Stone Mountain

It’s not easy to remove a Confederate monument if it’s carved out of granite and lodged into the side of a mountain. This is the legacy of Stone Mountain Park in Georgia as experienced through the eyes of antiracist activists and Klansmen alike as this Black-majority community contends with the nation’s troubled history. Winner of the U.S. Competition Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC 2024.Stone Mountain paints a portrait of life in the shadow of the world’s largest Confederate monument. The film follows a group of residents as they unearth their local history. Over the course of five years that rattle the country, we cast our lens on a small community as it confronts its past and shapes its future.GUEST(S) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&APost-screening Book Giveaway:After the screening, Euclid Public Library and Westlake Porter Public Library will be distributing FREE copies of Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments by Erin L. Thompson, a leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America. Supply is limited and are first-come, first-served.