Alarming documentary explores how Liberty Square Public Housing Community in Miami has become ground zero for climate gentrification. Razing Liberty Square examines the plight of families in Liberty City as developers ‘revitalize’ community on desirable higher land. Liberty City. More broadly, climate gentrification is the subject of this documentary that follows community members and housing advocates as they seek to avert mass displacement after developers set their sights on the neighborhood.

Producer: Ann Bennett
Ann Bennett is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, multimedia producer, and nonfiction storyteller for exhibitions, digital platforms, and networks like PBS, HBO, and Showtime.  She holds fellowships with Sundance Creative Producing, Impact Partners, and Black Utopian Practice. Bennett is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and Harvard College.

Producer: Corinna Sager
Corinna Sager is a producer whose projects have received an Oscar nomination, World of Change Award, and Cinema for Peace nomination. She is a Sundance Documentary Grantee, founded a film festival with the United Nations, and as professor at Pace University created the “Let’s Be Frank” discussion series about America’s melting pot.

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6:30 – Doors open
7:00 – Movie begins
8:30 – Discussion
9:00 – Doors close

• Please note that we will have fragrance sensitive attendees, so please be thoughtful and refrain from the use of any fragrance products.

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