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Thu
30
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020
The Museum of Photographic Arts hosts the 2020 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival from January 30 to February 1. In the presentation of these five powerful films and discussions, we aim to shine a spotlight on individuals standing up, pushing back and bravely defending the human rights of all people. Attendees bear witness human rights violations at screenings in direct storytelling, which are complemented with a local or broader narrative at post-screening forums and Q&As.Change Starts Here.
Thursday January 30, 2020 at 7PM - Opening Night Gay Chorus Deep South Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7PM Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12PM, 3PM and 7PM Slay the Dragon Love Child True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality Tickets may be purchased per film, or a festival pass can be bought to attend all of the films within the festival. Get your festival pass today!About Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Through our Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support. Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Thu
30
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in the southern US and the divisive 2016 elections, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Choir embarks on a daring tour of the American Deep South.
Over 300 singers traveled from Mississippi to Tennessee through the Carolinas and over the bridge in Selma, Alabama. They performed in churches, community centers, and concert halls in hopes of uniting people in a divisive period. The journey also challenges Tim and other choir members who fled the South to confront their own fears, pain and prejudices on a personal journey toward reconciliation. The conversations and connections that emerge offer a glimpse of a less divided America; where the things that divide us – faith, politics, sexual identity – are set aside by the soaring power of music, humanity, and a little drag.
MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support.
Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Thu
30
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020
The Museum of Photographic Arts hosts the 2020 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival from January 30 to February 1. In the presentation of these five powerful films and discussions, we aim to shine a spotlight on individuals standing up, pushing back and bravely defending the human rights of all people. Attendees bear witness human rights violations at screenings in direct storytelling, which are complemented with a local or broader narrative at post-screening forums and Q&As.Change Starts Here.
Thursday January 30, 2020 at 7PM - Opening Night Gay Chorus Deep South Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7PM Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12PM, 3PM and 7PM Slay the Dragon Love Child True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality Tickets may be purchased per film, or a festival pass can be bought to attend all of the films within the festival. Get your festival pass today!About Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Through our Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support. Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Fri
31
“In citizen journalism…trust is generated not by the brand name or the glory of the institution, it’s generated through transparency.“
– Jay Rosen, film subject, Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World
Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World follows the revolutionary rise of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat, dedicated to redefining breaking news by exploring the promise of open source investigation. This highly skilled and controversial collective exposes the truth behind global news stories – from identifying the exact location of an Islamic State murder through analysis of a video distributed on YouTube, to tracking the story behind the mysterious poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the UK – Bellingcat hunts down answers using social media, reconstruction techniques, and audio analysis. From his home in the English countryside, de facto leader Eliot Higgins and his team of volunteer truth-seekers put newspapers, networks and governments to the test, shedding light on the fight for journalistic integrity in the era of fake news and alternative facts.
MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support.
Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Thu
30
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020
The Museum of Photographic Arts hosts the 2020 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival from January 30 to February 1. In the presentation of these five powerful films and discussions, we aim to shine a spotlight on individuals standing up, pushing back and bravely defending the human rights of all people. Attendees bear witness human rights violations at screenings in direct storytelling, which are complemented with a local or broader narrative at post-screening forums and Q&As.Change Starts Here.
Thursday January 30, 2020 at 7PM - Opening Night Gay Chorus Deep South Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7PM Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12PM, 3PM and 7PM Slay the Dragon Love Child True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality Tickets may be purchased per film, or a festival pass can be bought to attend all of the films within the festival. Get your festival pass today!About Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Through our Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support. Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Sat
1
As the country turns its eyes and leaps into action ahead of the upcoming 2020 US election - record numbers of people are registering to vote. Wide-scale civic participation from every community is crucial to a healthy democracy. With this in mind, lawmakers are employing tactics to give their candidates the advantage - in many cases, all but ensuring a victory for their side - even without gaining the highest number of votes. Drawing district lines to lock in a partisan electoral advantage was once an accepted form of political gamesmanship. Now “gerrymandering” is an immensely powerful weapon of partisan advantage, creating an unresponsive and unaccountable government. But ahead of the 2020 elections and a new round of redistricting, voters are fighting back. Be inspired to get into the streets this election season and take action, as you follow the all volunteer-led “Voters not Politicians” going door to door to gain support for policy change in Michigan to curb gerrymandering in their state.
With exclusive access to the legal team that brought the most important voting rights case in a generation to the Supreme Court in October 2018, Slay the Dragon chronicles the civic grit that is turning the tide in the battle for the legitimacy of US democracy.
