Screening of HAVANA Curveball, Co-Presented by the Marcus JCC of Atlanta and The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, on April 17
Screening Sponsored By: Benjamin R. Sillins and Family
A screening of the film, HAVANA Curveball, co-presented by the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) and the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), will take place on Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 1:30 – 4:00 pm at the MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody). This film is appropriate for all audiences. Ticket prices: $10 – $15. Purchase Tickets Here.
About the Film
Mica is a classic young teen. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Dreaming baseball. At 13, he is studying for his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age ritual. He takes to heart his Rabbi’s requirement to help “heal the world.” Imagining himself a savior of sorts, he launches a grand plan to send baseballs to less fortunate kids in Latin America. Narrowing his focus, he lights on Cuba, a country with a mysterious pull. He knows only that Cubans lack resources and love baseball like he does. Many of their star players have defected to play in the U.S. professional leagues. He also knows that Cuba gave his grandpa refuge during the Holocaust.
About the MJCCA
The MJCCA is committed to strengthening the quality of life throughout metro Atlanta, and is recognized as one of the most highly regarded Jewish community centers nationally. From preschoolers and adolescents, to young adults and seniors, the MJCCA offers unique and engaging programs, events, and services for every member of the community.
About AJFF
AJFF’s mission is to entertain and engage diverse audiences with film through a Jewish lens. In so doing, AJFF fulfills its vision to inspire communities to new levels of social and cultural understanding. Seeking to use the power of film both to entertain and educate, AJFF challenges conventional perspectives on Jewish culture and history, life in Israel, and the work of Jewish artists—particularly where these stories intersect with other communities.
AJFF ranks as the world’s largest Jewish film festival and Atlanta’s leading film festival of any kind. AJFF attracts audiences of nearly 40,000 moviegoers, and features an international collection of more than 70 narrative and documentary films (in both feature and short form) that connect with the Jewish experience. The festival brings to Atlanta major films representing more than two dozen countries each year. No screening is without a guest speaker or panel discussion, led by filmmakers, actors, authors, academics and/or other experts. This year marks not only AJFF’s second year as an independent non-profit, but will also be its first time offering additional forms of programming throughout the year.
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival was founded in 2000 by the Atlanta Regional Office of American Jewish Committee (AJC), a global advocacy organization that enhances the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel through education, outreach and diplomacy. Through the power and shared experience of cinematic storytelling, AJC and AJFF foster stronger bonds within the Jewish community, and intergroup relations with Atlanta’s diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities. Today, AJFF is an independent non-profit arts organization that continues an active partnership with its founding agency, American Jewish Committee.
Ticket Prices & Contact Info
- Ticket Prices: MJCCA Member: $10, General Admission: $11, Student (with valid ID): $6
- Purchase Tickets Here
- Media Contact: Lora Sommer: 678.812.4078
