New films to open Aug. 1 at Cinema Art Theater

“Shoshonna” and “Shari & Lamb Chop” are two new films opening Friday, Aug. 1, at the Cinema Art Theater near Lewes.

In “Shoshonna, an edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side.

“Shari & Lamb Chop” depicts the life story of Shari Lewis, a children's television pioneer whose whimsical characters and ebullient spirit guided generations of children as they came of age. When an injury sidelined her dance aspirations, she channeled her creativity into a passion for ventriloquism, creating beloved sock puppet characters Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy. Lisa D'Apolito's film documents Lewis’s her early years of TV success, the crush of her show's cancellation and her 1990s comeback in her 60s.

To learn more, go to rehobothfilm.com.