When a string of connected industrial buildings become available in Brooklyn, a group of global developers jump at the opportunity to buy it up with big ideas for the future. Nestled against the waterfront in Sunset Park, plans are set in motion — but the beating heart of the community rests with its working class, primarily immigrant residents, many of whom could be displaced once the development changes the entire space, while others see promise in the future of a developed Industry City. And so mediation begins between residents, city officials and master planners in an effort to find a workable solution for all involved.

Co-directed by Sunset Park community members Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, this fierce story chronicles the efforts by community leaders to save the soul of their home, juxtaposed against the desires of ambitious figures. At a time when a housing crisis looms over many metro cities in the U.S., champions for a better path forward light the way as the fate of their city and contemporary urban development hangs in the balance.––Casey Baron

Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg