New documentary reframes Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Games as a blueprint for overcoming division

New documentary reframes Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Games as a blueprint for overcoming division

The Games in Black & White goes beyond the headlines to spotlight the legendary friendship between two Georgia icons who built bridges between Atlanta and the world.

The Games in Black and White looks at the friendship between Andrew Young and Billy Payne

Billy Payne (left) and Andrew Young share a conversation in the feature documentary The Games in Black and WhitePhotograph courtesy of Atlanta Story Partners Like Atlanta’s unlikely journey to host the 1996 Centennial Olympics, for The Games in Black and White filmmakers George Hirthler and Bob Judson, the path to make the new documentary—premiering at the 49th annual Atlanta Film Festival Saturday, April 26 at the Rialto Theatre for the Arts—wa…