Atlanta Writer Debuts A Rough Family Reconciliation For The Screen

Her short film, “Ir/Reconcilable,” is her debut film as a director. It’s also her first independently-funded, non-student film.

Fulton received her master of fine arts from Northwestern University, and while she was there, she wrote a script for an emotionally packed film. During a reading of the script, audience members were crying, so she knew she had to put her words on the screen.

The short encapsulates the themes and central ideas of a feature film Fulton hopes to produce early next year. 

As an official selection for the 2015  Atlanta Film Festival, “Ir/Reconcilable” premieres this Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre. It will be showcased with Wonderroot’s Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series.

Along with film, Fulton has an upcoming play debut in Atlanta. “Uprising,” set in the aftermath of John Brown’s raid in 1859, will premiere at the Horizon Theatre on July 17. 

“24 FPS (Frames Per Second)” is a weekly segment on “City Lights with Lois Reitzes,” where we hear from local, independent filmmakers. 

In these segments, they tell us about being a filmmaker in Atlanta, their projects and the how-tos of film production.