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t the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s film industry came to an abrupt halt. The Georgia Film Office reported the state’s industry took a $2.2 billion hit  during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year in 2020.

In the last few years, the county has served as a backdrop to over 200 blockbuster films like “Bad Boys For Life” and “Avengers: Infinity Wars” and critically acclaimed shows like the Donald Glover comedy “Atlanta” and Netflix original “Raising Dion.”

““The hands-on [experience] at Clayton State University is just incredible,” she remembers. “I feel like I made a lot of friends not only with my fellow students, but also with the professors. You feel the love at Clayton State.”.”
- Tamara Patridge, executive director, Clayton County Tourism Authority

And Patridge’s efforts were validated last summer during the reopening, when America was gripped by the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.  Spurred by those events, HBO Max removed “Gone With The Wind” from its streaming lineup, while Patridge got a call from CNN about the film’s racial undertones.

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t the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s film industry came to an abrupt halt. The Georgia Film Office reported the state’s industry took a $2.2 billion hit  during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year in 2020.

In the last few years, the county has served as a backdrop to over 200 blockbuster films like “Bad Boys For Life” and “Avengers: Infinity Wars” and critically acclaimed shows like the Donald Glover comedy “Atlanta” and Netflix original “Raising Dion.”

““The hands-on [experience] at Clayton State University is just incredible,” she remembers. “I feel like I made a lot of friends not only with my fellow students, but also with the professors. You feel the love at Clayton State.”.”
- Tamara Patridge, executive director, Clayton County Tourism Authority

And Patridge’s efforts were validated last summer during the reopening, when America was gripped by the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.  Spurred by those events, HBO Max removed “Gone With The Wind” from its streaming lineup, while Patridge got a call from CNN about the film’s racial undertones.

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t the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s film industry came to an abrupt halt. The Georgia Film Office reported the state’s industry took a $2.2 billion hit  during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year in 2020.

In the last few years, the county has served as a backdrop to over 200 blockbuster films like “Bad Boys For Life” and “Avengers: Infinity Wars” and critically acclaimed shows like the Donald Glover comedy “Atlanta” and Netflix original “Raising Dion.”

““The hands-on [experience] at Clayton State University is just incredible,” she remembers. “I feel like I made a lot of friends not only with my fellow students, but also with the professors. You feel the love at Clayton State.”.”
- Tamara Patridge, executive director, Clayton County Tourism Authority

And Patridge’s efforts were validated last summer during the reopening, when America was gripped by the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.  Spurred by those events, HBO Max removed “Gone With The Wind” from its streaming lineup, while Patridge got a call from CNN about the film’s racial undertones.