ONE NIGHT ONLY!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd – 7:30 PM
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Sasha Tycko and n+1 editor Mark Krotov
The Atlanta Police Foundation is trying to build the largest police training facility in the US in Weelaunee Forest, a watershed surrounded by primarily Black residents who overwhelmingly oppose the project. The plans include military-grade training facilities, a mock city to practice urban warfare, dozens of shooting ranges, and a Black Hawk helicopter landing pad. Stop Cop City is a decentralized movement on the ground in Atlanta, GA, whose goal is to stop construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Join us on Sunday, February 2nd at 7:3opm as we present two films from the struggle to Stop Cop City by filmmaker and researcher Sasha Tycko, who spent two years living and working at the activist site.
After the films, Sasha and n+1 editor Mark Krotov will lead a discussion. For more information on the experience at Stop Cop City, check out Not One Tree, an experiential, long-form piece co-written by Sasha from the Fall 2023 edition of n+1.
Film descriptions are below.
DWELLING: A MEASURE OF LIFE IN THE ATLANTA FOREST
Dir. Sasha Tycko. 2023.
United States. 40 min.
In English.
DWELLING: A MEASURE OF LIFE IN THE ATLANTA FOREST follows one Atlanta forest defender’s quixotic attempt to build a hut by hand in the forest occupation at the center of the fight against Cop City. By patiently following the building process, this observational film explores how the utopian visions of the movement meet the practical challenges of living in the forest. As a militant struggle unfolds offscreen, the film contemplates the nature of work, technology, and making a home.
— preceded by —
ATLANTA FOREST GARDEN: FOUR DAYS OF WORK
Dir. Marion Lary & Sasha Tycko. 2023.
United States. 12 min.
In English.
In March 2023, at the height of the movement to Defend the Atlanta Forest/Stop Cop City, ATLANTA FOREST GARDEN: FOUR DAYS OF WORK follows the guerilla gardeners of the Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival as they plant a food forest on disturbed land, just days after the notorious police raid on the music festival threatened to cancel everything.
