5 Flicks at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

Several films in the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival are showing at Lefont Sandy Springs Theaters.

The 20-day festival explores Jewish culture and history, and continues through Feb. 27.

Here’s a snapshot of five films playing this weekend. To see a full list of films this weekend and throughout the festival visit http://www.ajff.org/

“Little Rose”

A love triangle develops when a young woman agrees to try to disgrace a Jewish professor for the secret police.

 Language: Hebrew with subtitles

 Awards: Best actress and director at the Polish Film Festival. Best director at the Moscow International Film Festival.

 Showtime: 8 p.m., Saturday

“The Matchmaker”

A Romanian Holocaust survivor, who brings together lovelorn couples, takes 16-year-old Arik under his wing in Haifa. Arik literally encounters a carnival of characters as he comes to terms with post-Holocaust life.

Language: Hebrew with subtitles

Awards: Nominated for seven Israeli Phir Awards, including Best Picture.

Showtimes: 7:45 p.m., Saturday; 7:30 p.m., Sunday

“100 Voices: A Journey Home”  [Documentary]

In June 2009, world-renowned canters performed in a series of concerts with the Polish National Opera and a 100-piece orchestra. The film includes clips of “cantors of yesteryear” and as well as modern-day “luminaries.” 

Language: English

Showtime: 11:20 a.m., Sunday

“Maya”

An aspiring actress with little confidence becomes romantically involved with a manipulative director, who casts her as the lead in his play. By the play’s premiere, Maya is traumatized by her relationship, a friend’s personal crisis and her decision to check herself into a mental hospital to prepare for her role.

Language: Hebrew with subtitles

Showtime: 11:45 a.m., Sunday

“The Trotsky”

A teen comedy about a “Jewish Geek” in Montreal who thinks he is Leon Trotsky, reincarnate. When he is transferred to a public school for organizing a hunger strike at his father’s business, the teen tries to unionize the student body. 

Language: English

Awards: Audience Award at the Atlantic and Tokyo International Film Festivals.

Showtime: 4:35 p.m., Sunday