“This was only possible because thousands of people actively decided that instead of just getting lost in the comments section, they were going to do something … It literally was a bunch of internet strangers learning to work together to do something to better our state.”- Katie Fahey
MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support. Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Sat
1
Love Child offers a poignant portrait of Leila and Sahand, an Iranian couple who, outlawed for their love, flee the country with their 4-year-old son, Mani. In Tehran, they committed the crime of having a secret affair while being married to other people and were forbidden to get divorced. Neither could acknowledge that Mani was an illegitimate child since adultery can be punished with execution in Iran. Intimately filmed over five years, we follow their quest to be together, battling both Iranian law and seeking asylum abroad. When Trump’s travel ban on Iran and other Muslim countries goes into effect - it puts their lives in the balance.
MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support.
Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Sat
1
Bryan Stevenson’s experience with the criminal justice system was that it “treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent.”
In the last fifty years, the United States has become the nation with the highest rate of incarceration in the world, authorized the execution of hundreds of condemned prisoners and continued to struggle to recover from a long history of racial injustice. For more than three decades, Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality follows his struggle to create greater fairness in the system and shows how racial injustice emerged, evolved and continues to threaten the country, challenging viewers to confront it.
MOPA thanks City of San Diego, Larry Friedman and Future Holidays for their support.
Human Rights Watch thanks the David D. Dodge Foundation for its support.
Thu
13
The San Diego Italian Film Festival presents: L'Ospite (The Guest)
Directed by Duccio Chiarini | 96 minutes
After a sudden crisis with his girlfriend, Chiara, 38-year-old Guido ends up sleeping on the couches of his family and friends. As he starts witnessing other people’s lives from a different perspective, he discovers aspects of relationships that he never noticed before. This brilliant movie slowly morphs from a comedy into an affecting melodrama that charts the difficulties of a generation less interested in commitment, whether it be to relationships, jobs or, more generally, in life. Most of the humor is observational, though there are some classic and hilarious comedy- of-errors bits as well!
As tickets for this series often sell out, we encourage you to buy tickets online in advance. All films in the series in Italian will have English subtitles.
- Advance tickets are available online through San Diego Italian Film Festival.com until the afternoon of the screening.
- Unless noted online at San Diego Italian Film Festival.com as Sold Out, available tickets can be purchased at the Box office the Night of. (Sorry-MOPA does not have information as to ticket availability)
- The Box office will open about 45 mins before the screening
- Cost: $12 General Admission; $8 SDIFF and MOPA Members, Students & Active Military
Sat
15
Line-up (see more information about each film below)
As the creator of the iconic bunny logo and the founding art director at Playboy magazine, Art Paul is credited with the “Illustrator’s Revolution,” a movement that gave artists the freedom to insert their unique personalities and opinions into their work and changed the landscape of magazine publishing. With a mix of interviews and archival footage, this documentary reveals the life and accomplishments of a legendary and influential Jewish art director. Get Tickets Now.
Saturday, February 15 screening MOPA - David C. Copley Atrium Dessert reception to follow screening.
Jennifer Hou Kwong | USA | 2018 | 74 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Hou Kwong, Director | Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by: Helene Ziman & Allan Ziman
Angelica
February 16 at 11 a.m.
Boris Schatz is one of the most celebrated Israeli artists, and volumes have been written about his life and work. But when a cache of letters between him and his “secret” daughter Angelica is discovered in the Zionist Archives, a whole new chapter in the Schatz family saga is unveiled. Angelica’s great-grandson, the filmmaker, begins a journey that reveals their loving yet difficult father/daughter relationship and its influence both on their lives and on the art of Israel. Get Tickets Now.
North American Premiere
Dan Peer | Israel | 2019 | 75 mins | Hebrew, English w/English Subtitles | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Smadar Samson, Curator/House of Israel | Sunday February 16.
Henri Dauman: Looking Up
February 16 at 1:30 p.m.
His iconic photographs of superstars like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Jacqueline Kennedy graced the pages of LIFE, Newsweek, and The New York Times, yet Henri Dauman never became a household name. Now stepping out from behind the camera with his upbeat and sometimes humorous commentary, Dauman reveals his childhood trauma and his journey from Holocaust survivor to one of the 20th century’s most renowned photojournalists. Get Tickets Now.
