USA202386minColorDocumentary(Asian Premiere)12
This vérité documentary drops us in the middle of Liberty Square, one of the oldest public-housing projects in Florida. It's the heart of Liberty City, Miami, and, with developers hungry to construct new luxury apartments farther inland given rising ocean levels, the residents find themselves battling a government-backed revitalization project. RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE takes place over five years, beginning in 2017, and follows four main characters: Sam Kenley, a single mother of seven; school founder and principal Samantha Quarterman; Liberty City resident and development company insider Aaron McKinney; and internationally recognized climate justice activist Valencia Gunder.
Katja Esson
Katja Esson is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker based in Miami. Known for her intimate character-driven documentaries tackling race, class, and gender. Her credits include Academy Award nominated short documentary FERRY TALES which turns the unlikely setting of the Staten Island Ferry Powder Room into a celebration of sisterhood (HBO 2004). She also directed HOLE IN THE SKY - THE SCARS OF 9/11(2007), SKYDANCER(2011), POETRY OF RESILIENCE(2012), BACKROADS USA(2014), AMERICAN RIVERS(2016) and RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE(2023).
Director Katja Esson
Producer Ann Bennett, Corinna Sager
Script Sabine Hoffmann, Ricardo Acosta
Cinematography Hector David Rosales
Editing Flavia de Souza, Susanne Schiebler, Leigh Johnson
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