Imminent Domain
Imminent Domain is a documentary which examines gentrification in NYC from the perspective of the filmmaker, a life long resident of the Lower East Side. It begins as a highly personal account of the effect a a changing landscape has upon the culture of a neighborhood, before expanding to examine the social and political forces which cause gentrification to occur.
This clip recreates the Tompkins Square Park riot of 1988 - a seminal turning point in the public perception of gentrification and the manner in which the NYPD was organized - through archival and found media, and interviews conducted by the director.