Project Description:
In 1959, Francis Goldin was part of a group, the Cooper Square Committee, which formed to stop Robert Moses from building an expressway through the Lower East Side. The highway would have wiped out Tribeca, the East Village, Little Italy and part of Chinatown. Goldin and the group succeeded in stopping Moses, but their subsequent efforts to preserve low income housing for the neighborhood residents took a total of 50 years. By 2013 they had established a unique, community-based housing plan which is becoming the basis for a national model. Fran is a compelling centerpiece of the film as a natural leader, organizer and charismatic story-teller.
Intern Duties:
We are building a data base of archival footage and stills, which needs constant updating. Knowledge of File Maker Pro and Excel is necessary. The intern would also be involved in doing on-line archival research; helping to maintain the Final Cut Pro project; exporting, compressing and uploading sequences; downloading audio and video files; and putting together brief segments for screening purposes. We would expect the intern to follow the project to its completion, probably by summer of 2016.
Hours:
One day a week on a regular basis. If the internship is connected to course credit, we can expand the number of hours.
If you are interest, please send letter of interest and description of your skills and experience to Kathryn Barnier, kathryn@cloud9.net