Film and television have become our most potent media for portraying sexuality, from gentle romance to erotic desire to full-throttle lust. But when it comes to Jewish characters on screen, the movies’ uninhibited love affair with sex gets complicated. In this fun and revealing clip-filled talk, film curator Peter L. Stein examines how Jewish sexuality and the Jewish body have been portrayed on screen. From tales of forbidden love in Orthodox settings (Yentl, Eyes Wide Open), to the neurotics and sexual overachievers of Woody Allen’s films, to the frontiers of queer sexuality in Sandra Bernhard’s characters and television’s Transparent, Jewish sex on screen has had to run a gauntlet of taboos, stereotypes and pigeonholes that make us wonder, along with the old joke: is it better than pork?
Peter L. Stein is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker and frequent film writer, programmer and presenter. A former Executive Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival for eight years, he currently serves as Senior Programmer of Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival.
Come early to the JCCSF!
Starting at 6:00 pm, join us in the atrium for our Uninhibited: About Sex pre-event festivities! San Francisco Sex Information will be here providing information and answering your questions in our “Sexpert” booth. Come check out the other activities happening before the main event!
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Peter L. Stein is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker and frequent film writer, programmer and presenter. A former Executive Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival for eight years, he currently serves as Senior Programmer of Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival.
Come early to the JCCSF!
Starting at 6:00 pm, join us in the atrium for our Uninhibited: About Sex pre-event festivities! San Francisco Sex Information will be here providing information and answering your questions in our “Sexpert” booth. Come check out the other activities happening before the main event!
Film and television have become our most potent media for portraying sexuality, from gentle romance to erotic desire to full-throttle lust. But when it comes to Jewish characters on screen, the movies’ uninhibited love affair with sex gets complicated. In this fun and revealing clip-filled talk, film curator Peter L. Stein examines how Jewish sexuality and the Jewish body have been portrayed on screen. From tales of forbidden love in Orthodox settings (Yentl, Eyes Wide Open), to the neurotics and sexual overachievers of Woody Allen’s films, to the frontiers of queer sexuality in Sandra Bernhard’s characters and television’s Transparent, Jewish sex on screen has had to run a gauntlet of taboos, stereotypes and pigeonholes that make us wonder, along with the old joke: is it better than pork?
Peter L. Stein is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker and frequent film writer, programmer and presenter. A former Executive Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival for eight years, he currently serves as Senior Programmer of Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival.
Come early to the JCCSF!
Starting at 6:00 pm, join us in the atrium for our Uninhibited: About Sex pre-event festivities! San Francisco Sex Information will be here providing information and answering your questions in our “Sexpert” booth. Come check out the other activities happening before the main event!
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Peter L. Stein is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker and frequent film writer, programmer and presenter. A former Executive Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival for eight years, he currently serves as Senior Programmer of Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival.
Come early to the JCCSF!
Starting at 6:00 pm, join us in the atrium for our Uninhibited: About Sex pre-event festivities! San Francisco Sex Information will be here providing information and answering your questions in our “Sexpert” booth. Come check out the other activities happening before the main event!
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