Razing Liberty Square

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Razing Liberty Square

2023

1h 26m

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Eight miles inland of Miami's beaches, Liberty City residents fight to save their community from climate gentrification. Sitting on a ridge, their land is real estate gold.

Nina Metz

Chicago Tribune

01/29/2024

3/4

Razing Liberty Square is the story of what happens when the private sector gets its hands on land once carved out for public housing.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

02/13/2024

A very angry, yet clear-eyed look at the inequality of systems and highlights an aspect of climate change a lot of people probably haven’t thought much about yet.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

01/29/2024

7/10

The conclusion to this story is not yet written, because the process is ongoing, but Razing Liberty Square does a great job illuminating the issues and power struggles involved.

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

01/28/2024

Provides comprehensive evidence for why the longtime residents of the area are right to be skeptical of the city and private developer’s plans.

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

01/26/2024

3/4

Razing Liberty Square is an urgent cautionary tale as climate gentrification continues to spread across the globe.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

10/27/2023

A heartfelt and illuminating documentary.

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Katja Esson

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Ann Bennett

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Ronald Baez

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Corinna Sager

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Synopsis

Eight miles inland of Miami's beaches, Liberty City residents fight to save their community from climate gentrification. Sitting on a ridge, their land is real estate gold.

Director: Katja Esson
Producer: Ann Bennett, Katja Esson, Ronald Baez, Corinna Sager
Production Co: Black Public Media, Doc Society, Chicken And Egg Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 26m