Magic City meets SXSW. Jermaine Dupri and Drake's DreamCrew Entertainment premiered Magic City: An American Fantasy at SXSW 2024 on Monday night (March 11). JD is executive producing the three-part series alongside Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Jami Gertz and Michael Mauldin.
Fans packed Austin's ZACH Theater for a first look Magic City documentary celebrating nearly four decades of the legendary Atlanta strip club, opened by Michael “Mr. Magic” Barney in 1985. The tribute series also explores the iconic establishment's connection to the local hip-hop scene.
According Varietyseries producer Cole Brown and director Charles Todd answered a few questions from the audience after the screening, and Brown revealed how they wanted to handle the film.
“We wanted to walk a fine line with nudity, specifically — where you can't do a documentary about a strip club and not have nudity, it's just not true to form — and you're trying to tell the true story,” Brown said.
“At the same time, we didn't want it to be satanic, complimentary. We wanted to use it in such a way that you get a picture of what this place is. But if you go to the Magic City, you'll see the whole anatomy.”
The event continued with a nearby afterparty at the Mayfair nightclub, which was transformed into a replica of the Magic City to give fans as authentic an experience as possible. In addition to exotic dancers and performances, the famous chicken wings were imported from Atlanta, Texas.
Plenty of stars were in the building as Atlanta hip-hop stalwarts 2 Chainz, Killer Mike and TI joined the So So Def CEO. Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dominique Wilkins were also in attendance.
I am looking Magic City: An American Fantasy to get a bigger release later in 2024. Watch a recap of the afterparty below.
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