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Emergent City

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself.

Emergent City

1h 22m

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself.

Previews + Extras

  • Trailer | Emergent City: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Emergent City

    S38 E6 - 2m 5s

    Trailer for Emergent City by directors Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg.

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