Movie Description

Brick by Brick

(1982)

Overview

A prescient portrait of late-1970s Washington, D.C., that chronicles the city's creeping gentrification, the systematic expulsion of poor Black residents, and the community response in the form of the Seaton Street Project, in which tenants banded together to purchase buildings.

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Facts

Original TitleBrick by Brick

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1982-01-01

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 33m

Homepagehttps://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/films/brick-brick

Production CompaniesUCLA School of Film and Television

Genres

  • Documentary