El Gusto

Summary:

Rediscovers the infectious melodies of Chaabi that transcends national, social and religious boundaries.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 88 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 | 9:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Brian Kimmell
    • Artistic Director
    • Company J

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Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 | 2:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Julie Galle Baggenstoss
    • Flamenco Teacher
  • Leslie Gordon
    • Director
    • Rialto Center for the Performing Arts at Georgia State University

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Elijah the Prophet

Summary:

After gracing one too many Passover seders with his good-humored antics, the inebriated prophet Elijah gets in trouble with the law. Winner of the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 9 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 11:40 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • CEO, Camp Flix
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 | 2:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Shelton Stanfill
    • Chair, Board of Governors
    • Telluride Film Festival

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The First Fagin

Summary:

Traces the life of the 19th century convict widely believed to be the inspiration for Oliver Twist’s Fagin.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 87 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 4:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Bob Evans
    • Former CBS News Correspondent
  • Michael Galchinsky, Ph.D.
    • Department of English
    • Georgia State University

  • Alan Rosenthal
    • Director, Writer, Producer
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 | 5:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Greg Changnon
    • Educator, Writer
  • Bob Evans
    • Former CBS News Correspondent
  • Rabbi A. James Rudin
    • Senior Interreligious Advisor
    • American Jewish Committee

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Folkswagon

Summary:

Following his grandmother’s death and his army service, a young Israeli rooms with an elderly Holocaust survivor in New York City, confronting unresolved feelings and prejudices.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 20 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 11:40 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • CEO, Camp Flix
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 | 2:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Shelton Stanfill
    • Chair, Board of Governors
    • Telluride Film Festival

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Gentledog

Summary:

To spend the night with his new date, a man must outsmart her talking dog. (In a bizarre twist, this Israeli comedy was invited to an Iranian film festival; the invitation was later revoked.)

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 10 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 11:40 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • CEO, Camp Flix
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 | 2:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Shelton Stanfill
    • Chair, Board of Governors
    • Telluride Film Festival

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Glickman

Summary:

Buoyant biography of the record-setting Jewish sprinter and broadcasting trailblazer.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 83 min
Screenings:

UA Tara Cinemas

Friday, Feb. 01, 2013 | 12:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • David Cohen
    • Former Yankees Announcer
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 | 7:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Arthur M. Blank
    • Owner and Chairman
    • Atlanta Falcons

  • Kirk Dornbush
    • 2013 AJFF Co-Chair
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 4:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • David Cohen
    • Former Yankees Announcer
  • Chris Dimino
    • AM 790 The Zone
  • Steak Shapiro
    • AM 790 The Zone
  • Lewis Shubin
    • Friend of Marty Glickman
  • Gayle Sierens
    • News Anchor
    • WFLA-TV

Date Passed

Regal North Point Market

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • David Cohen
    • Former Yankees Announcer
  • Fred Kalil
    • Sports Anchor
    • WXIA-TV

  • Lewis Shubin
    • Friend of Marty Glickman
  • Gayle Sierens
    • News Anchor
    • WFLA-TV

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God's Neighbors

Summary:

A young religious hot-head terrorizes an Israeli neighborhood in this provocative drama-cum-thriller.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 98 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Saturday, Feb. 09, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Matthew H. Bernstein, Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
    • Emory Film Studies Chair
  • Itsik Golan
    • Actor
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Itsik Golan
    • Actor
  • Shelton Stanfill
    • Chair, Board of Governors
    • Telluride Film Festival

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 | 2:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Eytan Kenter
    • Congregation B'nai Torah
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Hava Nagila (The Movie)

Summary:

Traces the cultural impact of iconic folk song that transcended its origins to become a worldwide hit.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 75 min
Screenings:

Cobb Energy Centre

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 | 7:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Roberta Grossman
    • Director, Producer
  • Lois Reitzes
    • WABE 90.1 FM
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Heavy Duty

Summary:

When an Israeli woman awakens to find her husband gone, she makes the bold decision to confront his mistress, setting in motion an unexpected turn of events.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 16 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
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Hitler's Children

Summary:

Heirs to the Nazi High Command come to grips with the genocidal legacy of their forbearers.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 80 min
Screenings:

UA Tara Cinemas

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

Guest Speakers

  • George Stern
    • Holocaust Survivor
  • Bernd Wollschlaeger, M.D.
    • Author
    • A German Life: Against All Odds Change is Possible

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 1:55 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Sara J. Bloomfield
    • Director
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • Catherine M. Lewis, Ph.D.
    • Director of the Holocaust Education Program
    • Kennesaw State

  • Rabbi Donald Tam
    • Temple Beth Tikvah
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