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Atlanta Shortsfest turns 10, keeping it small in Hollywood of the South

Emily WeyrauchJuly 17, 2019

For those who like their movies like their lunch breaks -- high quality, independent and less than 45 minutes -- Shortsfest is the Atlanta festival to attend. F...

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Director-producer Marium Khalid likes to keep her art true, immersive

Liz DooleyJuly 17, 2019

While living in Bangladesh at age 12, Marium Khalid learned that a close friend had been kidnapped. The kidnappers took the wrong girl. At a time when Banglades...

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See that “Tales of the City” Pride billboard? Look for Lisa Cunningham

Jim FarmerJune 28, 2019

Lisa Cunningham had a sense of what it would look like, but when she saw it for the first time, she was overcome. The Atlanta video and commercial director/prod...

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As HB 481 passes, local and national film industry leaders ring the alarm

Beth WardMarch 29, 2019

Legislation that would ban all abortions in Georgia after the sixth week of pregnancy has again placed Georgia’s booming film industry under threat of a boycott...

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Below the Line offers a behind-the-scenes look at movie-making in Atlanta

Peterson HillMarch 22, 2019

Film sets are an otherworldly space, particularly big-budget Hollywood productions. A small army of people work toward the common goal of getting the movie on t...

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Rocky Horror shadow cast continues to find home at Plaza after almost 20 years

Emily WeyrauchMarch 13, 2019

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is not, by most conventional measures, family-friendly. It features a monster designed by an alien transvestite scientist for s...

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Q&A: Atlanta stunt veteran Damita Howard is a real-life superhero

Audrey ArnoldFebruary 26, 2019

Damita Howard is not a woman to be messed with. She falls down stairs, leaps from vehicles and literally jumps through rings of fire for a living. The vetera...

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Guitarist Brian Brasher is now behind the music of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters

Loli LucaciuJanuary 24, 2019

If you’re a rock music fan, you may have first heard of Brian Brasher as guitarist and founding member of the now defunct band Creed -- a multi-platinum group c...

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Filming Now: Dolly Parton, Stranger Things and more

ARTS ATL StaffJanuary 24, 2019

Filming for movies and TV series continues around Atlanta this month with big productions, including an upcoming Dolly Parton series for Netflix and the third s...

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#BoycottGeorgia? Brian Kemp victory stokes concern among film industry locals

Beth WardDecember 13, 2018

When Georgia declared Brian Kemp the winner of the governor’s race, actress Alyssa Milano took to Twitter: “There are over 20 productions shooting in Georgia. ...

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