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.
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It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
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