The Athens Film Project is launching its first three short films on Athens history, including Emancipation by Grady School graduate film student Emanu Saucier, The Knox Institute by Jesse Freeman and Industrial Athens I by Georgia Film Academy instructor Phil Bergquist. The films are a project of the Athens Historical Society that began during the pandemic with the goal of creating history lessons for local 11th grade U.S. history classes. Executive producer Cindy Hahamovitch says the films teach world history by making it local: “We started with the standards—the facts and concepts—Georgia teachers have to teach and looked for local stories to illuminate them.” The films have since become an extremely collaborative project involving people from all around Athens, including UGA faculty and local high school teachers, as well as receiving over $100,000 in support from a variety of locals. Future films will cover the founding of Athens, Reconstruction, slavery, the New Deal and more. There will be a discussion with a panel of Athens Film Project members and filmmakers following the viewing.
WHO: Athens Historical Society Mini-Film Showing
WHEN: Wednesday, July 17 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Ciné
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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