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Jacksonville by Neighborhood => Urban Neighborhoods => Topic started by: sheclown on May 05, 2014, 08:29:38 AM

Title: Flag Wars: an interesting look at gentrification
Post by: sheclown on May 05, 2014, 08:29:38 AM

Columbus Ohio residents fight over the historic district:


http://www.youtube.com/v/lsEtEn0oYsY?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0"

QuoteShot over a four-year period, Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras' Flag Wars is a poignant and very personal look at a community in Columbus, Ohio, undergoing gentrification. What happens when gay white homebuyers move into a working-class black neighborhood? As the new residents restore the beautiful but run-down homes, black homeowners must fight to hold onto their community and heritage. The inevitable clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own. Winner of the Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, Flag Wars is a candid, unvarnished portrait of privilege, poverty and local politics taking place across America. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) and National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) co-presentation. A Diverse Voices Project (DVP) Selection.