Brownfields 2023 Film Series
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Lean, Mean, and Green (2014) directed by Carrie LeZotte
Screening: Wednesday, August 9th, 10:30am – 11:30am
Duration: 56 minutes
Description: “Population loss and industrial collapse scar cities around the globe. People in post-industrial, blighted neighborhoods are taking action to make their communities a better place to live. While transitioning their cities from polluted wastelands to environmentally sustainable communities, these urban heroes tell an international story we all share. Join us to learn from Detroit, Michigan; Philadelphia, PA; Youngstown, Ohio; Torino, Italy; and the Ruhr Valley Region of Germany.”
- FILM 1: The Sacrifice Zone: Life in an Industrial Wasteland (2020) directed by Julie Winokur
Screening: Wednesday, August 9th, 11:45am – 12:45pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Description: “Maria Lopez-Nuñez, a Honduran American resident, is waging a war for environmental justice. She is part of the Ironbound Community Corporation, one of the most effective environmental justice organizations in the country. The Sacrifice Zone follows Maria as she leads a group of environmental justice fighters determined to break the cycle of poor communities of color serving as dumping grounds for our consumer society.
- FILM 2: On the Fence Line: A Fight for Clean Air (2020) directed by Alisha Tamarchenko
Screening: Wednesday, August 9th, 11:45am – 12:45pm
Duration: 25 minutes
Description: “On the Fence Line: A Fight for Clean Air is an urgent call for justice for Philadelphia’s low-income communities. After years of living on the fence line of the east coast’s largest oil refinery and suffering from several critical health issues – including cancer, asthma, and COPD – residents have come together to stand up to CEOs and fight for their right to breathe”.
Greenway (2022) directed by Jed Terrence Lee
Screening: Wednesday, August 9th, 2:00pm – 4:15pm
Duration: 87 minutes
Description: “Join us to hear the amazing redevelopment story of the Richmond Greenway; a once abandoned and dangerous railroad line that community members transformed into a beautiful stretch of walking path, decorated with gardens, murals, and parks!”
Thursday, August 10, 2023
- FILM 1: Detroit Hives (2019) directed by Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg
Screening: Thursday, August 10th, 10:30am – 11:30am
Duration: 5 minutes
Description: “Follow Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey as purchase and transform some of Detroit’s 90,000 vacant housing lots into urban bee farms. Located in East Detroit, the urban bee farms create thriving community spaces and provide immense opportunities for Detroit’s youth to learn and overcome adversity”
- FILM 2: Mother (2019) directed by Lauren Santucci
Screening: Thursday, August 10th, 10:30am – 11:30am
Duration: 5-minutes
Description: “This short film highlights how previous and current industrial uses impact communities’ respiratory health in southwest Detroit”
- FILM 3: MGH Redevelopment Update (2022) directed by Detroit Public TV
Screening: Thursday, August 10th, 10:30am – 11:30am
Duration: 30-minutes
Brownfields In the Bering Strait: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (2023) directed by Kanas State University (KSU) Tribal TAB, and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
Screening: Thursday, August 10th, 11:45am – 12:45pm
Duration: 15 minutes
Description: “This film follows Kawerak, Inc, a nonprofit organization in Nome, Alaska, as they visit various communities throughout the region during their brownfields outreach and education, and conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. Directors will join this screening to provide an in-person introduction and Q&A!”
United States of Detroit (2017) directed by Tylor Norwood
Screening: Thursday, August 10th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Duration: 86 minutes
Description: “This film follows Detroit residents through their enduring fight to improve their city through activating the power of community. Learn how they reclaim community spaces and regain a semblance of what we all think life should look like in America.”
Friday, August 11, 2023
Greenway (2022) directed by Jed Terrence Lee
Screening: Friday, August 11th, 9:00am – 11:15am
Duration: 87 minutes
Description: “Join us to hear the amazing redevelopment story of the Richmond Greenway; a once abandoned and dangerous railroad line that community members transformed into a beautiful stretch of walking path, decorated with gardens, murals, and parks!”
