Fantasy Life

  • Wednesday, Mar 25

  • Friday, Apr 3

Showtimes updated on Tuesday evenings
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OCOpen Captioned
Special Content
35mm
SFSensory Friendly

Fantasy Life

Q&A with filmmaker Matthew Shear moderated by festival curator David Schwartz on March 25

Members Get Early Access During JFF Pre-Sale
JBFC member pre-sale opens Tuesday, February 17 at noon.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 20 at noon.

In her first starring film role in a decade, Amanda Peet gives a deeply felt, gently comic performance as Diane, an actress whose career and marriage are equally stagnant.  When Diane asks Sam, an anxious law-school dropout played by writer-director Matthew Shear, to babysit her three daughters, the two form an unlikely friendship, bonding over their shared neuroses. (Diane’s father happens to also be Sam’s therapist). Elegantly made and sharply observant, this distinctly New York comedy and family drama is buoyed by an ensemble of beloved actors Judd Hirsch, Andrea Martin, and Bob Balaban. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award.

Tickets (on March 25 with Q&A): $20 (members), $25 (nonmembers)
Tickets (other showtimes): $13 (members), $18 (nonmembers)

"One of the most flagrantly, hilariously Jewish movies in recent memory."
Joe Gross, Austin Chronicle
"A comedy that doesn’t just give Amanda Peet a comeback role but might feature her best screen work to date."
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

This film is part of the Jewish Film Festival 2026 series.



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