Meet the 2024 Legacy Fellows

  • Tenant Power (Working Title)

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 4:57 AM

    Synopsis: As a neighbor to the Woodner building, I've always heard it described as a city within a city. With over 2,000 residents, it's DC's largest apartment building and a critical piece of affordable housing in its neighborhood. Since the COVID-19 emergency ended, more than 200 evictions have been filed by the Woodner building and led to the creation of the Woodner Tenants Union (WTU), This documentary aims to record an exceptional example of community organizing in DC.

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  • My life: 3 Palestinian grandmothers talk about their lives in Palestine and Israel, 2009.

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 4:54 AM

    Synopsis: In 2009, in Jerusalem and Ramallah, I interviewed on video three Palestinian grandmothers and three Jewish grandmothers. I asked each what it is like to be a
    Grandmother. The Palestinian grandmothers talked about eviction and the effects of the recent Gaza war on their grandchildren.

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  • Polluter’s Playbook

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 4:48 AM

    Synopsis:
    This documentary reveals how major polluters collaborate with governments to prioritize profits over people and the environment, using superficial public input processes. It examines an international polluter who the residents of Jefferson County WV have long battled.

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  • The Mystery of Rose Friedman

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 4:35 AM

    Synopsis: A brother’s search for his lost sister. A contemporary search for the fate of my 2 1/2 year old sister who was arrested in Warsaw in 1944. I will follow the footsteps of my family’s journey from a small Polish town from September 1939 until November 1942 and then to Warsaw where they lived on the Aryan side of the Warsaw ghetto until January 1945.

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  • Not My Choice: Battle for School Choice in America (The Annette Polly Williams Story)

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 4:33 AM

    Synopsis: In the early 1990s, Annette Polly Williams, a passionate Black mother and Democratic lawmaker, joined forces with wealthy white conservatives to champion school choice in America. Her vision for providing low-income parents with high-quality, community-based educational options was co-opted to advance a movement now seen as a major threat to public education.

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  • Keep on Rolling

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 3:53 AM

    A weekly roller-skating night provides community, joy, and even salvation for regulars in attendance. For the regulars at Playland Skate Center in Austin, Texas, a weekly roller-skating night provides adults with the space to be in community with others, while allowing them to connect to their individual selves. In 2024, Playland Skate Center will celebrate its 50-year anniversary and highlight the evolution of Playland Skate Center, as well as the evolution of Austin during this 50-year time span.

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  • Harmacy

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 3:49 AM

    The COVID-19 pandemic unmasked long-hidden flaws within America’s pharmacies, leading to harmful—and in some cases fatal--consequences. Our mission with Harmacy is to change America’s perception and practice of pharmacy for the better.

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  • Imagine the Cosmos

    Posted by · June 13, 2024 2:28 AM

    Synopsis:
    Imagine the Cosmos explores the mutual influence of art and space exploration, focusing on NASA's history and Ethiopia's space engagement. It highlights how artists like George Méliès have inspired space missions and collaborated with scientists to visualize hypotheses. It reminds viewers that space exploration dates back to ancient Ethiopia, a nation with a rich history of star-gazing and burgeoning space ambitions today.

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