Below please find info on several screenings at the Atlanta Film Festival with complimentary tickets. We are excited to invite you to a wide selection of films including World and US premieres and screenings with talent. Pras Michel (The Fugees) will be in attendance at the screening of SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT – see below for more details!
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE COMPLIMENTARY CODE DOESN’T WORK IT MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO MORE COMPLIMENTARY PASSES AVAILABLE FOR THAT MOVIE.
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Synopsis: Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play married fortysomethings in Noah Baumbach’s latest coming-of-middle-age story. After befriending Darby and Jamie (Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver), a young and unpredictable Brooklynite-couple, Josh and Cornelia find their marriage and careers upended as they struggle to evaluate the importance of acting their age.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25th 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: The Plaza theater (Main/Downstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFWHILEWEREYOUNG
DROWN
Synopsis: Len is a surf club champion like his father once was. When the younger, faster, fitter Phil arrives, Len’s legendary status starts to crumble. Over the summer season, Len forms unexpected, confusing feelings for Phil. When Phil dethrones Len at the annual surf competition, Len and his buddy take Phil on an intoxicated bender through the seedy city. Jealousy, homophobia, and unrequited lust culminate in a tragic late night trip back to the beach—where Len seeks total oblivion.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25th 9:30 Om – 11:00 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Upstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFDROWN
SOMEHWERE IN THE MIDDLE (World Premiere)
Synopsis: Left fragile from the conclusion of her last relationship, Sofia reaches out to a therapist in efforts to rebuild her confidence. She meets Kofi, who has many issues of his own, and begins to dream of a future with him. But Kofi is trying to mend his relationship with his wife, Billie, who finds herself investing more in her co-workers—a woman named Alex in particular—than in her marriage. As each story unravels, the three find themselves a web more tangled than before.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25th 9:00 PM – 10:45 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Main/Downstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFSOMEWHEREINTHEMIDDLE
GOD BLESS THE CHILD
Synopsis: An often overwhelmed teenager (Harper Graham) tends to the needs of her four younger brothers, all of whom spend the day challenging each other in games of strength and burgeoning masculinity. All the while, Hannah is searching and waiting for the parent who is missing in action. Deftly walking the tightrope between documentary and narrative filmmaking, “God Bless the Child” gives us a keenly real sense of the joys, and the burden, of raising a family with little support financially or emotionally.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25th 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Upstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFGODBLESSTHECHILD
DIVIDED TIME
Synopsis: In the hip-hop world, fatherhood is often seen as a dirty word—if it is even discussed at all. Taking a look at nine different musicians at varying stages of their hip-hop careers, “Divided Time” focuses on these fathers and the sacrifices they have made for their families, while still in pursuit of their dreams. Reversing the picture typically on display, these men seek to prioritize their children over their professional interests.
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Main/Downstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFDIVIDEDTIME
SWEETY MICKY FOR PRESIDENT (w/ guest appearance by The Fugees founding member Pras Michel)
Synopsis: Pras Michel of the hip hop group, The Fugees, returns to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. He arrives at his homeland only to find a corrupt government and civil unrest. Determined to effect positive change, Michel manages a presidential campaign for Michel Martelly, AKA Sweet Micky, a controversial Haitian musician. Follow Michel and Sweet Micky as they set out to change the course of Haiti’s future for the better.
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Main/Downstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFSWEETMICKY
THE KEEPING ROOM (US premiere)
Synopsis: After their father and brother leave to fight in the Civil War, sisters Augusta and Louise and their slave, Mad, are left to tend to their homestead alone. When two rogue, drunken Union soldiers come looking for trouble, the women must defend themselves as General Sherman’s fiery march quickly approaches. “The Keeping Room” rips genre and gender conventions apart in its showcase of three powerful and resilient southern women. Starring Birt Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26th 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Location: The Plaza Theater (Main/Downstairs)
Link for complimentary tickets: http://bit.ly/ATLFFKEEPINGROOM
