My Brooklyn

2012

1h 17m

Documentary

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100%

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6 Reviews

73%

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250+ Ratings

Filmmaker Kelly Anderson examines gentrification in Brooklyn, N.Y., and how skyrocketing prices and property values have forced many residents out of their old neighborhoods.

Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

When Anderson allows the experts - or simply those most deeply impacted by the changes - to speak, the film has a powerful urgency.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 4, 2013

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Ms. Anderson traces a tale of aggressive rezoning, multimillion-dollar development deals and racial displacement.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 3, 2013

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

The personal and political don't always align as well as they're meant to, but enough of the labor-of-love aspects shine through in a positive way to grant the film a genuine emotional core.

Jan 2, 2013

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

An intriguing depiction of urban gentrification in action, marred somewhat by an unnecessary dip into the first person.

Jan 9, 2013

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Audience Member

Gentrification doesn't just happen. It's redlining, purposely planned and implemented by moneyed interests in collusion with government. Powerfully and poignantly exposes how wealthy investors operate in shadowy pseudo-governmental agencies like Economic Development Corporations to write, submit and pass rezoning and development plans that enrich themselves. Government is complicit, with no regard for residents and small businesses who have made this the third most successful shopping district in New York City for decades.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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gentrification of Brooklyn, Fulton mall

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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worst fucking movie ever. watch this if you like to watch annoying white bitches talk about things they shouldn't.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Kelly Anderson examines gentrification in Brooklyn, N.Y., and how skyrocketing prices and property values have forced many residents out of their old neighborhoods.

Director: Kelly Anderson
Producer: Allison Lirish Dean, Kelly Anderson
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 17m