Film Series + Festivals

The Michiana Jewish Film Festival offers superb, cutting-edge, and award-winning films from around the world to the Michiana region, facilitating a multifaceted exploration of Jewish identity, community, culture, and history.

Founded in 2011 by the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley, the festival brings diverse audiences together to share in this unique cinematic experience—one that would not be as readily available in the Michiana region otherwise.

Double Feature: Telling Nonie (2023) / 06:30 (2024)

The Michiana Jewish Film Fesitval kicks off with a double feature! Come see Telling Nonie (2023) and 06:30 (2024).

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Never Alone (2024)

Never Alone tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. As Nazi influence grows, the Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller risks everything to protect the refugee community.

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Yaniv (2024)

A high school teacher in the Bronx loses funding for the school musical and convinces his fellow statistics teacher—secretly a recovering gambling addict—to help him cheat at an underground card game run by the Hasidic Jewish community.

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999: The Forgotten Girls (2025)

A film of deep research and vivid detail, 999 The Forgotten Girls tells the stories of a small group who survived Auschwitz against all odds.

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Bad Shabbos (2024)

When David and his fiance Meg gather for his family's traditional Shabbat dinner on New York's Upper West Side, things spiral faster than you can say “hamotzi” when an accidental death (or… murder?) derails the evening entirely.

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Sabbath Queen (2024)

Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel.

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