đď¸ Jewish Film Fest kicks out of the gates
Plus: Changing disclosure rules for developers, Indian indie Peter Cat's strange trip, Julia Adam serves dance and dinner
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Today's headlines:
46th Jewish Film Fest embraces universal experience (sea monkeys included)
By Dennis Harvey
Rideshare drivers, Hollywood abortion, Gen Z hedonists, Woody Guthrie, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' in expansive program.
Jewish lullaby echoes from tragically relevant past in âThe Lonely Childâ
By Marke B.
At Jewish Film Fest, 80-year-old tune from Vilna Ghetto preserves harrowing historyâand gains new lifeâin documentary.
Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Key Charter amendmentsâand it looks as if the DSA housing initiative is going to be hard to defeat. That's The Agenda for July 12-19
Indian indie act Peter Cat Recording Co.âs psychedelic trip to Stern Grove
By Ankita Bhanot
How a trippy revelation led one-time SF animation student Suryakant Sawhney to dive into playfully introspective music.
Dance feeds the soulâand bodyâin Julia Adamâs gourmet âLunaeâ
By AimĂŠe Ts'ao
For two weekends in Petaluma, dance mavens can taste an al fresco connection between farmed land and celestial bodies.
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