Toyland

Summary:

Set in 1942 Germany, a mother dupes her son into believing that a group of Jewish neighbors is being taken to a fantasy world called "Toyland."

Run time: 13 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 12:10 PM

Guest Speakers

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

Ultimatum

Summary:

As Jerusalem anxiously awaits the 1991 Gulf War, the threat of a chemical and biological attack paradoxically reawakens the desire of Israeli citizens to laugh, love, live and face reality.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 102 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 | 1:20 PM

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 | 9:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Michael Morris
    • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
    • Atlanta Region

Date Passed

War Against the Weak

Summary:

A shocking investigation of American eugenics, arguably the most dangerous pseudoscience of all time, which became the foundation for Nazi genocide.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 93 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 | 4:15 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Mel Konner, M.D, Ph.D.
    • Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 3:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Paul A. Lombardo, Ph.D., J.D.
    • Bioethics and legal scholar, Georgia State University
  • Peter Demas
    • Producer
  • Justin Strawhand
    • Director
Date Passed

Wedding Song, The

Summary:

The sensual portrait of two teenage girlfriends, a Muslim and a Jew, who bond intensely during the Nazi occupation of the North African nation of Tunis.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 84 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 | 2:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Nadirah Z. Sabir
    • Producer, Multimedia Journalist
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 9:05 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Catherine Dana, M.A., Ph.D.
    • Lecturer, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
  • Audrey Galex
    • Roots & Wings, Life Stories, Inc.
Date Passed

Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story

Summary:

A chronicle of the endlessly surprising life of the charismatic newspaperman, Vegas icon and real-life Zelig, Hank Greenspun.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 98 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010 | 4:00 PM

Date Passed

Who Do You Love

Summary:

The rise and fall of music industry pioneer Leonard Chess gets an inspired big-screen treatment in a toe-tapping biopic rich with sentimental tunes and period settings.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 90 min
Screenings:

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010 | 7:00 PM

Date Passed

Within the Whirlwind

Summary:

Oscar-nominee Emily Watson portrays Russian Jewish poet Evgenia Ginzburg as she falls from Communist grace under Stalin's "Great Purge."

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 93 min
Screenings:

Regal Medlock Crossing

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 5:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Elena Glazov-Corrigan
    • Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Emory University
    • Emory University

Date Passed

Regal Atlantic Station

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 | 10:00 AM

Guest Speakers

  • Elena Glazov-Corrigan
    • Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Emory University
    • Emory University

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 9:10 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Elena Glazov-Corrigan
    • Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Emory University
    • Emory University

Date Passed

Yankles, The

Summary:

An ex-con finds redemption by coaching an upstart Orthodox Jewish baseball team in a bawdy but uplifting crowd-pleaser.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 115 min
Screenings:

Regal Medlock Crossing

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 7:25 PM

Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 2:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kenneth Brown
    • Actor
  • David R. and Zev Brooks
    • Director, Co-Writers, Co-Producers
  • Susanne Sutchy
    • Actor
  • Don Most
    • Actor
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 | 7:30 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Kenneth Brown
    • Actor
  • David R. and Zev Brooks
    • Director, Co-Writers, Co-Producers
  • Susanne Sutchy
    • Actor
  • Don Most
    • Actor
Date Passed

Yes, Miss Commander!

Summary:

Documents one of the Israeli army's most complicated missions: integrating newly enlisted soldiers from extremely disadvantaged backgrounds.

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 96 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 | 5:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Michael Morris
    • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
    • Atlanta Region

Date Passed

Zion and His Brother

Summary:

Cascading events threaten the unshakeable loyalty of two teenage siblings in a sensitive coming-of-age drama set in a gritty working-class neighborhood of Haifa.

Genre: Narrative
Run time: 84 min
Screenings:

Lefont Sandy Springs

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 | 1:25 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Eran Merav
    • Director
  • David Lee Simmons
    • Film Critic
Date Passed

Lefont Sandy Springs

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 | 6:45 PM

Guest Speakers

  • Matthew H. Bernstein, Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
    • Emory Film Studies Chair
  • Eran Merav
    • Director
Date Passed