JC100 Film Festival for President Carter's 100th Birthday

We're celebrating President Jimmy Carter’s 100th year with an all-day film festival sponsored by our generous friends at the Plaza Theater and Atlanta Film Society! We will be choosing some of President Carter’s favorite films from the list of 400 films that he watched in the White House. The film festival also celebrates his role in the creation of the Georgia film industry as Governor of Georgia, which he created to encourage economic development in the state! 

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

10am-10pm: JC100 Film Festival!

Museum and Event Admission: FREE all day!

10:00am-7:00pm: 4 film showings in the museum theaters

Film titles: TBA soon! (classics and crowd-pleasers)

7:59-10:00pm: A movie under the stars!

Title: TBA soon!

 “The movies have touched all our lives—mine as a farm boy. It gave me a vision of the outside world. I’m sure the first time I saw the White House was in the back seat of a movie theater.” -President Carter, reception for the American Film Institute 10th Anniversary Gala, East Room, The White House, Nov. 17, 1977

The Plaza Theater and The Tara Theater will be hosting a few screenings at their venues for the #JC100FilmFestival! They will also be showing some of President Carter's favorite films leading up to the big day at the museum. We thank them for their unbelievable generosity and support!