Chamblee High Graduate Premieres Beatles Film

Chamblee High School graduate Ryan White premiered his film on The Beatles this past weekend at the Atlanta Film Festival.

"Good Ol' Freda" premiered at Druid Hills Baptist Church on Saturday, March 15.

This film centers around Freda Kelly, a Liverpool teenager who was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. Though she had no concept of how far they would go, Freda had faith in The Beatles from the beginning, and The Beatles had faith in her.

Kelly worked for more than a decade, remaining a staple in the band's circle of acquaintances because of her loyalty and dedication.

In Good Ol' Freda, Freda tells her stories for the first time in 50 years. One of few documentaries with the support of the living Beatles and featuring original Beatles music, the film offers an insider perspective on the band.

According to Neighbor Newspapers, White is a former resident of Dunwoody, and a 2000 graduate of Chamblee High School.

Now living in Los Angeles, White also produced and directed of Pelada, an award-winning documentary about a journey around the world to 25 countries told through the lens of pick-up soccer. The film premiered at SXSW in 2010 and played in over 20 film festivals worldwide.

Distributed by PBS International and Cinetic, the film received rave reviews from Variety, the New York Times, and Sports Illustrated.

White is a Sundance Fellow for his upcoming documentary Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a behind-the-scenes look at the high-profile case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that is poised to be the first federal ruling on same-sex marriage.

Previously, White had a longstanding collaboration with eight-time Emmy winner Sherry Jones. His screen credits include: Capitol Crimes (Bill Moyers, PBS); Dead Wrong: Inside an Intelligence Meltdown (CNN); 9/11: For the Record (Bill Moyers, PBS); and Country Boys (Frontline, PBS). White is a graduate of Duke University's programs in Documentary Studies, Film & Video, and Literature.