A City in the Forest

When a private police foundation in Atlanta tries to raze an urban forest to build the country’s largest police training facility, a diverse, decentralized, and intersectional movement defends the forest from what they call “Cop City.” A City in the Forest paints a collective portrait of the country’s most urgent social justice story, where a web of activists fight back against environmental racism, political corruption, police violence, and the criminalization of dissent. 

SCREENINGS/AWARDS:

Sheffield DocFest - Special Mention Award for International First Feature Film (World Premiere, June 2026)

DokuFest - Human Rights Dox Competition (Kosovo Premiere, 2026)

Lemesos International Documentary Film Festival (Cyprus Premiere, 2026)

SUPPORT FROM:

2024: Ford Foundation JustFilms Production Grant, Scottish Documentary Institute Edinburgh Pitch, Center for Independent Documentary Kopkind Seminar

2023: Southern Documentary Fund Production Grant, MountainFilm Commitment Grant, Yale Law School DocProject, Freedom of the Press Foundation