After a series of interviews with the most hardworking people responsible for stunts on the biggest shows and films at the box office, there is one thing they all had to say: “Atlanta has a lot of talent.” Over the past decade, Georgia has dominated production for film and television. This has allowed various departments in the industry to grow and expand concurrently. The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Stranger Things, and Doom Patrol all share one thing outside of all being filmed in Georgia. They all required talented, well-trained stunt coordinators and stunt performers to pull off some of the most epic action sequences to date. Stunts have a place in just about every production and without people like Monique Ganderton, Jennifer Badger, Thom Williams, Scott Dale, and Stanislav Shkilnyi we wouldn’t have these groundbreaking films and television shows. These 4 stunt performers, coordinators, and owner of an insurance agency all call Georgia home now after working here for years on end. 

The Honorable Marvin S. Arrington, Sr.’s life story is the centerpiece of a new independent documentary film. For the new wave of Atlanta residents flooding the market the name may not be well-known. His name does not grace the main thoroughfares that snakes through the city. Even coming after the generation of Atlanta’s Civil Rights icons his name rarely compares. But for an older generation of Atlantans Marvin Arrington, Sr. is a popular and transcending figure.