Past Events

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival invites you to join our next Selects screening of the season: The Red Orchestra, a riveting docudrama about an anti-Nazi resistance network operating from within the Third Reich. See the film in our Virtual Cinema, then enjoy an exclusive Q&A moderated by Holocaust historian Dr. Deborah Lipstadt.

Building bridges of understanding through film, AJFF Connects celebrates Pride Month with Double Income, Kids, a year in the life of an Israeli gay couple on their way to parenthood. Filmmaker Hendrik Schäfer follows the fathers-to-be, as they enlist the help of an American surrogate mother in this touching look at the gay baby boom in Israeli society. Presented as part of Pride Month in partnership with Out On Film and SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity.

Join Film Fatales for an interactive Directing Actors workshop with Judith Weston moderated by Film Fatales member Daniela De Carlo. For many filmmakers, collaborating with actors is the last frontier—the scariest part and the part they long for—the human part, the place where connection happens. Come witness legendary acting and directing coach, Judith Weston, school us on the challenges of the actor-director relationship, the pitfalls of “result direction”, how to break down a script, how to prepare for casting sessions,…