Savannah Film Festival Adds Screening of "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" With Special Guests

The Savannah Film Festival has added a special screening of the documentary "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me." The film aptly premiered at the Nashville Film Festival back in April and played a few other festivals before opening in New York City this past weekend.

The country music legend's struggle with Alzheimer's disease has been no secret. The film centers around his farewell tour throughout the United States, Australia and Europe. Director/producer James Keach will be in attendance alongside Jane Seymour, who also served as a producer. Glen Campbell's wife Kim Campbell will also be present.

"Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" plays Saturday, November 1st at 4 PM at the SCAD Museum of Art. 

AJFF Review: "Hava Nagila (The Movie)" (****)

A scene from "Hava Nagila (The Movie)"

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is celebrating its bar/bat mitzvah this year! Thirteen years old, the festival is truly on the edge of adulthood. Still young, sure, but this year's ticket sales have already exceeded 30,000 and will inch closer to 40,000 by the end of the 22-day event, making it the largest Jewish film festival on the planet. Long having been a well-oiled machine– known for its organization and hospitality, the AJFF is becoming a destination film festival for Israeli and European fare as well as world-class documentaries.

Roberta Grossman's "Hava Nagila (The Movie)" continues on an expansive festival run and was chosen to kick off this year's festivities. Much more exciting than it sounds, the movie goes deeper than just the song itself– exploring not only the origins, evolution and decline of the cultural phenomenon, but also the diaspora and evolution of Jewish culture before and after Israeli statehood. Grossman incorporates a lot of wit into her curriculum and never takes the quest to unearth the famed song's pedigree more seriously than need be. This was a perfect film to jumpstart the year.