DDDB Walkathon Week - MOVIE NIGHT I October 16, 2006

Donation suggested.

Two Films:
Everyday People (2004)
Directed by Jim McKay

A Walk Through the Footprint (2006)
Directed by George Lerner

EVERYDAY PEOPLE
looks beyond this nondescript transaction into the hearts of the women and men whose lives are forever altered by the deal. Over the course of a long, tense day, the working class and multi-generational staff and customers of Raskins have to grapple with a suddenly cloudy future. Like so many of America's working poor, their lives are at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
As the day unfolds, unspoken thoughts and deep-seated attitudes rise to the surface. These individuals collide in love and pain, generating disturbing conflicts and surprising bonds - all of which challenge conventional assumptions about class and racial identity.

A WALK THROUGH THE FOOTPRING
This 18-minute short film profiles several Prospect Heights residents who face eviction due to developer Bruce Ratner's Brooklyn Arena project. Ratner's plan to erect not just an arena, but a 16-skyscraper mega-development complex would displace some 800 people who live in the vibrant community of Prospect Heights. The film follows the model of the PBS "Walk Through" series that profiles neighborhoods around New York, but in this film the tour guides are community activists, members of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, who visit several of the residents facing eviction. The characters are funny and poignant, passionate and compelling, as they describe the life of a vital community.