Madu - Pre-release screening with Editor Georgia Dodson

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ABOUT THE FILM
After a video of him dancing became a viral sensation, Anthony Madu gets the opportunity to attend one of the U.K.’s most prestigious ballet schools. Leaving his family and community in Lagos to pursue his dream sends Anthony on an inspiring journey of growth and change.

ABOUT GEORGIA DODSON
Born and raised in Appalachia, Georgia Dodson (W&M '04) has always been a storyteller at heart. She discovered her love of film editing with Matt Lenski's short Meaning of Robots, which premiered at Sundance, screened at MoMA's New Directors/New Films, and shaped her decade-long career in docustyle commercials. Her first feature documentary, Underplayed, edited and co-written with director Stacey Lee, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020. In 2022 and 2023 she edited the Disney Original Documentary Madu, directed by Oscar-nominee Matt Ogens and Joel 'Kachi Benson, which opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February and is set to premiere on Disney+ March 29th. Most recently, Georgia was tapped to edit a documentary series for Netflix she's not allowed to talk about. At William & Mary she majored in English and Literary and Cultural Studies (RIP), and was a member of the sketch comedy group 7th grade.

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