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Emergent City

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An observational civic epic revolving around Industry City, the largest privately owned industrial property in New York. Global developers seek to transform the waterfront Brooklyn complex into an "Innovation District," or what the New York Times called "the SoHo of Sunset Park." Divergent stakes draw battle lines between the local, primarily Latino and Chinese immigrant communities, the city council and Industry City's developers. Over a decade, within the borders of a single Brooklyn community district, a microcosm of American democracy emerges. Emergent City sheds light on power and process, illuminating systems and giving viewers a front row seat to the public and private spaces where the city is shaped. With extraordinary access, the film explores the profound intersections of gentrification, climate crisis and real estate development, and asks how change might emerge from dialogue and collective action in a world where too many outcomes are constrained by money, politics and business as usual.

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Paul Emmanuel Enicola The Movie Buff Documents not just a local issue, but a reflection of the broader urban struggle between development and displacement, economic growth, and cultural retention. Rated: B Jul 6, 2024 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail The documentary does a terrific job showing the many ingredients that go into a working democracy … No group is a monolith, and the vibrancy of disagreement and occasional harmony has its fingerprints all over the narrative. Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Michael Frank The Film Stage It’s not a new tale, but one that contains resonance for New Yorkers, for any member of a small community, and for those who lose control over the land they call home. Rated: B- Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Alan Zilberman Washington City Paper It leaves enough wiggle room for the audience to make up its own mind, a kind of nonfiction Rorschach test to help us illuminate how we really think about everything from housing costs to climate change. Jun 13, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest The full picture that emerges is invigorating when whether or not Industry City makes good on their own blueprints, you can see the architecture of how modern cities are designed and who they are made for. Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis An observational civic epic revolving around Industry City, the largest privately owned industrial property in New York. Global developers seek to transform the waterfront Brooklyn complex into an "Innovation District," or what the New York Times called "the SoHo of Sunset Park." Divergent stakes draw battle lines between the local, primarily Latino and Chinese immigrant communities, the city council and Industry City's developers. Over a decade, within the borders of a single Brooklyn community district, a microcosm of American democracy emerges. Emergent City sheds light on power and process, illuminating systems and giving viewers a front row seat to the public and private spaces where the city is shaped. With extraordinary access, the film explores the profound intersections of gentrification, climate crisis and real estate development, and asks how change might emerge from dialogue and collective action in a world where too many outcomes are constrained by money, politics and business as usual.
Director
Kelly Anderson, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg
Producer
Kelly Anderson, Brenda Avila
Production Co
ITVS
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m