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Battle for Brooklyn : Fighting to save a New York community. by Beilinson, David,film director.; Galinsky, MIchael,film director.; Hawley, Suki,film director.; Ratner, Bruce,contributor.; Goldstein, Daniel,contributor.; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Rumur Films in 2011.This New York Times Critics' Pick follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site.Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads the movement against the development plan as he and the community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary.; Land Use; City Planning.;
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Who Took Johnny by Beilinson, David,filmmaker; Galinsky, Michael,filmmaker; Hawley, Suki,filmmaker; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
John Walsh, Noreen Gosch, John Gosch, John DeCamp, Tom Harkin, Paul SparrowOriginally produced by Rumur Films in 2014.An examination into the infamous thirty-year-old cold case behind the disappearance of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton.. WHO TOOK JOHNNY focuses on the heartbreaking story of Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened that tragic September morning in Des Moines when Johnny never returned from his paper route. Along the way, there have been mysterious sightings, strange clues, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.. "Very intense...examines the impact that the boy's disappearance had on his mother but also raises questions about the possibility of child molesters in positions of power who use their clout to discourage investigations or cover up their crimes entirely." - Alonso Duralde, The Wrap. "Timely, shocking and relentlessly compelling." - Leslie Felperin, Hollywood ReporterMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films. ; Criminal justice, Administration of; Motion pictures;
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