Directed by Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, Kelly Anderson • Documentary • 2024 • 101 minutes
Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself.
"An old-school documentary that tells a story by presenting and arranging information and expecting you to meet it halfway rather than having everything spoon-fed to you." —Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
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