Athens, Georgia: Over/Under

Country

United States

How it feels

This film looks at the music scene in Athens, Georgia from 2010 to 2019. It features interviews and concert footage of local bands. It also shows how the town changed from a small college town to a place with more chain stores and higher rents.

documentarycasualobservationalnostalgiclow-keylayeredearnestreflective

What happens

Athens, GA: Over/Under is a 2020 film about the DIY scene of the town of Athens, Georgia in the United States, and a portrait of several bands in the town. It also describes how the town itself changed from a small college town into a larger city bought out by multiple vendors and chain stores as rents rose and attitudes changed, and features concerts and footage from 2010 to 2019. It was originally started as a project for WUOG It is a semi-update of the 1980s film Athens, GA: Inside/Out and features interviews and performances by Reptar, New Madrid, Nana Grizol, John Fernandes of Elephant 6 Collective, David Barbe, Gordon Lamb of Flagpole Magazine, Nate Mitchell of Wuxtry Records, Muuy Biien and many more. It serves as a counterpoint to the idealism of Athens, GA: Inside/Out and shows the progress of the town from the view point of director Thomas Bauer and The Rodney Kings, showing the rise of bands like Reptar and New Madrid in the 2010 scene to later disintegration of bands, and ends with the closing of Go Bar on New Year's 2019. Andrew N. Shearer of Gonzoriffic cited it as a great follow up to the film in his podcast, and Flagpole similarly noted it as being of significance saying " It provides a pretty realistic impression of a particular time and place, without attempting to glamorize or mythologize itself.". In August 2020 it was included in Athens-Clarke County Library's archive of works of importance. In early 2024, the film was released on several streaming services, including Tubi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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