Atlanta Film Festival is Next Week! - Here's what you should see...
Angry Black Girl & Her Monster Screening - DAD’S GARAGE - ATLFF 2023
It’s the MOST! Wonderful TIME! Of the YEARRRR!!
I know it’s been a while, but we’ve been planning, planning, planning! But I wanted to bring you up to speed on what I’ve been up to.
Below, I’m gonna hip you to My Favorite Picks of the Season, Blocks I programmed, and Q+As I’m moderating.
I’ll be sitting with the filmmakers behind “The South Got Something to Say!”
Let’s start with MODERATING:
EPISODIC - 4/27 - 3:15 @ TARA
SHORTS: ALL GOOD CHILDREN - 4/28 - 6:30p @ TARA
CITIZEN SLEUTH - 4/30 - 7p @ TARA
THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY - 5/1 - 7p @ PLAZA : ATLiens, you BETTER show yo’ face!
SHORTS: GA ALL STARS - 5/2 - 7p @ PLAZA
WE STRANGERS - 5/3 - 7p @ PLAZA
MUSIC VIDEOS - 5/3 - 10:30p @ PLAZA
VIAL - 5/4 - 3:30p @ TARA
FAMILY TREE - 5/5 - 4p @ PLAZA
MOUNTAINS - 5/5 - 7p @ PLAZA
Not moderating, but I will be over the VR GALLERY, this year! stop by, and say hi! It’s free! 4/27-28, 1p-7p.
Desi dreams of becoming a famous singer, but her goal is threatened by the future that awaits the girls in her town, Boca Chica.
My FAVORITE Picks:
BOCA CHICA - 5/1 - 7p @ TARA: I’m heartbroken this is screening at the same time I am moderating! But even if you save this for virtual screening, it’s worth it. Probably my favorite feature film in the season. Child actress A+, visuals are captivating and stunning.
MOUNTAINS: I’ll be moderating this one! A beautiful story about gentrification in Miami.
A SONG FOR IMOGENE - 4/27 - 4:15p @ PLAZA: Realistic Southern story without the rundown Southern tropes.
ALL THE SHORTS BLOCKS: BAYBEEEE it’s SO hard for me to pick my favorite Shorts Block! This is the first time in a while that we converged on documentaries and short films, rounding out some real hard-hitting themes that examine the human condition.
RAPE PLAY - 5/4 - 4p @ PLAZA: Don’t be scared of the title! It’s a heavy-hitting, light-hearted documentary examining how we view rape fantasy, from the scope of fanfic writers. Super glad Marla from Sex-Down South could moderate!
Amakki (“your mother”) intimately explores the complex threads of love, loss, and resilience that weave a family of four women together.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
TAXIBOL (+ The Museum)
PIANOMAN (+ Olive)
THE TRAP (dir. by Lena Headey!)
Blocks I programmed:
…I actually covered that, above. So, never mind!
Curious about something on the schedule? Leave a comment or email me back, and let me know what you’re excited to see!
#FlashbackFriday: Thee BLK Pearl opens ATLFF 2023.
Damn, I miss performing, though.