WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - s4story -- (West Palm Beach, FL – January 5, 2026) The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival© (SASIFF), presented by MorseLife, returns next month for its fourth season with screenings at three locations: the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (Jan. 25-31, 2026), Hooky Entertainment Delray (Feb. 1-5), and the new Glazer Hall in Palm Beach (Feb. 6).

"These compelling and very diverse documentaries to be screened during the Sun & Stars International Film Festival will bring the viewers into the heart of real-life stories. They include in-depth coverage of a provocative comedian, a fashionable philanthropist, a historic photographer, and precocious high school students, to films about animals surviving war and two great American cities facing change," says Barbara Scharres, SASIFF Artistic Director.

In-person encounters with filmmakers are unique situations that round out the stories and afford the viewer the rare opportunity for face-to-face dialogue with the directors of several of SASIFF's scheduled films.

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The seven informative documentaries that will be shown during the upcoming Sun & Stars International Film Festival are:

ANDY KAUFMAN IS ME

(Documentary, 2025, Palm Beach County Premiere. Directed by Clay Tweel. USA, 101-minutes)

Audacious performer Andy Kaufman blazed a new trail for American comedy beginning with his guest appearance in the 1975 inaugural show of Saturday Night Live. Notoriety and fame burned brightly but he was dead of cancer by the age of 35. Kaufman's daringly over-the-top routines and impersonations (Mighty Mouse, Elvis, abrasive lounge singer Tony Clifton and the "foreign man" of sitcom Taxi) made him the most unconventional of comedy stars, and one with a pronounced dark side.  As chronicled through family stories, home movies, the revealing memories of personalities including David Letterman and Carol Kane, and scores of outrageously funny performance clips, Kaufman's persona comes to life in all its in-your-face provocation.

Note: Producer Shannon Riggs and Director Clay Tweel will be present for audience discussion.

Available for Interview:

Barbara Scharres, Artistic Director

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival

773.875.0304

Bscharres@sasiff.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS

561.756.4298

gary@pr-bs.net