Stone tells story of community with award-winning film
The Tytan crew, including (back, l-r) Nathan Ross, Drew Waters, Jim Stone, and Katie Hopwood, with (front, l-r) Roxy Stone, Addie Brown, and Darnell Jordan at the Southeast Emmy Awards on June 14, at the Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Jim Stone holds the Southeastern Emmy that Tytan Pictures received earlier this year for its “Timeless: 1929” production, shot in and around Eatonton with mostly local talent. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Jim and Roxy Stone enjoy getting out and taking in smalltown life, including a high school football game at Gatewood Schools last month. IAN TOCHER/Staff
When Jim Stone accepted a prestigious industry award in Atlanta early this summer, the Eatonton-based filmmaker wasn’t thinking about himself or even his wife and longtime creative partner, Roxy.
He was thinking about Addie Brown, a 15-year-old girl from Madison who starred in Timeless: 1929, the short film he produced last year for the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce (EPCOC). Stone said he was…
