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The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country's most blighte...

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Main Authors: DeAngelis, Doug (Composer), Tenorio, Gabriel (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Oscilloscope Pictures, Black Valley Films, Katahdin Productions (Firm), Impact Partners (Firm)
Other Authors: Kennedy, Scott Hamilton (Director, Producer, Film editor), Derrenger, Dominique (Producer), Nacif, Vivianne (Producer), Sender, Julie Bergman (Producer), Sender, Stuart (Producer), Blatt, Alex (Film editor), FitzGerald, Tyson (Film editor), Rogers, Donald, 1923- (Photographer), Normark, Don, 1928- (Photographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Oscilloscope Pictures, 2009.
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Community gardens > California > Los Angeles.
Urban agriculture > California > Los Angeles.
Community life > California > Los Angeles.
Community development, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Land use, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Eminent domain > California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Politics and government.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions.
Environmental films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country's most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community. But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Commentary with filmmaker, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, activist Tezozomoc, producers Vivianne Nacif and Dominique Derrenger; Celebrities visit the garden; Farmers return to city council; More farmers and farm history; March to Mayor's mansion; Protest at Horowitz's offices; Allegations of antisemitism; A new design for the garden; Interview with Scott Hamilton Kennedy by film critic David Poland; Film festival Q&As; Special thanks.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; all regions, NTSC; widescreen (4:3) theatrical aspect ratio presentation; 5.1 surround, stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Winner, Silverdocs Film Festival, Grand Jury Award, 2009 ; Florida Film Festival, Best documentary feature, 2009.
Production Credits:Editors, Alex Blatt, Tyson FitzGerald, Scott Hamilton Kennedy ; composers, Doug DeAngelis, Gabriel Tenorio ; still photographers, Donald Rogers, Don Normark ; camera/sound, Scott Hamilton Kennedy.