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Prof. Kelly Anderson’s “My Brooklyn” screening

“My Brooklyn” Screening: Who Has a Right to Live in Our City?

In an iconic, expensive city like New York, what’s the difference between good change and bad change? How can we make the city safe and attractive without displacing entire communities? And in an era of downward mobility and income inequality, what’s the line between “gentrifier” and “victim of gentrification”?

The documentary “My Brooklyn” tells the story of an aggressive plan to make over the Fulton Mall through the eyes of a gentrifier who has also experienced displacement in Brooklyn since the 1980s. We’ll be talking to director Kelly Anderson and other guest panelists about race, class, the future of New York, and generational solutions to preserve the urban fabric of our city.
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IMA-MFA Sam Feder receives Filmmaking grant!

Sam Feder photoSam Feder is the recipient of the 2013-2014 RFA Excellence in Filmmaking grant.

The RFA grant anonymously supports artists who are independently producing new and challenging documentary films. The RFA grant has awarded $20,000 in support of Sam Feder’s filmmaking practice.

Sam recently returned from summer artist residencies at Yaddo followed by a month at the Macdowell Colony. Sam’s third feature, “Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger” will premier in early 2014.