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Thursday, January 22, 10:00pm
Flag Wars
Shot over four years, Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras' 'Flag Wars' is a poignant account of competing economic interests between two historically oppressed groups, seen through the politics and pain of gentrification. The story takes place in Columbus, Ohio. Black residents, working-class or poor and often elderly, fight to hold on to their homes and heritage. Realtors and gay home-buyers see the enormous, often run-down homes as fixer-uppers. The inevitable clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call one's own. Provocative and elegiac, 'Flag Wars' is a candid, unvarnished portrait of privilege, poverty, and local politics taking place across America.
Thursday, January 22, 10:00pm
Flag Wars
Shot over four years, Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras' 'Flag Wars' is a poignant account of competing economic interests between two historically oppressed groups, seen through the politics and pain of gentrification. The story takes place in Columbus, Ohio. Black residents, working-class or poor and often elderly, fight to hold on to their homes and heritage. Realtors and gay home-buyers see the enormous, often run-down homes as fixer-uppers. The inevitable clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call one's own. Provocative and elegiac, 'Flag Wars' is a candid, unvarnished portrait of privilege, poverty, and local politics taking place across America.