A Reckoning in Boston
2021•1h 23m•Released
Documentary
Kafi Dixon dreams of starting a land cooperative for women of color who have experienced trauma and disenfranchisement in the city of Boston. By day she drives a city bus; at night she studies the humanities in a tuition-free course. Her classmate Carl Chandler, a community elder, is the class’s intellectual leader. White suburban filmmaker James Rutenbeck documents the students’ engagement with the humanities. He looks for transformations but is awakened to the violence, racism and gentrification that threaten Kafi and Carl's very place in the city. Troubled by his failure to bring the film together, he enlists the pair as collaborators with a share in the film revenues. Five years on, despite many obstacles, Kafi and Carl arrive at surprising new places in their lives—and James does too.
Director
James Rutenbeck
Languages
English
Studio
Lost Nation Pictures
Cast
Kafi Dixon
Herself
Carl Chandler
Himself
James Rutenbeck
Himself
Jack Cheng
Himself
Tolga Shields
Herself
Julia Legas
Herself
Tim McCarthy
Himself
Production
Company
Lost Nation Pictures
Company
Independent Lens
Company
Documentary Educational Resources
Producer
Kafi Dixon
Producer
Carl Chandler
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