It’s the 1970s, and America’s burgeoning obsession with marijuana has made Colombian farmers suddenly rich. In the Guajira region, a Wayúu family rises to prominence, but soon the trappings of wealth and power start a war that threatens to tear them and their ancient traditions apart. Featuring food from Kiosco Restaurant.
The most personal project to date from Academy Award-winning director and writer Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA follows a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City in the 1970s. Featuring food from El Ponce.
CUBAN FOOD STORIES is a unique film about food, society, and culture on the island of Cuba. A personal road-trip adventure all around the island to discover the most authentic flavors and stories behind the Cuban cuisine. Featuring food from Papi’s Cuban Grill.
Now celebrating a 42-year history, the Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema.
Join us as we present a new crop of locally produced short films at the latest edition of Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series!
Siblings Dylan and Andrea set off with their new friends on a marvelous journey of discovery in search of long lost pirate loot.
A story of an unlikely friendship between neighbors in Havana, Cuba. Two men lean on their relationship in a city on the verge of substantial change.
Motivated by the desire for a better life and guided by the ancestral spirits of this house, José embarks on a mystical search for gold ""morocotas"" that are said to be buried in the mansion he occupies with his family.
The 2nd Annual Be Downtown Film Festival kicks off with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and continues through the evening with two Star Wars classics, The Force Awakens and Rogue One.
Join us as we present a new crop of locally produced short films at the latest edition of Wonderroot's Local Film Series!
The #ATLFS New Mavericks Film Series returns as a full day of shorts screenings, networking, and education in celebration of the women on both sides of the lens. Admission is pay-what-you-can.
Argentine tango dancers María Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes discuss their personal and professional relationship in UN TANGO MÁS (OUR LAST TANGO). This Argentinian film concludes our 2016 CineMás Film Series.
A woman distracts a criminal by sharing three of the dozens of tales she has written from different periods of Cuba's history. ESPEJUELOS OSCUROS (DARK GLASSES) continues our 2016 CineMás Film Series. Lead actor Luis Alberto García will be in attendance!
A young indigenous woman does not want to live in the modern world until it saves her life during a pregnancy complication. Guatemalan film IXCANUL kicks off our 2016 CineMás Film Series.
Three official selections from the 2016 Festival del Film Locarno have their Atlanta premieres. Presented in partnership between ATLFS and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Atlanta.
The latest installment of Homespun, a curated film series for locally made short documentaries about Atlantan subjects, plays the Plaza Theatre October 12th. ATLFS Members receive free admission!
The Atlanta Film Society's Revenge of the Summer Series concludes with a 20th anniversary screening of "Mars Attacks!" at the Plaza Theatre!
A 20th anniversary screening of F. Gary Gray's "Set it Off" continues the Atlanta Film Society's Revenge of the Summer Series at the Plaza Theatre!
A 20th anniversary screening of "Twister" kicks off the Atlanta Film Society's Revenge of the Summer Series at the Plaza Theatre!
WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series returns to the Plaza Theatre! Check out an excellent array of short films, animations, music videos and experimental works—all in support of the local filmmakers that created them.
Celebrate Georgia's longest-running independent cinema with a 20th anniversary screening of THE CRAFT, starring Neve Campbell and Robin Tunney.
Westside Provisions District's third annual summer series continues into July with the coming-of-age throwback starring Rosie O'Donnell, Christina Ricci, Demi Moore and Melanie Griffith.
Join us for a weekend of movies the way they were meant to be seen at Downtown Atlanta's oldest movie house! Films include "Shaft," "Enter the Dragon," "Aladdin," "Space Jam," "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and "Night of the Living Dead."
Celebrate Georgia's longest-running independent cinema with a 20th anniversary screening of SWINGERS, starring Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.
Celebrate Georgia's longest-running independent cinema with a 20th anniversary screening of THE BIRDCAGE, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.
Westside Provisions District's third annual summer event continues with a free outdoor presentation of the classic Georgia film.
Westside Provisions' third annual Sundown Series kicks off with a special screening of Georgia's own Fried Green Tomatoes, Wednesday, May 25th.
2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Film Festival. Passes are on sale now!
"Buena Vista Social Club" (Cuba) screens as part of the first ever Cinemás Film Series at the Rialto Center for the Arts.
