Against the Tide

Summary:

From Moriah Films, the Academy Award-winning division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, comes a scathing indictment of U.S. indifference to the Holocaust.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 98 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 | 10:55 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Phil Kranz
    • Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Sinai Atlanta
  • Rafael Medoff, Ph.D.
    • Founding Director
    • The David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies

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Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 | 6:55 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kent Alexander
    • Senior Vice President and General Counsel
    • Emory University

  • Rafael Medoff, Ph.D.
    • Founding Director
    • The David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies

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Ajami

Summary:

A gritty, urban crime drama surrounding Jewish, Muslim and Christian neighbors living in bloody disharmony in an impoverished Jaffa neighborhood.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 120 min
Screenings:

Regal Medlock Crossing

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 12:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Shalom Goldman, Ph.D., B.A., M.A.
    • Professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 7:50 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Matthew H. Bernstein, Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
    • Emory Film Studies Chair
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Regal Atlantic Station

Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 8:55 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Ambassador Reda Mansour
    • Consul General of Israel in Atlanta
  • Vincent J. Cornell, Ph.D.
    • Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies, Emory University
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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

Summary:

A deconstruction of the polarizing American political scientist and author, Norman Finkelstein, who is called a self-hating Jew by some, an inspirational figure by others.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 84 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 | 11:00 AM

Guest Speakers

  • David Lewis
    • Journalist, Documentarian, Producer
    • PBS, CNN

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Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • David Lewis
    • Journalist, Documentarian, Producer
    • PBS, CNN

  • Kenneth W. Stein, Ph.D.
    • Institute for the Study of Modern Israel, Emory University
  • Nic Rossier
    • Director
  • Judy Marx
    • Executive Director
    • American Jewish Committee Atlanta

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And Thou Shalt Love

Summary:

A closeted Orthodox Israeli soldier experiences profound loneliness and distress while trying to reconcile his love for God with his homosexuality.

Run time: 28 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 12:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Gabe Wardell
    • Executive Director, Atlanta Film Festival 365
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Anita

Summary:

A terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires upends the world of a girl with Down syndrome and propels her on a life-changing journey in this poignant family drama.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 105 min
Screenings:

Regal Medlock Crossing

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 2:50 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Ron Herstik
    • Congregation Dor Tamid
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 2:20 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Hernan Feldman
    • Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Emory University
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 6:50 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz
    • Congregation Or Hadash
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Berlin '36

Summary:

Inspired by the true story of Jewish high jumper Gretel Bergmann, Berlin '36 replays a remarkable piece of forgotten Olympic history.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 100 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Catherine M. Lewis, Ph.D.
    • Director, Museum of History and Holocaust Education Coordinator at Kennesaw State
  • Kaspar Heidelbach
    • Director
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Regal Atlantic Station

Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 | 12:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kaspar Heidelbach
    • Director
  • Donald Rooney
    • Curator of Urban & Regional History
    • Atlanta History Center

Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 | 7:30 PM

INCLUDES DESSERT RECEPTION

Guest Speakers

  • Kaspar Heidelbach
    • Director
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Breaking Upwards

Summary:

Examines a co-dependent twenty-something New York Jewish couple who engineer their own break-up in an anti-romantic indie comedy.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 88 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 | 1:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kevin Moreau
    • The Sunday Paper

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Regal Atlantic Station

Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 | 2:55 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Genevieve McGillicuddy
    • Director, Brand Development, Turner Classic Movies
  • Daryl Wein
    • Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
  • Zoe Lister-Jones
    • Actor, Writer, Producer
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 | 7:30 PM

INCLUDES PRE-FILM PARTY

Guest Speakers

  • Genevieve McGillicuddy
    • Director, Brand Development, Turner Classic Movies
  • Daryl Wein
    • Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
  • Zoe Lister-Jones
    • Actor, Writer, Producer
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Broken Promise

Summary:

The saga of a Slovak Jew who survives WWII thanks to ingenuity, luck, and his skills on the soccer field.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 129 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 | 1:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Hubert Tworzecki
    • Associate Professor
    • Department of Political Science, Emory University

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Camera Obscura

Summary:

An enchanting story of a homely woman who recedes into obscurity among a colony of Argentine Jewish immigrants until a photographer comes along.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 85 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 10:00 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Hazel Gold, M.A., Ph.D.
    • Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 | 7:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Marcelo Gerschenfeld
    • Consul General of Argentina in Atlanta
  • Dierdra Reber, Ph.D.
    • Assistant Professor in Spanish
    • Emory University

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Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

Summary:

Traces the experiences of the film industry Jewish émigrés who took refuge from Hitler in Hollywood, and examines their impact on German and American cinema.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 117 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 10:20 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Robert Osborne
    • Turner Classic Movies
Date Passed