Sundance is giving free film master classes and movie screenings in Atlanta
If you didn’t know, Atlanta is currently ranked as the #1 city for filmmakers. And Sundance Film Festival is looking to tap into the city’s growing film industry.
Sundance Film Forward will host free screenings of critically acclaimed movies (Dope and Umrika) and will feature discussions with the movie’s filmmakers. The events will take place in a range of venues and schools across Atlanta and Macon including Morehouse College, Georgia Tech Library and Middle Georgia State University, which is hosted by Tubman Museum.
From Sundance:
Sundance Film Forward uses film and conversations with filmmakers to excite and introduce a new generation to the power of story, while fostering a global community. The program, designed for 18- to 24-year-olds, students and artists offers film screenings and discussions to excite and cultivate new audiences for independent film. It uses the power of cinema to promote broader cultural understanding, inspire curiosity and enhance awareness of shared stories and values across generations, religions, ethnicities and borders. Sundance Film Forward is an initiative of Sundance Institute and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Meredith Lavitt, Director of Sundance Film Forward, said “By bringing Sundance Film Forward to Atlanta and Macon, we hope to interact with students and artists from all over the cities. We look forward to creating inspiration and cultivating dialogue around the art of storytelling among our next generation of filmmakers and movie lovers.”
Sundance was created in 1981 by Robert Redford and is the home for film, theater and new media to reach new levels. As one of the most praised and attended film festivals in the world, the film industry has turned independent filmmakers to Hollywood A-listers. For instance, Fruitvale Station, Sin Nombre, The Invisible War, The Square, and Dirty Wars all debuted at Sundance and have later turned unknown actors and filmmakers to house hold names.
All events are free and open to the public.
Monday, March 28
7:30pm: Umrika
Discussion with director Prashant Nair and producer Swati Shetty to follow the screening.
White Hall Screening Room 110, Emory University
301 Dowman Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
Tuesday, March 29
7:00pm: Dope
Discussion with producer Mimi Valdes to follow the screening.
Middle Georgia State University, College of Arts & Sciences Theatre
100 University Parkway Macon, GA 31206
Hosted by Tubman Museum, Macon Film Festival, and Macon Film Commission
Wednesday, March 30
3:00pm: Dope
Discussion with producer Mimi Valdes to follow the screening.
SCADShow
173 14th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
7:00pm: Dope
Discussion with producer Mimi Valdes to follow the screening.
Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Room 152, Georgia Tech Library, Georgia Institute of Technology
266 Fourth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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