Community Economic Justice Film Series - 2007
NEDAP’s Film Series showcases documentaries, feature films and television broadcasts that explore ways in which low and moderate income communities and neighborhoods of color are confronting economic discrimination and pursuing self-determination.
By screening the work of provocative storytellers and then serving as a forum for discussions with the filmmakers and local activists, the Film Series seeks to highlight economic justice issues and be a catalyst for organizing and advocacy efforts that bring about social change.
All screenings will be held at
Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV)
87 Lafayette St., Manhattan
(By Subway: 6, N, R, Q, W, J, M, Z to Canal Street; walk two blocks south.)
$5 suggested donation.
RSVP required: info@nedap.org or (212) 680-5100.
The Sixth Section and Sueños Binacionales
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May 9 |
| Reception and Cash Bar: 6.00pm |
Screening: 6.30pm |
 The Sixth Section captures a dynamic form of cross-border organizing through the story of "Grupo Unión," a small band of Mexican immigrants in upstate New York devoted to raising money to rebuild the town they left behind. (27 min.)
www.sixthsection.com
Sueños Binacionales (Binational Dreams) looks at the civil and financial obstacles that Indian communities of Oaxaca face as they try to forge a life in the U.S. and provide for their families back home. (30 min.)
www.petate.com
Followed by a discussion with The Sixth Section director Alex Rivera and community activists.
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| Brooklyn Matters |
June 13 |
| Reception and Cash Bar: 6.00pm |
Screening Begins: 6.30pm |
 “In Brooklyn Matters, Isabel Hill presents a dramatic, incisive, and clear-eyed portrait that cuts through the heated rhetoric over Atlantic Yards to expose its core issues. Everyone with a concern for New York City’s future should view this film.” -Robert Lake, Professor Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University (55 min)
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The House We Live In
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July 11 |
| Reception and Cash Bar: 6.00pm |
Screening Begins: 6.30pm |
 The House We Live In (the third episode of Race: The Power of an Illusion) focuses on the ways U.S. institutions and policies advantage some groups at the expense of others. We see how benefits quietly and often invisibly accrue to white Americans because of the racialized nature of our laws, courts, customs, and perhaps most pertinently, housing. (57 min.)
www.pbs.org
Followed by a discussion with community groups and activists.
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In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts |
August 8 |
| Reception and Cash Bar: 6.00pm |
Screening Begins: 6.30pm |
 In Debt We Trust: America Before the Buble Bursts investigates why so many Americans are drowning in debt, and the impact this is having on the country's financial health. The film addresses the relationship between Congress and America's "debt-and-credit complex" and shows how wealth is being transferred from working people into the accounts of financial institutions and real estate interests. www.indebtwetrust.org
Followed by a discussion with filmmaker Daniel Schechter and community activists.
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