English (en-US)

Title

Who Killed Fourth Ward?

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This is the story of a small downtown neighborhood which sees itself caught in the wake of the city's growth
Overview

Originally founded as Freedman’s Town after the Civil War, The Fourth Ward is one of the oldest and most culturally significant black communities in Houston, Texas. In the 1970s, the city along with big business interests planned to redevelop the Fourth Ward in order to revitalize the dilapidated real estate and freshen the image of downtown Houston. The price of progress in this case would be the removal of many poor black families. The film explores a complex series of encounters with elected city officials, businessmen and the people of Fourth Ward in order to better understand how a city like Houston works. Who makes the decisions about where resources are spent and so determines the growth and wealth of the community.

2h 53m

French (fr-FR)

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Avec Invisible City, l'autre film produit par Blue pendant son mandat au Media Center de la Rice University de Houston, Who Killed the Fourth Ward? est un mystère de meurtre non romanesque sur la destruction d'une communauté, à savoir l'épicentre titulaire de Black Houston, qui avait commencé un déclin précipité dans les années 1940 et, au moment du tournage du film, avait sombré dans la pauvreté et la délabrement. Jouant l'enquêteur devant la caméra, James Blue rencontre de nombreux personnages suspects et douteux. Son approche, qu'il qualifie de « documentaire complexe », met l'accent sur la participation directe du cinéaste à la résolution de problèmes sociaux et un engagement à changer une situation particulière dans un culture urbaine dans laquelle Blue lui-même a vécu.

3h 0m

https://metrograph.com/live-screenings/who-killed-the-fourth-ward/

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