BUY-BYE Atlanta: The African Film Festival Atlanta (AFFATL)

BUY-BYE ATLANTA is a powerful documentary exploring gentrification, cultural memory, and the fight to preserve community, featuring voices including Killer Mike. Advance tickets are strongly recommended for this timely and thought-provoking screening.

The African Film Festival Atlanta, now in its 5th year, continues its partnership with the Nollywood Travel Film Festival to bring the best of Nollywood to diverse audiences.

United States | 60 minutes | History, Educational, Black History

Once hailed as the Black Mecca of America, Atlanta stands at a crossroads as rapid development and displacement reshape its cultural landscape. Guided by filmmaker Will Arnold, BUY-BYE ATLANTA traces the city’s transformation through the lived experiences of residents, activists, and cultural leaders determined to preserve its legacy.

Through compelling voices, including Grammy-winning artist Killer Mike and author-activist Kimberly Jones, the film examines the tension between progress and preservation. As stories of resilience, memory, and resistance unfold, the documentary becomes a powerful reflection on identity, belonging, and whether the soul of a city can survive the cost of its own success.

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William Arnold, also known by his artist name Will Power, is an Atlanta-based attorney, author, recording artist, painter and filmmaker whose work examines Black identity, displacement, and power in the American South. His creative output spans from literature, music, paint and film, including the books Exodus: Out from the Ghetto in My Mind and the poetry collection "Pocket Change".

As a recording artist, he recently released the hip-hop album The Artifact, continuing a multidisciplinary practice rooted in storytelling and social critique. Drawing on legal training, lived experience, and long-form research, Arnold’s work centers Atlanta as both a cultural Mecca and a contested space worth fighting for. Bye-Bye Atlanta marks his debut feature documentary.

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