Black Locales: Flag Wars 56 mins
Produced by Linda Goode Bryant & Laura Poitras
"Flag Wars" is a poignant 90-minute account of economic competition between two historically oppressed groups, observed from the painful lens of gentrification. Set in Columbus Ohio, amongst an aging and economically depressed black middle class in danger of losing control of their neighborhoods as wealthier home buyers, largely white and gay, claim spaces for renovation block by block.
The events in "Flag Wars" unfold against a backdrop of racism, homophobia, and tensions between privilege and poverty. Mix in government zoning boards, the court system, lending institutions, and civic leaders, and you've got a film that literally hits people "where they live." This film explores the complexity of gentrification, and the contradictions between intention and result, belief and action. It goes beyond merely designation "good" or "bad" guys, and delves into the relationship between heritage, public policy and personal intention.
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