My Brooklyn
76 minutes, documentary, 2012
produced with Allison Lirish Dean
Description
My Brooklyn follows director Kelly Anderson's journey, as a Brooklyn gentrifier, to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling African-American and Caribbean commercial district that - despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York City - is maligned for its inability to appeal to the affluent residents who have come to live around it. As a hundred small businesses are replaced by high rise luxury housing and chain retail, Anderson uncovers the web of global corporations, politicians and secretive public-private partnerships that drive seemingly natural neighborhood change.
Highlights
Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival • Cinema Politica Audience Choice Award • Broadcast on America ReFramed (PBS World)