Windsor Jewish Film Festival

03/26/2026

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

You can purchase tickets per film, or check out our bundles for those of you who plan on seeing more than one—because how do you just choose ONE of these amazing films?! 🤩

And for those total film buffs out there who plan on attending ALL 15, don’t miss your chance to save over $20 with our FULL FESTIVAL PASS!

$189 for ALL 15 films- ONLY until the end of MARCH!!

visit: www.windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca and see what works best for you- but better get there soon, you don’t want to miss out!!

03/23/2026

🎥 Announcing WJFF’s 2026: FILM LINEUP!! 🎥

Swipe through for a look at the fifteen films selected for this year’s 2026 Windsor Jewish Film Festival!

From powerful dramas, laugh-out-loud, heartfelt comedies, and eye-opening documentaries, to a special screening of Hollywood classic “The Frisco Kid”, starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford; we invite you to join us as we celebrate diverse voices, and unforgettable stories.

WJFF runs from May 31 through June 4, at the Capitol Theatre, downtown Windsor.

Head to our website (link in bio!) for full film details and descriptions, the WJFF film schedule and to purchase your tickets!

Follow us for more festival and film details, and be sure to send all the film buffs in your life our way- there’s a seat waiting for you all! 🍿

02/22/2026

🎬 Wait… Windsor has a Jewish Film Festival?!

It does. And it’s been lighting up the big screen for 23 years.

Welcome to the Windsor Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) — where powerful storytelling, global cinema, and unforgettable conversations come together each spring.

For five incredible days, we take over the beautiful Capitol Theatre with up to 15 award-winning films from around the world — stories that inspire, challenge, entertain, and connect us.

You don’t have to be Jewish to attend.
You just have to love great movies!

✨ Mark your calendar:
May 31 – June 4, 2026

What you can expect:
🎥 Powerful international films
🎟 Engaging audiences
🍿 Laughter, conversation, community
✨ A cultural experience Windsor doesn’t get anywhere else

If this is the first time you’re hearing about us… welcome!

If you’ve been before… you already know.

FOLLOW US for film reveals, ticket info, and behind-the-scenes updates, and TAG the friend who’s always looking for something different to do in Windsor.

Because once you experience WJFF, you’ll wonder how you ever missed it.

01/29/2026

This years festival is quickly approaching and we can't wait!

Movie line up, schedule, and tickets coming soon!

06/19/2025

Looking for something to do this evening?

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 8:00 PM | Capitol Theatre

Documentary | 87 Minutes | English

If you think you know about the brilliant writer and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel, this profound film allows us to know him as a man who is deeper and much more complex that we realized. With unique access to his family and personal archives and original interviews, this film illuminates Wiesel’s biography as a survivor, writer, teacher, and public figure. Rather than use only film clips as previously, this documentary incorporates original, hand painted animation to illustrate the unimaginable. This film examines the passions, struggles, and enduring impact of a man who became a powerful voice for human rights.

The dilemmas he faced underline the relevance of his teaching in today’s increasingly hostile world, where the memory of the Holocaust is fading and authoritarian threats appear in places we would never have imagined. We are proud to conclude this year’s Windsor Jewish Film Festival with this masterful film from documentarian Oren Rudavsky, whose award-winning films on Jewish life and other socially relevant subject have been featured on PBS, Prime Time and other venues.

06/19/2025

Spend this afternoon with us watching All About the Levkoviches

Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 2:30 PM | Capitol Theatre

Drama | 85 Minutes | Hungarian/Hebrew

Having shown few Hungarian films over the years, we are happy to present this poignant and bittersweet drama set in contemporary Budapest, which follows a Jewish family from estrangement to reconciliation. Tamas', a generous but crusty boxing coach, gets along well with everyone except his own son. When Tamas' beloved wife dies unexpectedly, he agrees to let his son sit Shiva in his house, as long as he brings his young grandson, Ariel. Father and son face their old grievances and differences during Shiva. Meanwhile, Ariel's grief, masterfully portrayed by a tremendous child actor, takes the form of an obsession that his beloved grandmother's spirit is still in the house.

With warmth, humour, and wisdom offered by those around them, the journey from sorrow to healing and reconciliation is completed in this poignant and heart-warming film.

Tickets still available! windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca or at the door.

06/18/2025

There's still time to drop by and see Pink Lady, TONIGHT (Wednesday!)

Set in Jerusalem in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, Pink Lady is a heartfelt drama that explores love and identity in a world which has zero tolerance for homosexuality.

Those in the ultra-Orthodox world who are not heterosexual face a stark choice: either hide and deny their sexual urges and have a marriage of pretense, or leave the only world they have ever known.

There have been movies touching this subject before from a male perspective, but this film is told from the wife’s point of view, boldly addressing the family’s problem from a uniquely female perspective.

Starts at 8pm at the

06/18/2025

Dive into powerful dramas, laugh along with heartfelt comedies, and explore eye-opening documentaries.

Join us as we celebrate diverse voices and unforgettable stories— there’s a seat waiting just for you.

Our festival runs through June 19 — don’t miss any of our upcoming shows!

Tickets and schedule: windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca

Dive into powerful dramas, laugh along with heartfelt comedies, and explore eye-opening documentaries. Join us as we celebrate diverse voices and unforgettable stories— there’s a seat waiting just for youJune 16th - June 19th, 2025 Capitol Theatre | Downtown WindsorLead Sponsor: Ruth & Bernard F...

06/17/2025

Our first big day of the festival is here!

We've got films at 2:30pm, 5:30pm and 8pm. Tickets available at windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca.

How did a poster campaign ignite a fierce battle between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists in NYC?

Find out during the 5:30 showing of 'Torn' at the Capitol Theatre.

06/16/2025

Not joining us this evening for our opening film? We hope to see you tomorrow!

2:30 pm: The Blond Boy from the Casbah
5:30 pm: Torn
8:00 pm: Bad Shabbos

Here's what the reviews say about our first Tuesday film:

"The Blond Boy of Casbah is elegiac and bittersweet as the adult Antoine surveys the now rundown Algiers Olympia and recalls Josette’s gift of a novel by Albert Camus, a French Algerian whose writings recall a homeland that no longer exists."

Get tickets: windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca

06/16/2025

We're looking forward to tonight! Who will we see in the audience for 'A Real Pain'?

PS -- did you know that you can get any 3 tickets for $40?

Get the bundle: windsorjewishfilmfestival.ca