The

GPJFF

films over the years

The history of our festival

Founded in 1996, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) has showcased powerful Jewish and Israeli cinema for decades. Since 2015, we have preserved a complete record of the films shown at the festival—explore that history here.

Matchmaking
Presented in 2024
Matchmaking 2
2024
Presented in 2025
After breaking box office records with their first film, the good guys are back on the big screen to make you fall in love with them all over again. A 28 year-old graduate yeshiva student, who has long missed every opportunity to get married, continues to live at the yeshiva where he serves as the faithful assistant to the matchmaker. When he picks up the matchmaker’s daughter from the airport, he decides it’s time for him to get married. But when he is matched to someone else, he resolves to do everything he can to thwart the match. Directed by Erez Tadmor, who is a special guest and director of our Opening Night film SODA.
Mazel Tov
2024
Presented in 2025
An Argentinian comedy about four siblings who are about to gather for the sister’s wedding and a family Bat Mitzvah in Argentina – but their father unexpectedly has a stroke and passes away. When brother Dario arrives from Miami, the siblings must decide whether to go forward with the celebrations during the mourning period. Of course, no one agrees – and so begins the family drama! Past hurts emerge and misunderstandings are uncovered. Viewers will fall in love with these quirky characters, their recognizable sibling relationships, and the joys, shortcomings and strengths found within most loving families.
Midas Man
2024
Presented in 2025
Brian Epstein was the mastermind behind the discovery and success of The Beatles in revolutionizing music history. This British drama tells the unbelievable story of how Epstein, a young Jewish record store owner and music entrepreneur, catapulted the Beatles – as well as other famous pop artists – to international success. The cast includes a fabulous performance by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Epstein and supporting performances by Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Jay Leno and Eddie Izzard. The four talented, often hilarious young British actors who play the Beatles do a phenomenal job matching their sound.
Monkey House
Presented in 2024
Moos
Presented in 2017
More Than A Roll With A Hole
Presented in 2023
More Than I Deserve
Presented in 2023
Murer: Anatomy of a Trial
Presented in 2020
My Dearest Enemy
Presented in 2022
My Name is Sara
Presented in 2020
My Neighbor Adolf
Presented in 2023
My Polish Honeymoon
Presented in 2020
My Senior’s Permit
Presented in 2023
Neighbours
Presented in 2022
Nicky’s Family
Presented in 2016
No Bad Endings
Presented in 2020
Noa (Ma’ale) Shulamit Lifshitz
Presented in 2020
Noble Savage
Presented in 2020
Noodle (second time)
Presented in 2021