Highlights from WinterFest 2023

The Jewish Film Institute’s 10th annual WinterFest was a roaring success, featuring nine films over two days at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco. Filmmakers and audience members mingled at the Vogue after screenings of Do I Need This and The Levys of Monticello, which featured panels and Q&As with directors and experts. Photos by Pat Mazzera.

Thank you to our WinterFest 2023 Community Partners:

KlezCalifornia, Nova Ukraine, The Roxie Theater, The German Consulate General San Francisco, The Women’s Building, CAAM, BAVC Media, and UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival).

Directors Kate Schermerhorn and Joanna Rudnick pose outside the Vogue Theater in San Francisco before the screening of Do I Need This? and Brother.

Ticket holders outside the screening of Do I Need This at WinterFest 2023.

Directors Joanna Rudnick and Kate Schermerhorn answer questions after the screening of their documentaries Brother and Do I Need This? at WinterFest 2023.

Ticket holders line up outside the Vogue Theater in San Francisco at the Jewish Film Institute’s 10th Annual WinterFest.

Filmmakers Joanna Rudnick and Steven Pressman meet with audience members outside the Vogue Theater during WinterFest 2023.

Director Steven Pressman speaks on a panel following the screening of his film The Levys of Monticello at WinterFest 2023.

Panelists Marc Dollinger and Margalynne Armstrong speak following the screening of The Levys of Monticello at WinterFest 2023.

Audience Q&A following the Levys of Monticello at WinterFest 2023.

JFI staff scan tickets at WinterFest 2023.

JFI Staff and 2021 JFI Filmmaker in Residence Joanna Rudnick meet outside the Vogue Theater in San Francisco.