The area
(DVD)
Contributors
Schalliol, David, film director,
Ashby, Brian (Filmmaker), editor of moving image work,
Galassi, Peter (Motion picture editor), editor of moving image work.
Payne, Deborah, film producer.
Scrappers Film Group, presenter,
Ashby, Brian (Filmmaker), editor of moving image work,
Galassi, Peter (Motion picture editor), editor of moving image work.
Payne, Deborah, film producer.
Scrappers Film Group, presenter,
Published
New York, NY : GrasshopperFilm, 2018.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Ellison Library - Black History Collection | 307.33 AR678a DVD BHC | In Transit |
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Published
New York, NY : GrasshopperFilm, 2018.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
DVD release of the 2018 documentary film.
General Note
DVD release of the 2018 documentary.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Brian Ashby, Peter Galassi ; original music, Phoelix.
Participants/Performers
Featuring Deborah Payne.
Description
"In the heart of the South Side of Chicago, an 85-acre area abutting a railyard means different things to different people. For more than 400 African American families, it is home. For Norfolk Southern Railroad Company, it is space to expand its train-to-truck intermodal depot. Directed by noted photographer David Schalliol, The Area begins in 2012, when Norfolk Southern has already bought out over half the area's residents and is picking off the holdouts. Middle-aged homeowner Dorothy Payne puts off her plans to move; instead, she digs in and becomes an ad hoc community organizer. As her neighbors jump ship and houses are pulled down, property values implode. Valiant and stubborn, Payne fights for fair-value buyouts and respect for those who remain. Filmed over the course of five years, The Area tells a complex story of economic revitalization, commercial interests, and community rights"--Container
System Details
DVD-R, NTSC; widescreen; stereo.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Economic conditions.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions.
Communities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Economic conditions.
Documentary films.
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) -- Economic conditions.
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) -- History.
Nonfiction films.
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions.
Communities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Economic conditions.
Documentary films.
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) -- Economic conditions.
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) -- History.
Nonfiction films.
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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