This weekend in the arts: San Diego International Jewish Film Festival and San Diego Black Film Festival are coming up along with roller derby, Lunar New Year celebrations and places to go with your kids.
Artist Tamara de Lempicka is the subject of Julie Rubio's documentary “The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival" , screening at the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival.There is house music on Friday, a film festival next week, as well as kid-friendly fun at the Central Library and The New Children's Museum anytime, plus roller derby. do not start until next week, I am giving you an early heads-up so you can plan ahead.
The SDIJFF and SDBFF overlap this year and even share one film,"Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round," a stunning documentary about the 1960 protest to integrate Glenn Echo Amusement Park. The protest included both Black and white participants on the picket line.The 35th Annual SDIJFF runs Jan. 27 through Feb. 8 at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center.
The SDAFF will have its Spring Showcase in April, so Hu is between festivals. With San Diego's vibrant film festival scene, he noted:"We all know what everyone is doing because we understand that cinema-going — people often talk about this as nobody wants to do it anymore. So we have each other's backs on this. And we let each other know, hey, this is a great new venue that's here in town or new ways of seeking audiences, and we are all stronger together.
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