It was at CSU that Dvn Dsn discovered his love for filmmaking after joining the Film Club and participating in 48-hour film festivals with a group of friends. This led to the creation of “Multicent Productions,” a production company founded by Dvn Dsn and his friends to present their film festival submissions.
We sat down with Elisee Junior St. Preux to talk about “The Tropic Sun and His Eyes,” an official Tribeca Festival selection and the first mental health narrative film shot entirely on land in Haiti. The Atlanta-based filmmaker drew from personal loss to craft a story about estranged fathers and sons, and the generational trauma that keeps them apart.
As much as Harris is excited about shooting near (and with) his family and putting other Georgia residents to work in the process, he is encouraged by the positive momentum he’s seeing in the industry following its recent years of hardship. And while this hardship was experienced everywhere, not just in Georgia, Harris is pleased to see the state turning a corner, navigating industry-wide changes and stepping out as a leader.
We sat down with Alex Miller of Craig Miller Productions to talk about its latest project, “Beyond Unstoppable,” the final film from Georgia production legend Craig Miller. His family is carrying his vision forward, and the result is exactly the kind of Georgia story he spent his career telling.
Independent cinema has always skirted the norm. But rejection of the traditional distribution model – where film distributors buy movies out of film festivals or elsewhere and release them via streaming or theatrical – has become a prevalent option for smaller filmmakers looking to get their work seen.
As Georgia’s creative economy continues to mature beyond service production into a hub for original storytelling, a new generation of filmmakers is emerging, forming artists who not only work in the state but build lasting creative capital from within it.
Writer, director, and producer Aaron Strand sat down with Georgia Entertainment to discuss his micro-budget feature “Withdrawal,” a raw examination of addiction and codependency that follows a singer-songwriter and her rebellious boyfriend as they attempt to quit heroin cold turkey to avoid rehab. Shot entirely in Athens with a Georgia-based cast and crew, the film premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Atlanta Film Festival.
Are you sick of hearing that it’s been a rough couple of years in Hollywood? Between the bursting of the streaming bubble, the historic WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and the pull of global incentives… things are kind of bad.
Two Ships is a 2D hand-drawn animated short that my wife, Mackenzie, and I wrote together based on our experience of working opposite schedules and trying to maintain connection during one of the busiest times in our relationship. It’s a story that’s deeply personal to us but one we’ve found resonates with others who are also looking for human connection.
Georgia Entertainment’s newest series, Indie Spotlight, kicked off with an unforgettable event highlighting the independent film Brutal Season on July 26th at the Tara Theatre. The evening began with an insightful panel discussion that offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at the indie filmmaking process.