Trilith, the Atlanta-Area Film Studio and Living Community, Slapped With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
thewrap.comBuzzFeed News story in July. The lawsuit alleges that Black residents of Trilith were “being stalked, harassed, subjected to intimidation and raised legitimate concerns for the safety of Black residents.” The suit names Trilith Development LLC, the Townhomes at Trilith Homeowners Association and Trilith Studios.
Trilith Studios, formerly Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, is the largest production facility in the state of Georgia and is home to many Disney and Marvel projects.
Two of the plaintiffs, Carmen Key and Keyania Otobor, claim in the suit that in March 2022, another resident shouted at them a racial slur, calling them “f—ing n—s.” Key also claims her additional concerns about a lack of diversity and inclusiveness among Trilith were dismissed, leading to her being prevented from accessing Trilith Studios and perform her work as a vendor.
Key says experienced emotional and economic distress from the incident that prevented her from completing a film project she was working on at the time. “As a direct and proximate result of the Trilith Defendants’ failure to take actions to remedythe foregoing issues of racial discrimination, Plaintiffs, and other Black residents, have sufferedhurt, inconvenience and damages,” the complaint reads.