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Award – Documentary
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival – Runner Up Audience Award – Documentary
Peter Kenneth Jones | USA | 2018 | 86 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Peter Kenneth Jones, Director, Roland Smith, Cinematographer and Nicole Suerez, Producer | Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by:
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
February 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Imposing, antagonistic, highly opinionated, and occasionally comical, Pauline Kael made her mark as the most contentious and powerful film critic of the 20th century. Kael’s complicated relationship with mainstream values shaped her film reviews, which were never just about the movies, but also about sexism, class conflict, alienation, and the seduction of fame and wealth. A thoughtful and entertaining documentary, What She Said attempts to uncover the person behind the most feared and revered critic in the business. Get Tickets Now.
Rob Garver | USA | 2018 | 95 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Beth Accomondo, KPBS/Arts & Culture Reporter | Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
February 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Long before Humans of New York, there was Harold Feinstein, a master of black-and-white street photography who first found success in the 1940s for his evocative look at life in Coney Island. Weaving personal interviews with extraordinary photos, the film offers a peek into Feinstein’s award-winning techniques while chronicling the ebb and flow of his six-decade career. Get Tickets Now.
MOPA In Focus: Selected Works by Harold Feinstein
At MOPA in the David C. Copley Atrium
Sunday, February 16
6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
Join MOPA and the 2020 SDIJFF on February 16 prior to the screening of Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein for a unique opportunity to view original photographs by the artist from MOPA's collection. Attendees will enjoy the photographs up close, and learn more about Feinstein's process. MOPA is home to a permanent collection of over 9,000 images that serve the mission of the museum to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection and preservation of photography and film.
Andy Dunn | UK | 2018 | 89 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Deborah Klochko, Executive Director/MOPA | Sunday February 16.
West Coast Premiere
Sponsored by:
Barbara & Mathew Loonin
- February 15 at 7 p.m. Art Paul of Playboy: The Man behind the Bunny
- February 16 11 a.m. - Angelica 1:30 p.m. - Henri Dauman: Looking Up 4:50 p.m. - What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 7:15 p.m. - Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
As the creator of the iconic bunny logo and the founding art director at Playboy magazine, Art Paul is credited with the “Illustrator’s Revolution,” a movement that gave artists the freedom to insert their unique personalities and opinions into their work and changed the landscape of magazine publishing. With a mix of interviews and archival footage, this documentary reveals the life and accomplishments of a legendary and influential Jewish art director. Get Tickets Now.
Saturday, February 15 screening MOPA - David C. Copley Atrium Dessert reception to follow screening.
Jennifer Hou Kwong | USA | 2018 | 74 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Hou Kwong, Director | Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by: Helene Ziman & Allan Ziman
Angelica
February 16 at 11 a.m.
Boris Schatz is one of the most celebrated Israeli artists, and volumes have been written about his life and work. But when a cache of letters between him and his “secret” daughter Angelica is discovered in the Zionist Archives, a whole new chapter in the Schatz family saga is unveiled. Angelica’s great-grandson, the filmmaker, begins a journey that reveals their loving yet difficult father/daughter relationship and its influence both on their lives and on the art of Israel. Get Tickets Now.
North American Premiere
Dan Peer | Israel | 2019 | 75 mins | Hebrew, English w/English Subtitles | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Smadar Samson, Curator/House of Israel | Sunday February 16.
Henri Dauman: Looking Up
February 16 at 1:30 p.m.
His iconic photographs of superstars like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Jacqueline Kennedy graced the pages of LIFE, Newsweek, and The New York Times, yet Henri Dauman never became a household name. Now stepping out from behind the camera with his upbeat and sometimes humorous commentary, Dauman reveals his childhood trauma and his journey from Holocaust survivor to one of the 20th century’s most renowned photojournalists. Get Tickets Now.
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Award – Documentary
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival – Runner Up Audience Award – Documentary
Peter Kenneth Jones | USA | 2018 | 86 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Peter Kenneth Jones, Director, Roland Smith, Cinematographer and Nicole Suerez, Producer | Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by:
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
February 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Imposing, antagonistic, highly opinionated, and occasionally comical, Pauline Kael made her mark as the most contentious and powerful film critic of the 20th century. Kael’s complicated relationship with mainstream values shaped her film reviews, which were never just about the movies, but also about sexism, class conflict, alienation, and the seduction of fame and wealth. A thoughtful and entertaining documentary, What She Said attempts to uncover the person behind the most feared and revered critic in the business. Get Tickets Now.
