Kiddush Man, The

Summary:

Each Shabbat, a young boy attempts to sneak past the curmudgeonly Mr. Katz to raid the Kiddush buffet before the end of temple services. But one day, Mr. Katz is nowhere to be found.

Run time: 10 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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Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis

Summary:

An investigation of Rezsö Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew who was both vilified and extolled for negotiating with Nazi officials to save thousands of his fellow Jews.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 120 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 2:20 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Deborah E. Lipstadt
    • Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University
  • Gaylen Ross
    • Director
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Leap of Faith

Summary:

Four American families of different backgrounds struggle with a life-altering decision to abandon their Christian faith for conversion to Orthodox Judaism.

Run time: 95 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 10:25 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Adam Starr
    • Young Israel of Toco Hills
  • Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal
    • Ahavath Achim Synagogue
  • Shalom Goldman, Ph.D., B.A., M.A.
    • Professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University
Date Passed

Leaving the Fold

Summary:

A group of young ultra-Orthodox men and women who can no longer tolerate the boundaries of a religious insular world leave their communities behind.

Run time: 52 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 10:25 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Adam Starr
    • Young Israel of Toco Hills
  • Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal
    • Ahavath Achim Synagogue
  • Shalom Goldman, Ph.D., B.A., M.A.
    • Professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University
Date Passed

Lost Islands

Summary:

A crowd-pleasing dramedy, and Israeli box-office smash, about a large and fun-loving working-class family with complex interpersonal dynamics.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 103 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 | 3:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Andrew Adler
    • Editor & Publisher
    • Atlanta Jewish Times

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Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 4:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Andrew Adler
    • Editor & Publisher
    • Atlanta Jewish Times

  • Yaron Shemer, Ph.D., M.A., B.F.A.
    • Assistant Professor of Israeli Culture, Carolina Jewish Studies, UNC
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Lost Paradise

Summary:

Demonstrating that love and passion have no boundaries, a couple spends an amorous night in a cheap hotel, only to find afterwards that clothes make all the difference.

Run time: 11 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 12:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Gabe Wardell
    • Executive Director, Atlanta Film Festival 365
Date Passed

Mary and Max

Summary:

A bittersweet, decidedly adult claymation fable of an improbable pen pal relationship between an unloved Australian girl and a middle-aged Jewish New Yorker

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 80 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 4:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Eddy Von Mueller
    • Animator, Lecturer in Film Studies at Emory University
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 9:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Michael Ouweleen
    • Creative Director, Cartoon Network
Date Passed

Matter of Size, A

Summary:

Fed up with a diet-obsessed world and being ridiculed for their weight, four friends from the small Israeli city of Ramle discover the world of sumo wrestling.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 90 min
Screenings:

Regal Medlock Crossing

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

Guest Speakers

  • Jan Epstein
    • 2010 AJFF Co-Chair
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 7:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Yaron Shemer, Ph.D., M.A., B.F.A.
    • Assistant Professor of Israeli Culture, Carolina Jewish Studies, UNC
Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

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

Guest Speakers

  • Takuji Hanatani
    • Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
Date Passed

Mein Kampf

Summary:

A satirical reimagining of young Adolf Hitler's life in pre-WWI Vienna mixes reality and fiction with a hefty dose of irony.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 104 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 | 3:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Peter Hoyng
    • Department of German Studies, Emory University
  • Urs Odermatt
    • Director
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 | 7:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Peter Hoyng
    • Department of German Studies, Emory University
  • Urs Odermatt
    • Director
Date Passed

Nora's Will

Summary:

A divorcée plots to reunite family and friends by ending her life on the eve of Passover in this affecting, understated comedy set in Mexico City.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 92 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 | 3:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Eleanor Ringel-Cater
    • Film Critic
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 1:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Linda Dubler
    • Curator of Media Arts, High Museum of Art
Date Passed