Plaza Theatre to Screen Film About KKK's Presence in Stone Mountain
"Out of Stone," directed by Stephen Grum, will be among the films shown during the Atlanta Film Festival.
The Atlanta Film Festival will include a selection of shorts set in and around Atlanta, including the true-life story of an autistic woman who plays a tuba in Little Five Points for change and a documentary looking back at Ku Klux Klan activity in Stone Mountain.
According to the festival's Facebook page, the block of short films called "This is Atlanta" will be screened at 5 p.m. on the festival's opening day, March 15.
The film about the Klan, "Out of Stone," is directed by Stephen Grum. Here is the description on Youtube:
Out of Stone tells the story of Stone Mountain, GA, a small community not far from Atlanta, that was the center of the largest Ku Klux Klan revival during the 20th century. Though it would seem to be a place of racial hatred and discrimination, the citizens of Stone Mountain tell a different story.
The festival will include a screening of family friendly animated works, feature-length films, documentary shorts, lectures and more.
The Atlanta Film Festival runs March 15-24 at the Plaza Theatre. A full schedule of films and ticket information is available here.
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Atlanta Film Fest Documentary Features Little Five Points Tuba Player
Ray Rawlins
2:05 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
My family moved to HIGHLAND VIRGINIA Morningside area in 1945. I worked at Torans pharmacy, Dink's Fine Foods Harrington's Service station, the Sinclare service station across from Highland Virginia's fine foods I went to the Dentist Dr. Marvin Kaplan. I ate my first pizza at George's Deli and my first beer at Moe's and Joe's all this in a area known as HIGHLAND VIRGINIA not Virginia Highland as you changed the name for the Yankees. Get it right from the people that live there. Highland ran from down town to Briarcliff. Virginia ran from Briarcliff to Boulivard (Monroe Dr) where it ended at the bus barn. If You want to know more Email me I have others that know of this history too! rarawlins1@yahoo.com
Ray Rawlins Former Georgian
Laura Sutton
7:24 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Well said, Ray...I am one from back in the day Highland-VA and remember all the places mentioned; as well as attended Morningside and S.M. Inman Grammar Schools and graduated from Henry Grady HS, 1961!!