55 Socks

Summary:

Using exquisite stop-motion based on a poem by Marie Jacobs, Oscar-winning animator Co Hoedeman honors Dutch ingenuity and sacrifice during the dark days of Nazi occupation.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 9 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 2:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • CEO, Camp Flix
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 4:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
    • The Temple
Date Passed

A.K.A. Doc Pomus

Summary:

Homage to an unlikely rock ‘n roll legend who penned the biggest hits of the baby boomer generation.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 99 min
Screenings:

GTC Merchants Walk

Saturday, Feb. 02, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Brad Siegel
    • Vice Chairman
    • Gospel Music Channel

  • Marshall Chapman
    • Singer, Songwriter
  • Sharyn Felder
    • Producer, Daughter
  • Amy Linton
    • Editor, Associate Producer
  • Peter Miller
    • Director, Producer
Date Passed

UA Tara Cinemas

Sunday, Feb. 03, 2013 | 1:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Marshall Chapman
    • Singer, Songwriter
  • Sharyn Felder
    • Producer, Daughter
  • Scott Glazer
    • Host
    • AM 1690, The Voice of The Arts

  • Amy Linton
    • Editor, Associate Producer
  • Peter Miller
    • Director, Producer
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Friday, Feb. 08, 2013 | 2:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Amy Linton
    • Editor, Associate Producer
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 | 6:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Jeff Cochran
    • Former Head of Advertising
    • Peaches Records and Tapes

Date Passed

Aliyah

Summary:

A Parisian drug dealer ensnared by family ties dreams of a better life in this slow-burning, edgy drama.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 88 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 7:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Gabriel Wardell
    • Executive Director
    • The Athens Film Arts Institute

Date Passed

All In

Summary:

After his marriage goes bust, a professional gambler gets an unexpected second chance at love.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 113 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Friday, Feb. 08, 2013 | 2:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Marcelo Eduardo Gerschenfeld
    • Consul General of Argentina
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Mario Karpuj
    • Congregation Or Hadash
Date Passed

All the Broken Pieces

Summary:

Tovah Feldshuh gives a transfixing performance as a grandmother with early onset Alzheimer’s exploring her delicate relationship with her young granddaughter.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 8 min
Screenings:

GTC Merchants Walk

Friday, Feb. 01, 2013 | 2:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Daniella Kahane
    • Director
    • All the Broken Pieces

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
  • Gabriel Wardell
    • Executive Director
    • The Athens Film Arts Institute

Date Passed

UA Tara Cinemas

Sunday, Feb. 03, 2013 | 4:20 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Christopher Escobar
    • Executive Director
    • Atlanta Film Festival 365

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
Date Passed

Audition

Summary:

Animated fingerprints tell the story of an Auschwitz prisoner auditioning for the camp orchestra. Music by noted Dutch jazz trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and composer Martin Fondse.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 7 min
Screenings:

GTC Merchants Walk

Friday, Feb. 01, 2013 | 2:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Daniella Kahane
    • Director
    • All the Broken Pieces

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
  • Gabriel Wardell
    • Executive Director
    • The Athens Film Arts Institute

Date Passed

UA Tara Cinemas

Sunday, Feb. 03, 2013 | 4:20 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Christopher Escobar
    • Executive Director
    • Atlanta Film Festival 365

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
Date Passed

The Ballad of the Weeping Spring

Summary:

A legendary band reunites to play an emotional final concert in this stylized homage to Spaghetti Westerns.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 105 min
Screenings:

GTC Merchants Walk

Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2013 | 12:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Brian Glusman
    • Director of Outreach, Membership and Engagement
    • Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta

Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Saturday, Feb. 09, 2013 | 8:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Gabriel Wardell
    • Executive Director
    • The Athens Film Arts Institute

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 | 9:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Christopher Escobar
    • Executive Director
    • Atlanta Film Festival 365

Date Passed

The Basketball Game

Summary:

A simple game of hoops at a Canadian summer camp dispels mindless prejudices in this autobiographical animated tale about confronting one’s fears.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 5 min
Screenings:

GTC Merchants Walk

Friday, Feb. 01, 2013 | 2:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Daniella Kahane
    • Director
    • All the Broken Pieces

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
  • Gabriel Wardell
    • Executive Director
    • The Athens Film Arts Institute

Date Passed

UA Tara Cinemas

Sunday, Feb. 03, 2013 | 4:20 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Christopher Escobar
    • Executive Director
    • Atlanta Film Festival 365

  • Adam Hirsch
    • Director
    • The Cake Lady

  • Fay Tenenbaum
    • The Cake Lady
Date Passed

Batman at the Checkpoint

Summary:

Stuck at a security checkpoint outside Jerusalem, Israeli and Palestinian boys forge a fleeting friendship. Berlinale Talent Campus prize winner.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 10 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 2:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • CEO, Camp Flix
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 4:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
    • The Temple
Date Passed

Besa: The Promise

Summary:

The heroism of Albanian Muslims who risked their lives to rescue Jews during WWII is brought to light. 

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 86 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Arthur Berger
    • Senior Advisor
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • Bill Morgan
    • Executive Producer
  • Majlinda Myrto
    • Director
    • The Eye Contact Foundation

  • S. Rashid Naim, Ph.D.
    • Department of Political Science
    • Georgia State University

  • Johanna Neumann
    • Survivor
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 | 2:55 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Arthur Berger
    • Senior Advisor
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • Bill Morgan
    • Executive Producer
  • Majlinda Myrto
    • Director
    • The Eye Contact Foundation

  • Johanna Neumann
    • Survivor
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Date Passed