There Goes the Neighborhood
Gentrification and displacement are affecting all big cities throughout the world, but none more egregiously than my hometown of New York City. As a Native New Yorker, I am disturbed to see my beloved hometown become a haven for the wealthy when it was once a city that valued culture and community over money. Before Covid happened, the sky seemed to be the limit for corporate greed and that is when I started making this film. I chose specifically to focus on two lower-class neighborhoods that are in peril- Queens and the Lower East Side. In documenting these neighborhoods under threat, I met local activists whose lives centered around maintaining the ethos of their community.
- Year: 2023
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- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Neighborhood Features, •IndiePix Studios, IndiePix Studios
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- Director: Ian Phillips
- Cast: Dannelly Rodriguez, Arnette Scott
