Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival

Spokane Area Jewish Family Services is thrilled to present the 21st annual Spokane Jewish Film Festival! SJFF 2025 will take place Jan. 25-26 and Feb. 1-2 in person and online Jan. 26-Feb. 1. We’ll kick off this year’s festival with an opening night reception and Zoom Q&A at the Magic Lantern Theatre, where all in-person screenings will take place. The virtual festival will include films we're screening online only!

Lyd

A sci-fi documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd — a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. As the film unfolds, a chorus of characters creates a tapestry of the Palestinian experience of this city and the trauma left by the massacre and expulsion.

Runtime: 78 minutes