City of trees
By: a film by Meridian Hill Pictures ; directed by Brandon Kramer
Contributors: Holcomb, Charles, on-screen participant; Samuels, Michael, on-screen participant; Coleman, Steve, on-screen participant; Meridian Hill Pictures; Passion River Films
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Community development; Tree planting; Urban ecology (Biology); Unemployment
Description: During the Great Recession, joblessness exceeds twenty percent East of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. This documentary follows the intimate stories of Charles, Michael, and James, three long-term unemployed residents struggling to gain employment through 'shovel ready' green projects. When stimulus dollars run out, short term idealism clashes with day-to-day survival in the struggle to find a sense of purpose and place in a recovering economy.
Notes: Originally produced in 2015.

Featuring: Charles Holcomb, Michael Samuels, Steve Coleman, James Magruder, Brian Rodgers, Karen Loeschner.

DVD.