Frameline, the long-running LGBTQ film festival that’s an annual highlight of Pride month, will include two films with a Jewish focus during its upcoming 11-day run. The 43rd edition of the festival opens Thursday, June 20 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco and will extend to theaters in Berkeley, Oakland and elsewhere in San…
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