Third Ward TX

Director: Andrew Garrison
Format: HDCam  
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screening in: Lone Star States

Screening Times

9:30 PM, Friday March 9th - Dobie
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12:00 PM, Thursday March 15th - Dobie
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Synopsis:
1993, a step ahead of city demolition crews, a group of African American artists took over a block of abandoned, condemned, row houses in Houston's Third Ward. They wanted to bring attention to issues in the neighborhood with a temporary, 'drive-by' exhibition. But they set in motion an internationally recognized model for community renewal and personal transformation. 'Project Row Houses,' stopped a neighborhood from being a symbol of poverty and hopelessness and made it into a beacon of strength and imagination. After more than a decade of building a community that is safe, livable and desirable, they've attracted forces that may destroy what they made-- real estate development and gentrification. Will it survive the blind force of gentrification playing out in Houston and across America?

Director's Bio:
Garrison began working professionally when he co-founded a film working group in Ohio with filmmakers Julia Reichert and Jim Klein and four others. He has been awarded Guggenheim, Rockefellar, NEA and AFI Fellowships for his work. He now teaches directing and audio at the University of Texas.