A former parishioner describes her community’s struggles to reopen their beloved church. Our Lady Queen of Harlem
Our Lady Queen of Harlem
On a crumbling sidewalk in the heart of Spanish Harlem, a small but impassioned group of women are fighting for their community. When the Archdiocese of New York locked the doors of the church where many of them spent their entire lives worshipping, this determined family of parishioners decided to resist the ministerial decision […]
Matthew Shapiro
Matt Shapiro describes SVP’s actions organizing vendors and working for access to vending licenses. https://shortdocs.commons.gc.cuny.edu/right-to-vend/
Melanie Wang
Organizing against tenant displacement and fighting gentrification in Chinatown. Here To Stay
Vienna Messina
Interview with Dr. Vienna Messina about her research on Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Military Promises
Here To Stay
This short documentary illustrates the effects of gentrification in Manhattan’s Chinatown as an elderly man and fellow tenants in endangered single-room occupancy building await the results of an anti-eviction lawsuit. (7 minutes) Melanie Wang
The Right to Vend
Set in NYC, The Right to Vend describes the struggles of street vendors, a diverse community of hard-working immigrants, people of color and military veterans who served their country. They plan collective actions to change current laws and regulations while raising public awareness about their contribution to the city. (11 minutes) Matthew Shapiro
Excuse My Gangsta Ways
“Excuse My Gangsta Ways” is a visual poetic documentary portrait of Davina Wan, a Chinese American woman, who was a former gang member from Lower East Side. With interviews from her grandmother and godfather, we take a look at the person she was and the person she has become, where fate and inspiration endure. […]
Military Promises
This short film explores the mental health effects of a young man’s experience in the US Navy. Brian, who was recruited into the US Navy with offers of the opportunity for a college education, has spent two years sweeping the decks of ships. He has not had the opportunity to attend college classes. The […]
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