The name of that book is Leaving Atlanta, and it is a book about 3 children who grew up during the time of the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children era in the late 70s/early 80.
I love this book because I was the same age as those children when all of that was going on. So was Tayari. And she captured the very essence of our thoughts and feelings and fears during that trying time.
So imagine my joy of hearing that a movie is in the works... Wow.
The filmmakers have posted a really nice teaser for the film, as they raise funds to make it.
Click on the following link to see it.
Leaving Atlanta Teaser
I'm looking forward to this movie. It will be a testament to a most important time in my life, and in the life of so many of my ATL friends.
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Great! -- another author friend of mines posted this on her fb page. I'm looking forward to it -- I read the book not sure when but I know it is somewhere on my shelf of many... :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good movie to see.
ReplyDeleteI am very excited about the movie and being involved has been quite an education. I never knew how HARD it was to pull it off. I think I understand why there are so few quality movies being made. It takes so much time, dedication, and MONEY. It's hard to find someone who has all three of these qualities as the same time.
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait.
Thank you so much for mentioning our project in your blog. We are so excited to see that we have the support of the online community! We are actually in the pre-production stages! We have our final casting audition in about a week. We will keep you posted as we progress. Again, thank you for your support.
ReplyDelete~~The Leaving Atlanta Team