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.

Shtetlers
Presented in 2023
Simon & Theodore
Presented in 2019
Six Minutes to Midnight
Presented in 2021
Sky Raiders
Presented in 2021
Sobibor
Presented in 2020
Soda
2024
Presented in 2025
Nominated for 3 Israeli Academy Awards, this wonderful historical drama follows a group of former Resistance fighters and young Holocaust survivors who settle as a community in 1950s Israel. The group works at the local soda bottling plant. Their leader – played by the enigmatic Lior Raz (Fauda) – is a married man who is intrigued by the beautiful neighbor (Rotem Sela) who moves in next door – a woman rumored to have been a Kapo during the Holocaust. Directed by Erez Tadmor and loosely based on his Partisan grandfather. Special Opening Event in Scottsdale at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The film will be followed by a talkback with the costars and the director. In Peoria the film will be preceded by the short I LOVE YOU MORE.
Song of Ascent
2024
Presented in 2025
Matisyahu, the famous Jewish reggae inspired singer/songwriter, visits Israel in the aftermath of October 7, performing concerts throughout the country to provide support and show unity. This compelling documentary follows Matisyahu as he meets with survivors of the massacre, as well as army officers who were on-site and family members of the victims. The film also looks at the extreme antisemitism erupting after October 7, resulting in the cancellation of many of his concerts in the U.S. and Europe. Reactions to his concerts demonstrate that music can have a powerful effect on trauma.
Standing Up, Falling Down
Presented in 2020
Still A Revolutionary: Albert Einstein
Presented in 2022
Story of Annette Zelman
Presented in 2024
Sublet
Presented in 2021
Sushi, Meatballs & Everything (Ma’ale) Liel Gur
Presented in 2020
Swedishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm
Presented in 2026
Tango Shalom
Presented in 2022
Tatami
2023
Presented in 2026
Tattoed Torah
Presented in 2022
Tel Aviv on Fire
Presented in 2020
The Accountant of Auschwitz
Presented in 2020
The Adventures of Saul Bellow
Presented in 2022
The Art Dealer
Presented in 2022