Atlanta legacy, hip hop, and film collide in Alex Woodruff's 'Thomasville'

Atlanta legacy, hip hop, and film collide in Alex Woodruff's 'Thomasville'

When Alex Woodruff was looking to direct his first short film, he originally wanted to set the story during the Stop Cop City movement – the social and environmental movement opposing the construction of the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in the South River Forest.  But that idea became a little unwieldy for a couple of reasons.  “One, it was so epic, and I had never directed before, so I was nervous about trying something l…