Dreams of a City: Creating East Palo Alto
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Cast & Crew
Michael Levin
Nancy Brink
Ashley James
Michael Levin
Barbara Maliska
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Synopsis
Story which traces the history of the culturally diverse (African-American, Caucasion, Latino-American, and Pacific-Island) residents of the impovrished East Palo Alto--the city in the San Francisco Bay area which, in 1992, was voted "the national murder capital" of the United States. However, now the residents are struggling to build retail shopping centers to create a tax base, and trying to "take back their streets" as they band together in the hopes of effecting change.
Director
Michael Levin
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States June 12, 1997
Shown at Cinequest 1998: The San Jose Film Festival (Legal Documentary Showcase) January 29 - February 4, 1998.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Cinequest 1998: The San Jose Film Festival (Legal Documentary Showcase) January 29 - February 4, 1998.)
Released in United States June 12, 1997 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition and Beyond..." June 12, 1997.)
