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Your Daily Festival Digest
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Closing Night Selection: Shari and Lamb Chop
Awards Show • Q&A with Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop • Dessert Reception
SSPAC • 7:00 PM
Sure to awaken cherished memories, this heartfelt mix of nostalgia and showbiz insights honors a visionary spirit, Shari Lewis, and her beloved sock puppet Lamb Chop, kindling the imaginations of dreamers and storytellers across generations.
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Mallory Lewis
Performer, Author
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Lamb Chop
Beloved Childhood Friend
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The 2024 AJFF Jury Has Spoken
Tonight, the spotlight shines on our Jury Awards winners across six competitive categories, unveiled at Closing Night. Chosen by our esteemed panel of industry luminaries and distinguished film students, these films are celebrated for their creativity, storytelling, and capacity to inspire dialogue and understanding.
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Tomorrow: Streaming Encore Begins
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Virtual Cinema: 10 Days of Home Comfort, World-Class Cinema
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As we bid farewell to our in-theater experience tonight, the excitement is far from over. Starting tomorrow, embark on a 10-day streaming encore. Dive deep into 32 festival films from the comfort of your own home, extending the spirit of the 24th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. The best seat in the house awaits—yours!
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Streaming titles may sell out; not all films are available for online viewing
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Experience Two Streaming Exclusives
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Today at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
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The Catskills
Atlanta Premiere • Q&A with Comedian Jerry Farber
SSPAC • 12:00 PM
Evoking the golden Borscht Belt era, this loving, nostalgic homage vibrantly showcases the humor, heritage, and spirit of the Jewish-American saga at the iconic Catskills summer resorts, symbols of Yiddishkeit heritage and refuges from antisemitism.
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Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
Atlanta Premiere • Jury Award Nominee
SSPAC • 2:35 PM
Marco Bellocchio's provocative, richly staged drama, set in 19th-century Italy and based on true events, depicts the forced Christian conversion of a Jewish boy by Papal decree, sparking global outrage and pushing a nation to the brink of revolution.
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