Category: Georgia State

Selected Works: The Show Must Go On

Post author By Jeremy
Post date March 18, 2018

With an office covered in classic film posters and Atlanta-themed art and curios, Christopher Escobar can’t hide his love for the city and great movies. Escobar is the executive director of the Atlanta Film Society, and nothing illustrates his devotion better than his beloved Plaza Theatre at the corner of Highland and Ponce de Leon avenues.

Taking a personal interest in Atlanta’s cinematic heritage, Escobar teamed up with some friends last fall to purchase the venerable movie palace, which has survived the city’s relentless change for more than 70 years.

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Georgia State Selected Works

Selected Works: Georgia State Marks Opening of LaunchGSU, An Incubator for Student Entrepreneurship

Post author By Jeremy
Post date February 22, 2018

LaunchGSU, open to students with ideas for startup businesses, provides space to work, meet and hold events. For students accepted to the program, LaunchGSU offers technology, 24/7 access, a mailing address for their startup businesses, workshops, panels, talks and tours of other downtown Atlanta startup spaces, and connections to successful entrepreneurs in Atlanta. (Feb. 22, 2018 at provost.gsu.edu)

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Georgia State Selected Works

Selected Works: Eye of the Sharknado

Post author By Jeremy
Post date August 3, 2017

Scotty Mullen (B.A. ’13) is the writer and casting director for the latest in the sci-fi, horror, comedy series featuring funnel clouds of flying sharks.

(Originally published Aug. 3, 2017 at the Georgia State University News Hub)

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Georgia State Selected Works

Selected Works: Standing Out in a Sea of Selfies

Post author By Jeremy
Post date April 6, 2017

woman in black dress looking at white surface — Courtesy Jeremiah Cowan

Jeremiah Cowan’s Atlanta-centric Instagram account caught the attention of brands such as Apple and Gap. Now the studio art student is making a name for himself as one of the city’s top emerging photographers.

(Originally published April 6, 2017 at the Georgia State University News Hub)