The Invisible Men

Summary:

Imperiled gay Palestinians flee to Israel in hopes of freely expressing their sexual and national identity. 

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 68 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Friday, Feb. 08, 2013 | 11:55 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Benjamin Hary, Ph.D.
    • Department of Middle Eastern Studies
    • Emory University

  • Michael Lucas
    • Director, Founder and CEO
    • Lucas Entertainment

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It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl

Summary:

A cosmopolitan Viennese playwright and journalist becomes the father of modern political Zionism.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 97 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

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

Guest Speakers

  • Jason Isaacson
    • Director, Government and Int'l Affairs
    • American Jewish Committee

  • Kenneth W. Stein, Ph.D.
    • Institute for the Study of Modern Israel
    • Emory University

  • Richard Trank
    • Director, Writer, Producer
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 | 2:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Lee Buckman
    • Head of School
    • Greenfield Hebrew Academy

  • Richard Trank
    • Director, Writer, Producer
Date Passed

Regal North Point Market

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 | 2:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Fred Greene
    • Temple Beth Tikvah
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 7:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Opher Aviran
    • Consul General of Israel
  • Shula Bahat
    • Beit Hatfutsot
    • The Museum of the Jewish People

  • Michael Rosenzweig
    • President and CEO
    • Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

  • Rabbi A. James Rudin
    • Senior Interreligious Advisor
    • American Jewish Committee

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Jerusalem on a Plate

Summary:

Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi takes a culinary journey through diverse Middle Eastern food culture.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 58 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 | 7:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Masha Hleap-Hershkovitz
    • Owner, FuegoMundo
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Jews & Money

Summary:

The shocking 2006 torture and killing of a young Jewish man in the outskirts of Paris are investigated.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 92 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 | 7:50 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Denis Barbet
    • Consul General of France in Atlanta
  • Lewis Cohen
    • Director, Writer
  • Ron Feinberg
    • Former Editor
    • Faith and Values for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Robert R. Friedmann, Ph.D., M.S.S.W., M.A., B.S.
    • Department of Criminal Justice
    • Georgia State University

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 | 12:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Denis Barbet
    • Consul General of France in Atlanta
  • Lewis Cohen
    • Director, Writer
  • Robert R. Friedmann, Ph.D., M.S.S.W., M.A., B.S.
    • Department of Criminal Justice
    • Georgia State University

  • David Lewis
    • Journalist, Documentarian, Producer
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Joe Papp in Five Acts

Summary:

Famous faces of the stage and screen pay homage to a transformative figure of American theater.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 84 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 11:25 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Tracie Holder
    • Director, Writer
  • Kenny Leon
    • Artistic Director
    • True Colors Theatre Company

  • Karen Thorsen
    • Director, Writer
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Kings Point

Summary:

Seniors at a Florida retirement resort grapple with their mortality. Sterling Award winner at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 31 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
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Koch

Summary:

An intimate, revealing and often funny biography of the landmark and outspoken politician.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 95 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 | 7:50 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kevin B. Frawley
    • Former New York City Comm. of Investigation
  • Kasim Reed
    • Mayor of Atlanta
  • Maria Saporta
    • Atlanta Business Chronicle
  • Jonathan Soffer
    • Author
    • Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 | 2:50 PM

Guest Speakers

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

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 1:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Sam Massell
    • Former Mayor of Atlanta
  • Denis O'Hayer
    • Host, All Things Considered
    • WABE FM 90.1

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The Last White Knight

Summary:

Decades after a violent run-in with the Ku Klux Klan, a Jewish civil rights activist returns to Mississippi.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 78 min
Screenings:

UA Tara Cinemas

Monday, Feb. 04, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Stephen Brereton
    • Consulate General of Canada
  • Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley
    • Former Senior Pastor
    • Providence Missionary Baptist Church

  • Hank Klibanoff
    • Pulitzer Prize for History
    • Director of the Journalism Program
      Emory University

  • Paul Saltzman
    • Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer
  • C. T. Vivian
    • Freedom Rider
Date Passed

GTC Merchants Walk

Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2013 | 2:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Sherry Z. Frank
    • Former Executive Director
    • American Jewish Committee
      Atlanta Regional Office

  • Paul Saltzman
    • Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 | 11:45 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Eldrin Bell
    • Former Atlanta Police Chief
  • Sherry Z. Frank
    • Former Executive Director
    • American Jewish Committee
      Atlanta Regional Office

  • Daniel Levitas
    • Author
    • The Terrorist Next Door

  • Rabbi A. James Rudin
    • Senior Interreligious Advisor
    • American Jewish Committee

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The Law In These Parts

Summary:

An unflinching examination of Israel’s contorted legal framework for governing Palestinians.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 105 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 | 7:40 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Laurie R. Blank
    • Director
    • International Humanitarian Law Clinic
      Emory University

  • Sharon Kabalo
    • Deputy Consul General of Israel
  • David Lewis
    • Journalist, Documentarian, Producer
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 | 2:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Opher Aviran
    • Consul General of Israel
  • Kevin Cieply, B.S., J.D., LL.M.
    • Associate Dean of Academics
    • Associate Professor
      John Marshall Law School

  • Itai Tsur
    • Community Advocate
    • Senior Development Officer
      Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Date Passed

Lore

Summary:

A Nazi-indoctrinated teen is suddenly confronted with the realities of survival and her own hateful ideology.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 108 min
Screenings:

UA Tara Cinemas

Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Matthew H. Bernstein, Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
    • Emory Film Studies Chair
  • Christoph Sander
    • Consul General
    • Federal Republic of Germany

  • Nele Trebs
    • Actor
Date Passed

GTC Merchants Walk

Wednesday, Feb. 06, 2013 | 8:00 PM

Guest Speakers

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

  • Nele Trebs
    • Actor
Date Passed