Athens, GA Inside/Out

Athens, GA Inside/Out (1987)

Led by the success of the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80's. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony and share the ideals of the land. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream (All I Have To Do)" at the Lucy Cobb Institute chapel are included. Also featured are performances and interviews frm the B-52's, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Squalls and more

Date of release
1987-05-29
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Director
Tony Gayton

Casting

Interesting facts

Athens, GA: Inside/Out is a 1986 documentary film about the mid-1980s music scene in Athens, Georgia, United States. The film has been described as "the definitive portrait of the city's world-renowned music scene."

Production

University of Georgia art professor James Herbert, the film's cinematographer, says he selected the film's locations with director Gayton. Herbert says "I pushed for the most interesting visually. Some were appropriate as factual locations the bands played in."

R.E.M. was filmed performing "Swan Song H" and Boudleaux Bryant's "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (mis-titled "Dream (All I Have to Do)" by R.E.M.) at the Seney–Stovall Chapel in Athens. R.E.M. were also filmed performing in the Morton Building at 195 West Washington Street in Athens. The Bar–B–Q Killers, Kilkenny Cats, and Time Toy were filmed performing at the Uptown Lounge on February 4, 1986.

Mike Mills of R.E.M. and Mark Cline of Love Tractor were interviewed at Lay Park in Athens. The Bar–B–Q Killers and Walter Rittenberry were interviewed at Walter's BBQ on 1660 West Broad Street in Athens. Ort was filmed at his former house at 274 Trilby Street in Athens.

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