/tags/miami-jewish-film-festival Miami Jewish Film Festival en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-14/miami-jewish-film-festival-brings-made-in-florida-stories-to-the-big-screen While the Miami Jewish Film Festival, this year celebrating its 29th edition, has continued to grow, the number of films it presents as well as the South Florida venues it draws crowds to, this year it’s unveiled a segment entitled “Made in Florida.â€� Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-14/miami-jewish-film-festival-brings-made-in-florida-stories-to-the-big-screen Michelle F. Solomon | ArtburstMiami /arts-culture/2026-01-08/confronting-history-documentary-at-miami-jewish-film-festival-explores-henry-fords-dark-legacy A new documentary to premiere this month at the Miami Jewish Film Festival is shining a light on a forgotten legal battle that forced one of the world’s most powerful men to answer for his prejudice. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-08/confronting-history-documentary-at-miami-jewish-film-festival-explores-henry-fords-dark-legacy SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /arts-culture/2025-01-08/miami-jewish-film-festival-2025 The festival will take place Jan. 9–23. The opening film tackles the turbulent months of protest before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz says reminded him of the bitter political divisions in his native Venezuela and in the U.S. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-01-08/miami-jewish-film-festival-2025 Christine DiMattei /podcast/sundial/2023-01-10/sundial-how-an-illegal-punk-band-inspired-filmmaker-mirissa-neff Neff chronicled conflicts at the Haitian-Dominican border as a photographer. She traveled to Havana with a band exploring the connections between Cuban music and Louisiana jazz as a radio producer. Now Mirissa is studying a new kind of connection. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:44:02 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-10/sundial-how-an-illegal-punk-band-inspired-filmmaker-mirissa-neff Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /podcast/sundial/2023-01-05/sundial-filmmaker-nancy-spielberg Nancy Spielberg and her brother Steven Spielberg are both storytellers, but they have different focuses. While Steven has focused on narrative, feature films, Nancy has made documentaries about Israel and the Jewish diaspora. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:44:52 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-05/sundial-filmmaker-nancy-spielberg Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /podcast/sundial/2022-01-11/brightline-safety-fpl-on-solar-power-silent-films-comeback How Brightline wants to make the train tracks safer. And what is the future of solar energy in South Florida, and what role will FPL play in that? Plus, the Miami Jewish Film Festival has three silent movie films that were believed to be lost. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:25:52 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-01-11/brightline-safety-fpl-on-solar-power-silent-films-comeback Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2022-01-11/brightline-safety-fpl-on-solar-power-silent-films-comeback How Brightline wants to make the train tracks safer. And what is the future of solar energy in South Florida, and what role will FPL play in that? Plus, the Miami Jewish Film Festival has three silent movie films that were believed to be lost. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:25:10 GMT /2022-01-11/brightline-safety-fpl-on-solar-power-silent-films-comeback Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /podcast/sundial/2022-01-10/bald-eagle-family-live-cam-the-25th-annual-miami-jewish-film-festival You can now follow a family of bald eagles living in South Florida. Plus, the Miami Jewish Film Festival is back with in-person and online screenings. We hear about one of the films, which center around family, aging, and reconciliation. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:11:58 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-01-10/bald-eagle-family-live-cam-the-25th-annual-miami-jewish-film-festival Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2022-01-10/bald-eagle-family-live-cam-the-25th-annual-miami-jewish-film-festival You can now follow a family of bald eagles living in South Florida. Plus, the Miami Jewish Film Festival is back with in-person and online screenings. We hear about one of the films, which center around family, aging, and reconciliation. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:11:00 GMT /2022-01-10/bald-eagle-family-live-cam-the-25th-annual-miami-jewish-film-festival Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2021-04-08/curfews-and-covid-19-in-miami-dade-tallahassee-takeover-miamis-jewish-film-festival Miami-Dade is lifting it's midnight COVID imposed curfew beginning April 12. Plus, two new bills shift power to regulate businesses from municipalities to the state. And the Miami Jewish Film Festival kicks off next week. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:39:36 GMT /2021-04-08/curfews-and-covid-19-in-miami-dade-tallahassee-takeover-miamis-jewish-film-festival Chris Remington, Suria Rimer