Whose Barrio? (2008)
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Jose Rivera is a lifelong resident of Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) but is afraid that gentrification will force him out. James Garcia has just bought an apartment across the street from public housing and wonders why locals resist his moving into the neighborhood. James Barrow worries that a construction project in an empty lot behind his building will threaten his apartment. Oscar Dominguez and Movement for Justice in El Barrio protests against gentrification. A town hall meeting pits community members against a City Councilwoman who supports a massive development project in East Harlem.
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Cast
- Jose B. Rivera as Barrio Resident
- Hector Cordero Guzman as Sociologist
- James Garcia as Barrio Resident
- Melissa Mark-Viverito as NYC Councilwoman
- Oscar Dominguez as Community Organizer
- Paula Serrano as Barrio Resident
- James Barrow as Barrio Resident
- Arlene Davila as Anthropologist
- Vagabond Beaumont as Barrio Resident
- Mariposa as Poet
Crew
- Ray Santisteban · Cinematographer