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Ilya Tovbis

Ilya Tovbis has extensive programming experience in both the Jewish and broader film worlds, having previously worked with the Mill Valley Film Festival, the Picture House, the Carole Zabar Center for Film, the San Francisco IndieFest, and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.

Life, Above All

Review: Life, Above All

by Ilya Tovbis
July 19, 2011

Life, Above All has its heart in the right place, but it quickly begins to bleed at the edges.

Viva Riva!

Review: Viva Riva!

by Ilya Tovbis
June 9, 2011

Viva Riva!’s all-you-can-eat mentality is its greatest downfall.

Kaneto Shindō's Children of Hiroshima at BAM

Shindō Kaneto’s Children of Hiroshima at BAM

by Ilya Tovbis
April 23, 2011

Early on in Children of Hiroshima, a rapid series of snapshots of the titular city flicker on screen.

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