The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years Of Diversity In Cinema

WABE

February 6th, 2020

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival takes place at venues across Atlanta from Feb. 10-27.

Courtesy of Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary next week. The event has a diverse lineup of 64 films from at least 17 countries.

Festival director Kenny Blank joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to give a preview of the lineup and spoke about how the festival has evolved over the past two decades.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival takes place at venues across Atlanta from Feb. 10-27.

Here are a few films discussed in the interview:

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