Community Calendar

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

The 31st annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival will be held March 14-29, 2026. SJFF brings people together from across Washington—and virtually around the globe—to celebrate and showcase the vibrancy and diversity of global Jewish life through cinema to build connections, illuminate perspectives, increase understanding, and offer experiences that amplify profound Jewish experiences for everyone. 

Join us to celebrate more than three decades of powerful storytelling, community and culture with our outstanding 2026 lineup. This year’s “Roots + Reel” Film Festival explores how rootedness in family,
faith, traditions, spiritual and cultural practices can sustain us in trying times. Tickets, Passes + Packages on sale now!

Award-winning photographer, journalist, and author Kike Calvo is renowned for his extraordinary ability to bridge culture, environment, and visual storytelling. A Fellow of the Explorers Club, he has traveled to over 120 countries, capturing everything from belugas in the Arctic to traditional dances in Vanuatu. His work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and more.

As a National Geographic Certified Educator and Safina Center Fellow (2020-2023), Kike combines his passion for photography with teaching, having lectured at prestigious institutions like Yale University. A pioneer in drone photography for art and conservation, he founded the Little Explorer, Big World initiative, which brings education to remote communities and has donated over 35,000 bilingual books. Described by anthropologist Wade Davis as “a fresh voice in visual anthropology,” Kike has a gift for capturing the intersections of human existence.

In this engaging presentation, he explores how creativity can be a catalyst for connection, storytelling, and meaningful change. From documenting remote villages to diving with great white sharks, from defying the odds as an author to inspiring thousands of children in the Amazon, Kike shares the invaluable lessons he has learned along the way.

Discover how creativity can illuminate pressing global issues—such as plastic pollution—and empower each of us to make a difference.