2021 Atlanta Film Festival

Opening Acts

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4 films in package
Black Goat
Pasang, a new girl at a nunnery, has her first period after hearing a late-night ghost story. She keeps it secret until a prayer session. She believes that she has been cursed and must sacrifice a black goat to avoid further misfortune.
Shut Up
Roni is ashamed of her Tourette Syndrome. After acting violently towards a school bully, she's suspended from school. Home alone and frustrated by her tics, she goes to drastic and dangerous measures to control them.
Americanized
Growing up in Oakland’s hip-hop culture, Eng struggles with her Chinese American identity. To her high school basketball team, she’s just that girl who sits on the bench; but to the Asian kids she’s "Americanized." As her sophomore year of high school comes to an end, Eng tries to find a sense of belonging within the two worlds that don't accept her.
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The Speech
Beijing, 2003–The SARS epidemic has closed down the city. During a lockdown inside a private boarding school, three eight-year-old girls have to find a way to make sense of the world.
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Up-and-coming but unforgettable, these young protagonists are making their mark. Grab your concessions and take a seat, the show is about to begin.

Roni is ashamed of her Tourette Syndrome. After acting violently towards a school bully, she's suspended from school. Home alone and frustrated by her tics, she goes to drastic and dangerous measures to control them.


MEET THE FILMMAKER: NOA AHARONI MAOR

Noa graduated her studies in TV and Cinema from Sapir College in 1994. She is the recipient of the prestigious "Aliza Shagrir Prize" for her student film "Seret Bruto". In the first stages of her career Noa worked as first director's assistant in feature films and TV drama series. In 2000 Noa began her journey as a director on TV productions. Since 2000 she has directed many documentary's journal articles, films and series. In 2011 she directed her first feature film "By Summer's End". In 2017 her documentary movie "Shadow" about the abuse second generation of the Holocaust by their survivor parents, was selected for the prestigious "Doc aviv" and "Idfa" most important documentary film festival and won the best movie award of the Israeli documentary guild.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    Hebrew
  • Country
    Israel
  • Director
    Noa Aharoni Maor
  • Screenwriter
    Noa Aharoni Maor
  • Producer
    Dafna Danenberg
  • Cast
    Ofir Maor, Tali Sharon
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