Have You Been to Austin Jewish Film Festival Yet?

Ongoing this week is the Austin Jewish Film Festival, which is taking place at the Regal Arbor Cinema (9828 Great Hills Trail).

The mission of AJFF is to "provide Central Texans with a collection of the best current Jewish films from around the world." Operating since 2001, the film festival offers Austin audiences a view into the vitality and variety of the Jewish experience.

Tonight -- Wednesday, March 28 -- is Polish Heritage Night, featuring the short HAMSA: The Pointed Question and the feature Joanna at 7 pm. Joanna (2010) details the story of a waitress in Krakow who brings home a seven-year-old girl to hide her from the Germans until her secret is discovered by an officer inspecting her apartment.

At 9 pm, AJFF presents Little Rose, a story of intrigue and a love triangle between a Polish policeman, his girlfriend, and the professor he has been assigned to investigate for collusion with western anti-communist groups.

The festival runs through Friday, March 30. Tickets are available at the theater. For more details about this year's AJFF selections, read Chale's preview.