Rob Garver | USA | 2018 | 95 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Beth Accomondo, KPBS/Arts & Culture Reporter | Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
February 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Long before Humans of New York, there was Harold Feinstein, a master of black-and-white street photography who first found success in the 1940s for his evocative look at life in Coney Island. Weaving personal interviews with extraordinary photos, the film offers a peek into Feinstein’s award-winning techniques while chronicling the ebb and flow of his six-decade career. Get Tickets Now.
MOPA In Focus: Selected Works by Harold Feinstein
At MOPA in the David C. Copley Atrium
Sunday, February 16
6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
Join MOPA and the 2020 SDIJFF on February 16 prior to the screening of Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein for a unique opportunity to view original photographs by the artist from MOPA's collection. Attendees will enjoy the photographs up close, and learn more about Feinstein's process. MOPA is home to a permanent collection of over 9,000 images that serve the mission of the museum to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection and preservation of photography and film.
Andy Dunn | UK | 2018 | 89 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Deborah Klochko, Executive Director/MOPA | Sunday February 16.
West Coast Premiere
Sponsored by:
Barbara & Mathew Loonin
Sat
15
Line-up (see more information about each film below)
As the creator of the iconic bunny logo and the founding art director at Playboy magazine, Art Paul is credited with the “Illustrator’s Revolution,” a movement that gave artists the freedom to insert their unique personalities and opinions into their work and changed the landscape of magazine publishing. With a mix of interviews and archival footage, this documentary reveals the life and accomplishments of a legendary and influential Jewish art director. Get Tickets Now.
Saturday, February 15 screening MOPA - David C. Copley Atrium Dessert reception to follow screening.
Jennifer Hou Kwong | USA | 2018 | 74 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Hou Kwong, Director | Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by: Helene Ziman & Allan Ziman
Angelica
February 16 at 11 a.m.
Boris Schatz is one of the most celebrated Israeli artists, and volumes have been written about his life and work. But when a cache of letters between him and his “secret” daughter Angelica is discovered in the Zionist Archives, a whole new chapter in the Schatz family saga is unveiled. Angelica’s great-grandson, the filmmaker, begins a journey that reveals their loving yet difficult father/daughter relationship and its influence both on their lives and on the art of Israel. Get Tickets Now.
North American Premiere
Dan Peer | Israel | 2019 | 75 mins | Hebrew, English w/English Subtitles | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Smadar Samson, Curator/House of Israel | Sunday February 16.
Henri Dauman: Looking Up
February 16 at 1:30 p.m.
His iconic photographs of superstars like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Jacqueline Kennedy graced the pages of LIFE, Newsweek, and The New York Times, yet Henri Dauman never became a household name. Now stepping out from behind the camera with his upbeat and sometimes humorous commentary, Dauman reveals his childhood trauma and his journey from Holocaust survivor to one of the 20th century’s most renowned photojournalists. Get Tickets Now.
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Award – Documentary
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival – Runner Up Audience Award – Documentary
Peter Kenneth Jones | USA | 2018 | 86 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Peter Kenneth Jones, Director, Roland Smith, Cinematographer and Nicole Suerez, Producer | Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by:
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
February 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Imposing, antagonistic, highly opinionated, and occasionally comical, Pauline Kael made her mark as the most contentious and powerful film critic of the 20th century. Kael’s complicated relationship with mainstream values shaped her film reviews, which were never just about the movies, but also about sexism, class conflict, alienation, and the seduction of fame and wealth. A thoughtful and entertaining documentary, What She Said attempts to uncover the person behind the most feared and revered critic in the business. Get Tickets Now.
Rob Garver | USA | 2018 | 95 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Beth Accomondo, KPBS/Arts & Culture Reporter | Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
February 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Long before Humans of New York, there was Harold Feinstein, a master of black-and-white street photography who first found success in the 1940s for his evocative look at life in Coney Island. Weaving personal interviews with extraordinary photos, the film offers a peek into Feinstein’s award-winning techniques while chronicling the ebb and flow of his six-decade career. Get Tickets Now.
MOPA In Focus: Selected Works by Harold Feinstein
At MOPA in the David C. Copley Atrium
Sunday, February 16
6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
Join MOPA and the 2020 SDIJFF on February 16 prior to the screening of Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein for a unique opportunity to view original photographs by the artist from MOPA's collection. Attendees will enjoy the photographs up close, and learn more about Feinstein's process. MOPA is home to a permanent collection of over 9,000 images that serve the mission of the museum to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection and preservation of photography and film.
Andy Dunn | UK | 2018 | 89 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Deborah Klochko, Executive Director/MOPA | Sunday February 16.
