, 2025

The Shabbos Goy

Monday evening

7 minutes

Hannah is a devout Orthodox Jew, who observes the tenets and practices of her religion, including abstaining from electronics of almost any kind on the Sabbath.

She's also a modern woman who lives in Los Angeles, the most modernist of American cities. So when a certain device of hers won't turn off, she sets out to find someone who can turn it off without violating her religion -- a "shabbos goy" outside the faith who can perform certain types of work for Jews who can't partake on the Sabbath.

Song of Ascent

Monday Evening

Go2Films

Documentary

86 min

English

In the wake of the October 7th massacre in Israel, acclaimed singer-songwriter Matisyahu finds himself at the center of a cultural storm. This powerful documentary/concert film follows Matisyahu’s journey as he performs three sold-out shows in Israel while facing cancellations and protests at his US tour dates due to rising anti-Israel sentiment. Thrust into a role he never sought, Matisyahu becomes a significant voice for Jewish people worldwide, navigating the complexities of identity, faith, and resilience amidst a global crisis.

Monday Night $20

$10 Student Pass

Festival Pass

(BEST VALUE) $55

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Date: May 18 - 19, 2025

Time: 

Sunday: 9:15am – 5:00pm

Monday: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Galaxy Theatre Victorian 

1250 Victorian Ave, Sparks, NV

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