Founder Drew Sawyer talks the ATLFF opening night premiere of Idiots The Atlanta premiere of Idiots at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) “It takes a village, and sometimes a village of lunatics to make a movie,” Moonshine Post Production founder Drew Sawyer humorously said upon taking the stage at the Atlanta Film Festival Opening Night, where he helped introduce a screening of Idiots to a sold-out crowd. Idiots – which follows two down-on-their-luck men forced to work togeth

The festival ended with a screening of one of the year's most anticipated features Boots Riley and Taylour Paige's Q/A at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) Boots Riley is back and he’s taking no prisoners. The multi-hyphenate artist appeared for the closing night of the 50th Atlanta Film Festival at the historic Plaza Theatre to present his latest film, I Love Boosters. Boots Riley at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) In typical Boots Riley fashion – the same auteur that brought

13 years after its initial release, Ponsoldt's Georgia-based love story still remains a landmark in the state's filmmaking journey ATLFF's revival screening of James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now When you search the keywords “Georgia filmmaker” or “Directors from Georgia,” you will almost always come across the name James Ponsoldt. Ponsoldt, an Athens native, has been directing feature films and television for over twenty years. From his first film, Off the Black, to 2015’