Cohen on the Bridge: Rescue at Entebbe

Summary:

An animated and stirring retelling of the terrorist hijacking of Air France Flight 139, and the harrowing Israeli military rescue effort in Uganda.

Run time: 20 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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Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina

Summary:

A sweeping chronicle of 400 years of Jewish life in the Tar Heel state, interweaving interviews, reenactments and archival materials.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 81 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 5:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Leonard Rogoff
    • Research Historian, Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina
  • Eli N. Evans
    • Author
    • The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South

  • Lue Simopoulos
    • Director
  • Steve Channing
    • Producer
  • Robert Evans
    • CBS News TV & Radio Correspondent, CNN Radio War Analyst
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Eli & Ben

Summary:

An Israeli boy wrestles with real life ethical dilemmas and his love for his father in a bittersweet coming-of-age drama.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 91 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 | 4:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Tom Karsch
    • 2010 AJFF Film Selection Co-Chair
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 1:10 PM

Guest Speakers

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

Summary:

A married father falls in love with a seductive younger man in a quietly devastating drama that explores homosexuality in the ultra-Orthodox community.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 91 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 6:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Rebecca Stapel-Wax
    • Director
    • The Rainbow Center

  • Haim Tabakman
    • Director
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Regal Atlantic Station

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

Guest Speakers

  • Rabbi Joshua Lesser
    • Congregation Bet Haverim
  • Haim Tabakman
    • Director
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Girl on the Train, The

Summary:

A self-absorbed young woman fabricates a story about being mistaken for a Jew and attacked on a train, leading to much fallout.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 102 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 9:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Richard Neupert, Ph.D.
    • Wheatley Professor of the Arts, Department of Theatre and Film Studies
    • University of Georgia

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Haber

Summary:

Already having sacrificed his Jewish identity and his wife's career to achieve success, one of Germany's greatest scientists ushers in the age of chemical warfare.

Run time: 34 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

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

Guest Speakers

  • Gabe Wardell
    • Executive Director, Atlanta Film Festival 365
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Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness

Summary:

This quick-paced film considers the controversial legacy of this towering Jewish scholar who is is often credited with inventing the field of African studies.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 56 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 2:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Mel Konner, M.D, Ph.D.
    • Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
  • Richard A. Long, Ph.D.
    • Professor Emeritus, African American Studies, Emory University
  • W. Imara Canady
    • Center for Civil and Human Rights
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History of Israeli Cinema, A

Summary:

Extraordinary film clips, and interviews with famous Israeli actors and filmmakers, provide audiences with a kaleidoscopic history of Israeli cinema, and by extension, the Jewish state.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 208 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 10:00 AM

10-minute intermission

Guest Speakers

  • Yaron Shemer, Ph.D., M.A., B.F.A.
    • Assistant Professor of Israeli Culture, Carolina Jewish Studies, UNC
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In Search of Memory: The Neuroscientist Eric Kandel

Summary:

A film of unexpected charm, passion and humor that parallels the life and groundbreaking work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 95 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 10:05 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Dr. Jonathan D. Glass, M.D.
    • Professor of Neurology, Emory University
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Jaffa

Summary:

This contemporary Romeo and Juliet story explores the star-crossed love between a young Jewish woman and an Arab mechanic.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 106 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 | 10:50 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Audrey Galex
    • Roots & Wings, Life Stories, Inc.
  • Jan Jaben-Eilon
    • Author
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Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 | 9:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Audrey Galex
    • Roots & Wings, Life Stories, Inc.
  • Alta Schwartz, B.A.
    • Middle East Institute at Georgia State University
    • Outreach Director

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