The most exciting part of AJFF is the movies. But what really completes the festival experience is the chance to dialogue with filmmakers and other experts.
AJFF is pleased to announce our 2012 lineup of visiting directors, actors, scholars and other guest speakers.
Please visit the individual film listings to see who will be introducing screenings and participating in the post-film Q&A.
Highlights of our guest lineup include:
- Actress Jane Brucker, the older sister from Dirty Dancing
- Director Mary Mazzio, The Apple Pushers
- Rwandan anti-genocide activist Stephanie Nyombayire, The Rescuers
- Comedian Jerry Farber, This Is Sodom
- The Carter Center's Steven Hochman, Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace
- Ex-neo-Nazi and author Frank Meeink, Combat Girls
- Sign language poet Aneta Brodski, Deaf Jam
- WABE host Lois Reitzes, Paul Goodman Changed My Life
- Imam Plemon T. El-Amin, Free Men
- Professor & author Deborah Lipstadt, Turkish Passport and Jealous of the Birds
- Israeli director Dina Zvi-Riklis, The Fifth Heaven
- Atlanta Opera Director Dennis Hanthorn, Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child
- Actress Rivka Siegel, The Heart That Sings
- Architect Benjamin Hirsch, Incessant Visions: Letters From an Architect
- Russian director Dmitry Povolotsky, My Dad Baryshnikov
- Winton's Children Hanna Slome and Alice Masters, Nicky's Family
- Outwrite Bookstore Founder Philip Rafshoon, Let My People Go!
- Israeli Consul General Opher Aviran and director Brandon Assanti, Their Eyes Were Dry
- ADL Regional Director Bill Nigut, Unmasked: Judeophobia and the Threat to Civilization
- Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz, The Day I Saw Your Heart
...and many, many more.
Don't miss your chance to meet these amazing talents and intriguing personalities. It's one of the unique treats of AJFF and what makes your trip to the festival more than just another night at the movies.
