Local & International artists bring film premieres, performances, workshops, and art installations to South Fulton, celebrating stories of the Diaspora.
The Global South Film Festival, a cultural platform for independent storytelling, will take place December 4th & 5th at the Southwest Arts Center in The City of South Fulton. This festival is the mayor’s signature event for the year, showcasing voices from across the Global South, it highlights a long list of activities, including writing and business workshops, film scouting tours, youth showcases, world premieres, and interactive art installations.
#GSF2 is dedicated to uplifting stories from across the Global South. Alongside their media partner Georgia Entertainment – the city is bringing the film industry here, to stay. This year, it features The Bahamas Artist Movement – led by Sidney Portier’s daughter Rowena Sutherland, bringing the US premiere of the award-winning Haitian movie Kidnapping Inc., accompanied by a 12 piece brass band dressed in full Junkanoo regalia. Continuing the celebration os Indigenous People’s Month in November, non-profit Science and Nonduality (SAND) presents The Eternal Song alongside a retelling of the journey made by Chief of the SouthEastern region Mvskoke tribe, Michelle Gilmore.
The event is free for students and seniors, as well as those who reserve tickets before October 30th. Visit the festival’s website at GSF2.org to reserve your tickets today before early-bird pricing runs out. There you can also find the full agenda, students can submit their short films, and you can learn more about their sponsors.
“The South got something to say, and we are building the infrastructure in The City of South Fulton to help filmmakers say it” – Mayor Kobi
“In a time when our stories are being erased, here, in the Blackest City in America, it is our duty to preserve and uplift the truth.” – Danielle Duncan, Festival Director.
