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The
Atlanta Philosophy Film
Festival grew out of combining a thirst for knowledge and
understanding of the bigger questions and the love of the Classic
Cinema which traditionally offers more questions than answers about the
human condition. We
truly belive there is an audience for the thinking cinema, so we gear
our festival not only to film and philosophy enthusiasts, but also to
anyone
who has the ability to envision the visual arts as a viable medium for
philosophical exploration and discussion.
As
one of the few film
festivals in the United States with no entry fees for filmmakers, we
accept feature
films and short films all year round.
See
our submissions
page for more details.
Festival
Directors
Chris
Fogarty, a graduate of Georgia
State University with a degree in
Philosophy, is constantly approaching
the big questions through reflection, writing, and conversation, and
more recently has turned to the cinema for
refreshing and innovative perspectives on the most basic
and classic human endeavors. His love for cinema is
matched
only by Samuel
Dyches,
a producer and screenwriter, who lives for independent moviemaking
unrestricted by Hollywood censorship and big studio trends. After
spending several years in the background helping to organize the
Humboldt Film Festival, the oldest student-run film festival in the
world, then later the New York International Latino Film Festival,
Samuel decided to create a festival featuring the films he loves- Philosophy Films.
Chris
and Samuel both share
the continuous quest for knowledge the field of philosophy offers and
both are driven to collect, archive, share, and celebrate the
philosophical films and videos that ask the big questions in life. The
Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival is the only festival of its kind in
the United States. It is our vision and our hope to not only screen
important films, but also create an environment of cultural,
aesthetical, and historical enrichment through conversation,
presentation, and cinematic celebration.
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