CIFF

Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities

CIFF Streams

April 2, 2023 - April 9, 2023

year
2022
country
USA
runtime
74
closed captions
Yes
audio description
No
english subtitles
No
film contact
One Story Up
film contact email
[email protected]

Sweet Auburn, Atlanta. Bronzeville, Chicago. Brooklyn, Wilmington. All once prosperous Black communities, and all destroyed and drained by a country determined to separate Black people from their wealth. Rage against the system in this hard-hitting doc about the path to building a more equitable future. —M.G.


Three distinct neighborhoods—Wilmington’s Brooklyn, Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn, and Chicago’s Bronzeville—have all met the same demise: the utter destruction of Black wealth. Built by newly freed slaves, these once-prosperous pockets were thriving meccas of commerce and flourishing communities of Black families and professionals. Yet massacres, race riots, lynchings, and government policies dismantled and sabotaged any forward progress. RISE AND REBUILD: A TALE OF THREE CITIES is an essential history lesson in economic injustice throughout our nation. The film introduces audiences to today’s entrepreneurs, small business owners, and activists who are hard at work restoring the prosperity their communities once reveled in. —A.B.


GUEST(S) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&A

Black Cinema
CIFF47 Streams
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition

Film Sponsors

Equius Group LLC
Original Bread Winners

Community Partners

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Cleveland Chapter
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, The
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity