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Going virtual for the first time, the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival isn’t missing a beat in presenting compelling dramas, suspenseful thrillers and thought-provoking documentaries. Now in its 31st year, the festival will throw in a few award winners and a bit of star power. The documentary “Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance” opens the festival, which begins Feb. 11. The film explores those shared legacies through the lens of the friendship between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Heschel in the mid-1960s. “ ‘Shared Leg...

Shira Haas & Israeli Filmmakers Appear at Virtual Film Festival “Shtisel” and “Unorthodox” star Shira Haas discussed her latest film, the Ophir-winning (and potentially Oscar-nominated) drama “Asia” at the InFocus: Israeli Cinema film festival, appearing virtually via Zoom at a panel that also featured writer-producer Ron Leshem (“Valley of Tears,” “No Man’s Land,” “Euphoria”) and producer Alon Aranya (“Tehran,” “Your Honor”). Presented by New Filmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Consulate Generals...

Join an icy plunge in Helsinki Guide Kati Pankka. On a virtual trip to Helsinki, Intrepid tour leader Kati Pankka will guide you around a private lakeside sauna. Pankka’s insights into traditional Finnish spa rituals include her taking an ice swim which, combined with sauna in winter, locals believe is a mood-booster with potential health benefits. The tour is part of a recent launch of 15 interactive virtual experiences by Intrepid’s Urban Adventures team, intended to help support its cohort of local guides during the pandemic. Sessions are conducted on Zoom in real time, many of them in...

Ukrainian producer and director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s  drama Atlantis  has won best film at the 37th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival (JFF), which is running as an online event December 10-20 due to Israel’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Set in war-torn eastern Ukraine in the near future, the film revolves around a former soldier suffering from PTSD, who is trying to rebuild his life against the backdrop of his environmentally devastated homeland.   It is Vasyanovych’s third feature and Ukraine’s submission to the best international film category of the 2021 Oscars. Another...