West Coast Premiere
Sponsored by:
Barbara & Mathew Loonin
- February 15 at 7 p.m. Art Paul of Playboy: The Man behind the Bunny
- February 16 11 a.m. - Angelica 1:30 p.m. - Henri Dauman: Looking Up 4:50 p.m. - What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 7:15 p.m. - Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
As the creator of the iconic bunny logo and the founding art director at Playboy magazine, Art Paul is credited with the “Illustrator’s Revolution,” a movement that gave artists the freedom to insert their unique personalities and opinions into their work and changed the landscape of magazine publishing. With a mix of interviews and archival footage, this documentary reveals the life and accomplishments of a legendary and influential Jewish art director. Get Tickets Now.
Saturday, February 15 screening MOPA - David C. Copley Atrium Dessert reception to follow screening.
Jennifer Hou Kwong | USA | 2018 | 74 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Hou Kwong, Director | Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by: Helene Ziman & Allan Ziman
Angelica
February 16 at 11 a.m.
Boris Schatz is one of the most celebrated Israeli artists, and volumes have been written about his life and work. But when a cache of letters between him and his “secret” daughter Angelica is discovered in the Zionist Archives, a whole new chapter in the Schatz family saga is unveiled. Angelica’s great-grandson, the filmmaker, begins a journey that reveals their loving yet difficult father/daughter relationship and its influence both on their lives and on the art of Israel. Get Tickets Now.
North American Premiere
Dan Peer | Israel | 2019 | 75 mins | Hebrew, English w/English Subtitles | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Smadar Samson, Curator/House of Israel | Sunday February 16.
Henri Dauman: Looking Up
February 16 at 1:30 p.m.
His iconic photographs of superstars like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Jacqueline Kennedy graced the pages of LIFE, Newsweek, and The New York Times, yet Henri Dauman never became a household name. Now stepping out from behind the camera with his upbeat and sometimes humorous commentary, Dauman reveals his childhood trauma and his journey from Holocaust survivor to one of the 20th century’s most renowned photojournalists. Get Tickets Now.
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Award – Documentary
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival – Runner Up Audience Award – Documentary
Peter Kenneth Jones | USA | 2018 | 86 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Peter Kenneth Jones, Director, Roland Smith, Cinematographer and Nicole Suerez, Producer | Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17.
San Diego Premiere
Sponsored by:
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
February 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Imposing, antagonistic, highly opinionated, and occasionally comical, Pauline Kael made her mark as the most contentious and powerful film critic of the 20th century. Kael’s complicated relationship with mainstream values shaped her film reviews, which were never just about the movies, but also about sexism, class conflict, alienation, and the seduction of fame and wealth. A thoughtful and entertaining documentary, What She Said attempts to uncover the person behind the most feared and revered critic in the business. Get Tickets Now.
Rob Garver | USA | 2018 | 95 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Beth Accomondo, KPBS/Arts & Culture Reporter | Sunday, February 16.
San Diego Premiere
Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
February 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Long before Humans of New York, there was Harold Feinstein, a master of black-and-white street photography who first found success in the 1940s for his evocative look at life in Coney Island. Weaving personal interviews with extraordinary photos, the film offers a peek into Feinstein’s award-winning techniques while chronicling the ebb and flow of his six-decade career. Get Tickets Now.
MOPA In Focus: Selected Works by Harold Feinstein
At MOPA in the David C. Copley Atrium
Sunday, February 16
6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
Join MOPA and the 2020 SDIJFF on February 16 prior to the screening of Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein for a unique opportunity to view original photographs by the artist from MOPA's collection. Attendees will enjoy the photographs up close, and learn more about Feinstein's process. MOPA is home to a permanent collection of over 9,000 images that serve the mission of the museum to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection and preservation of photography and film.
Andy Dunn | UK | 2018 | 89 mins | English | Documentary
Guest Speaker: Deborah Klochko, Executive Director/MOPA | Sunday February 16.
West Coast Premiere
Sponsored by:
Barbara & Mathew Loonin
Thu
20
Join us for an exciting evening of live presentations and lively conversations at Open Show #15.
Open Show features a curated line-up of five local visual storytellers - from photographers to filmmakers - to share their work. The evening's format encourages attendees to mingle with the artists and ask questions throughout. Oh, and raffle prizes! What's not to love?
Are you (or someone you know) interested in showing work? Check out the Open Show San Diego website for more info!
Financial support provided by the City of San Diego for MOPA's partner programs
