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City of Refuge is a faith-based nonprofit organization that serves individuals facing some of life’s most difficult circumstances. A new documentary from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Nick Nanton, The Greatest of These, tells the story of the nearly 30-year-old nonprofit and its founder, Bruce Deel.

One of the most gratifying aspects of my years at WABE was connecting listeners to our city’s cultural events. A vibrant arts community can uplift and enrich the lives of Atlantans. The challenge today is to help these organizations thrive: Funding is essential from various sources. With money allocated to the arts, we can all take pride in a city made greater by its cultural organizations.

When Tre’ Horton arrived in Los Angeles from metro Atlanta in 2022, he still wasn’t sure whether to focus on dancing, singing, or acting. Growing up in Clayton County, he excelled in all three art forms, Luckily for Horton, his feature film debut gave him the chance to showcase all of these skills at once, as he plays Michael Jackson’s older brother Marlon in Michael, the new biopic on the King of Pop.

The Atlanta Film Festival celebrates a major milestone this year, marking its 50th anniversary, a distinction few film festivals in the U.S. have reached. ATLFF is an Academy Award qualifying festival with a reputation as highly competitive, drawing cinephiles and filmmakers to the city annually. The 2026 festival runs in person from April 23 to May 3 at the Plaza and Tara theaters, with virtual screenings from May 4 to 11.

Shunika Terry is nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Sinners, the film that earned a record-breaking 16 nominations at this year's Academy Awards. Here, she talks about how she went from a salon to the film and TV industry, working with Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on Sinners, and how it feels to be nominated.

Christalyn Hampton’s directorial career couldn’t have got off to a better start. Her debut as a filmmaker, The Devil is Busy, which she co-directed with Geeta Gandbhir, has been nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards. Set at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, the film shows a day in the life of Tracii, its head of security. Atlanta magazine spoke with Hampton about the film, why documentaries are so important, and what she hopes the film's impact will be. 

Over the past 15 years, Dunwoody native Ryan White has established himself as one of the most entertaining and captivating documentary filmmakers working in American cinema. Come See Me in the Good Light has earned White his first Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The film celebrates the life, work, career, and activism of Andrea Gibson, the late poet who garnered a legion of fans as a spoken-word artist. We spoke with White about how growing up in Atlanta inspired him to become a documentary filmmaker, his love for Southern stories, and his connection to Gibson’s poetry.

The 26th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will unfold across the city between February 18 and March 3. Over the course of two weeks, the AJFF will screen 25 narrative features, 24 documentaries, and 16 short films from 20 different countries across the world. 

These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on arts, film, music, entertainment, and sports.

The strip club Magic City’s lore looms large. Now, timed to the storied strip club’s 40th anniversary, Starz is releasing a five-part docuseries called Magic City: An American Fantasy. It is executive produced by Jami Gertz, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks, and Jermaine Dupri. (Drake is also an executive producer.)