DATE: 8/27/20
TIME: 7PM - 8PM EST
LOCATION: Online
PRICE: FREE

ATLFF is going live with filmmakers slated to play at the 44th Atlanta Film Festival and Creative Conference Panelists! Each year ATLFF has the pleasure of presenting 11 days worth of films from talented filmmakers across the globe. As a festival, we look to provide a platform where audiences can connect with a plethora of groundbreaking works. In anticipation of our 2020 festival, we are delighted to present our latest interview series!

Over the course of the upcoming weeks, ATLFF will be hosting interviews with filmmakers from our 2020 official selections and Creative Conference panelists moderated by Karen Ceesay. Each interview will provide you with a behind the scenes look into the upcoming festival and the films we program.

Join us Thursday, August 27th at 7 PM EST for an interview with Evan Hodges.

Evan Hodges was raised in a musical family in the small town of Athens, Alabama. He began singing and playing piano at the age of five, and at age 15, Hodges discovered the electric bass. He grew passionate about the instrument and pursued its study, intent on mastering his craft. In 2006, Hodges received a full scholarship to Jacksonville State University (JSU) with a focus in music. His studies at JSU required that he played the acoustic bass, and it became his primary instrument. After his junior year at JSU, Hodges relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and finished his education at Georgia State University (GSU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies.

In the past five years, Hodges has scored more than 50 films, including both feature films and short films, two musicals, and a full video game soundtrack. Scoring comes intuitively to Hodges. His background and training in jazz music, with its highly improvisational component, allows him to adapt quickly and easily to score both simple and advanced thematic musical cues appropriate for every scene. In 2017, Hodges scored the feature, “The Canadoo”, and it has full US and international distribution. He was Emmy-nominated in 2018 for the PBS documentary feature, “My Dear Children”, which has full US distribution in all 50 states.