2020
After years of neglect by the City of New York and the devastation of Hurricane Sandy – the coastal community of Canarsie, Brooklyn wants more. Using a variety of formats, this experimental series of vignettes explores Canarsie’s unique relationship to the water through recreation, resiliency, and the community’s imagination for the future.
Co-directed with Lesley Steele and Produced by Shirin Ghaffary. Made in the UnionDocs 2019 Collaborative Studio
See it on PBS, Criterion Channel or Argo
Featured in the inaugural collection by Dedza Films “Who Will Start Another Fire” covered by Filmmaker Magazine, IDA, the Brooklyn Reader, and as a part of Dedza’s “Scrapbook”. Check Dedza’s website for online and in-person screenings and streaming.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) 2023
Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens at Alpine Theater 2023
Soho House Chicago, Ludlow, Meatpacking, and LA 2023
Northwestern University’s “Shoreline Film Series” 2022
Third Horizons Film Festival 2021
World Premiere at Blackstar Film Festival 2020 covered by Tinsel & Tine
NYC Premiere at DocNYC 2020
Midwestern Premiere at Better Cities Festival 2020
Minnesota Premiere at Twin Cities Black Film Festival 2020
Prismatic Ground 2021
Public preview 2019 covered by the Canarsie Courier
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