The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to team up with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley to present the seventh annual Sedona Jewish Film Festival, Saturday through Monday, Nov. 3 through 5, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The program will feature six features from around the world. The opening night film will be “Persona Non Grata,” showing Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Chiune Sugihara is a Japanese diplomat posted in Lithuania. He is also a world-class spy. In Lithuania, he and his partner, Pesh, gather intelligence on European affairs. As World War II begins and Germany invades Poland, hordes of Jewish refugees flee to Lithuania. In search of transit visas, they turn to Sugihara who is torn between his loyalty to his country and his loyalty to mankind. Premiering on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 3:30 p.m., “Shoelaces” tells the story of a complicated and touching relationship between an aging father, Reuben, 60, and his special-needs, abandoned son, Gadi, 35. Reuben’s kidneys are failing. Gadi wants to donate one of his own to help save his father’s life. He feels he finally has the chance to do something meaningful — to become a man and stand on his own. However, the transplant committee objects. Gadi is furious with the committee’s decision and sets out to fight for his rights.Through the film’s portrayal of a relationship full of love and rejection, it manages to shed some light on institutional rules and questions the importance of human life and human connection. “Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas” is an offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that depicts Christmas Day for many American Jews in the 1940s, 1950s and even today. It tells the story of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity’s most musical holiday. It’s an amazing tale of immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture’s mainstream — a generation of songwriters who found in Christmas the perfect holiday in which to imagine a better world, and for at least one day a year, make us believe. On Sunday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m, “Budapest Noir” premieres. Budapest, 1936: The Hungarian prime minister returns from Germany in a coffin, his dream of making Hungary into a fascist state snuffed out — for now. Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon has other things on his mind. A cynic who thinks he has seen it all, a tip leads him to an unusual crime scene in a seedy part of the city — a beautiful, well-dressed young woman is dead, with only a Jewish prayer book in her purse. Investigating the mystery girl’s murder, Gordon enters a world of pornographers, brothels and Communist cells leading to the highest echelons of power. The more people try to scare him away, the deeper he digs in, not knowing whom to trust, or what ulterior motives are working against him and the truth. This is 1944-54 film noir at its 2018 finest. Perfect for film buffs and mystery fans. On Monday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m, “Shelter” premieres. Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent, is sent to Germany to protect Mona, a Lebanese informant. Together for two weeks in a safe house in Hamburg, the relationship that develops between the two women is soon exposed to the threat of today’s terror. In this game of deception, beliefs are questioned, choices are made, and fate takes a surprising turn in this sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller. “The Invisibles” also premieres on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. In June 1943, Germany infamously declared Berlin “judenfrei” — “free of Jews.” But at that moment there were still 7,000 Jews living in the Nazi capital: hiding in attics, basements, and warehouses, protected by courageous Berliners while desperately trying to avoid deportation. Only 1,700 lived to liberation. “The Invisibles” tells the stories of four survivors, interweaving their testimony with highly accomplished dramatizations, an unusual hybrid approach that brings edge-ofthe-seat suspense to their years spent underground. The two men and two women whose stories unfold are well chosen, and their younger selves are sensitively portrayed. The Sedona Jewish Film Festival is presented by the Cultural Committee of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley and the Sedona International Film Festival. Tickets for each show are $12 general admission, or $9 for Film Festival members. Call 282-1177 for tickets and more information. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona. Visit SedonaFilmFestival.org for more information and to order tickets online.