AJFF 2018 arrives Jan. 24, with 192 films screening in 23 days
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival opens in less than two weeks, promising 192 screenings in 23 days and a slew of special events. For the details, keep reading.
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AJFF 2018 releases first 8 titles
The festival, opening Jan. 24, plans 70-plus screenings. Early titles include Hedy Lamarr and Itzhak Perlman docus and Oscar winner “Schindler’s List.”
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BEST BETS | Sept. 14-20, 2017
“The Christians” (Actor’s Express) and “Bengal Tiger” (7 Stages) open. Other top picks: “Shakespeare in Love” (Alliance) and “Burnpile” (Aurora).
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Jewish film fest names 2017 opening, closing features
The 16th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival opens Jan. 24, runs through Feb. 15 and will screen some 76 films in its 23 days. The full lineup comes out Jan. 6.
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This week's best bets: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2016
Openings include “Disgraced” at the Alliance, “I and You” at Aurora, “Moxie” at Theatrical Outfit and “The Toxic Avenger” at Horizon. Also: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is underway and “Wit” (Aurora) and “Sweeney Todd” (Actor’s Express) continue their runs.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Feb. 13
Our most intriguing best bets this weekend: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Fox, “Shakespeare’s R&J” at Fabrefaction, “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” at Synchronicity Theatre, the new “Whistling Psyche” and a double bill of heartbreak by Atlanta playwright Theroun D’arcy Patterson.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Feb. 6
If I could see one thing this weekend … it’d be a tough call. Topping the list: “The Geller Girls” and “In Love and Warcraft,” both at the Alliance, and “Six Degrees of Separation” at Actor’s Express. If you’re looking for something achingly romantic, choose from any number of “Romeo and Juliets” (ballet, stage, modern).
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 30
Because of this week’s weather “event,” please check with your venue before venturing out. When you do, you’ll find more great choices than you can squeeze into a week, let alone a weekend. A partial list: “The Geller Girls” and “In Love and War” at the Alliance; “Lombardi” at Aurora; “Six Degrees of Separation” at Actor’s Express; plus the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Theater Emory’s Brave New Works. Oh, what fun!
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Building celluloid bridges
Atlanta hosts numerous film festivals throughout the year, but none conveys the sense of “event” as the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which drew 31,500 attendees in 2013 (about 25 percent of whom identify as non-Jewish). This year’s version begins Jan. 29.
Read MoreAtlanta Jewish Film Fest focuses on 'great films'
What began 12 years ago with 24 movies about Jewish life and 2,000 or so viewers is now Atlanta’s largest film festival and the second-largest Jewish film festival in the world. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festivals runs Jan. 30-Feb. 20.
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