STARS OF DAVID The Second Annual Brooklyn Israel Film Festival kicks off this week. One highlight is a screening of “Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer” (1955), the first movie produced in the newly formed state of Israel (Thursday, 8 p.m.).The festival also includes screenings of “Walk on Water” and “Promises,” along with a movie poster exhibit and accompanying lecture titled “Jewish Heroes and Heroines in Israel War of Independence Films” (Sunday, 4 p.m., free). Festival: Thursday through Sunday, times vary, Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane St. at Tompkins Place, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, 718-875-1550, $10 each film.

ONLINE ADVENTURE Michael Ferris Gibson’s new film, “24 Hours on Craigslist,” follows a day in the life of the sprawling online bulletin boardcraigslist.com. He discovers people looking for roommates and spouses, a couple selling all their possessions in order to travel the world, and an Ethel Merman impersonator looking for a backup band. Mr. Gibson also found the entire crew for his film on the Web site. Through Wednesday, February 1, times vary, Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.

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