"... As a resident of a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood, Sunset Park, [Kelly] Anderson stresses how important protecting a community’s existing culture is for newcomers. 'Try to connect. Don’t just shape it to your will,' she advises. Encouraging people to speak out about gentrification, no matter who is in power, Anderson recommends partnering with grassroots organizations like ALIGN, FUREE, Good Jobs New York and Right to the City to address housing issues. She also notes the inherent difficulties of fostering a central role for culture in cities without advertising neighborhoods as 'artsy,' a label that policymakers and real estate proprietors often use when promoting new developments that have the potential of being detrimental to residents."
Creative Time Reports (Video)
The Real Story Behind the Gentrification of Brooklyn
Looking At Brooklyn's Gentrification Through Two New Films
NYT: A Work in Progress, From the Inside Out
Urban Films: My Brooklyn (2012)
vimeo: Trailer for My Brooklyn (2012)
Film Forum: Gut Renovation (2012)
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