Legacy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tod Solomon Lending
Nicole Collins
Daniel Alpert
Daniel Alpert
Randell Blackley
Phil Cantor
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For four generations the Collins family was trapped in urban poverty, depending upon welfare and living in one of the most dangerous public housing projects in America--Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. However, the family manages to get by, resolved to break the cycle of poverty. Filmmaker Tod Lending had heard about a special family member, Terrell Collins, a straight-A student and neighborhood leader. Terrell sounded perfect for the series he produced for PBS, "No Time to Be a Child"... Lending had just finished an interview with Terrell's grandmother and was waiting to interview Terrell when the news came: someone had gunned down the 14-year-old on his way home from school. Through the powerful and dignified voices of three generations Collins women, "Legacy" follows the inspiring story of how members of one African-American family, over a five year period, recovered from the loss of a child, broke free of welfare, overcame addiction and escaped the specter of violence in their community.
Director
Tod Solomon Lending
Crew
Daniel Alpert
Daniel Alpert
Randell Blackley
Phil Cantor
Slawomir Grunberg
Bob Hanna
Robert Larson
Tod Solomon Lending
Tod Solomon Lending
Sid Lubitsch
Max Miller
Sheldon Mirowitz
Sheila Nevins
John O'donnell
Judy L Ravitz
Therese Sherman
Keith Walker
William Julius Wilson
Don Winter
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Documentary Feature and co-winner, along with Arlene Donnelly's "Naked States," of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2000 Florida Film Festival.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States March 2000
Released in United States June 2000
Released in United States July 13, 2000
Released in United States August 2000
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City, September 17-24, 1999.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.
Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 8-19, 2000.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Documentary: Imagining Reality) August 13-27, 2000.
Broadcast in USA over Cinemax as part of series "Cinemax Reel Life" July 25, 2001.
The third installment in a series of PBS documentary specials begun in 1994 entitled "No Time to Be a Child." It was a series of three programs, filmed over three years, which looked at young people, mostly teenagers, who were successfully overcoming the devastating effects of violence in their communities.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City, September 17-24, 1999.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 8-19, 2000.)
Released in United States July 13, 2000 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" July 13, 2000.)
Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Documentary: Imagining Reality) August 13-27, 2000.)
