Panel Discussion: From Public to (Non)profit – SF’s New Model for Government-Funded Housing
2016
6 episodes of HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero”, plus panel discussions and short film screenings in between episodes.
Short film/Q&A includes:
Panel Discussion and Short Video Screening – “The New American Dream: How to Spark a Conversation about the Importance of Home”
Dave Brown, CEO – Home Matters
Priscilla Cohen, Executive Producer – “Wondros”
Sara Worth, Head of Story – “Wondros”
Michelle Brega, US Bank
Fay Darmawi, Janet Delaney, and Ken Fisher, “Janet Delaney/South of Market” (work in progress, 7 min)
Sophie Constantinou, “Buchannan Mall” (11 min)
Erin Lutes & Leah Nichols, “Where My Ladies At?” (4 min)
Kevin Wong & Sasha Hauswald, “Home is A Hotel” (11 min)
Panelists
Justin Gray
Housing Official
Chris Roberts
Freelance Journalist and former Editor – SF Weekly
Films
Show Me A Hero
USA | 2015 | 360 mins. | Directed by Paul Haggis and David Simon
Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, the miniseries “Show Me a Hero” tells the story of how civil rights violations tear apart Yonkers, N.Y., paralyze the municipal government, and forever change the lives of a rising politician and his constituents. Faced with a federal court order that remedies decades-long housing segregation in the city, newly elected Mayor Nick Wasicsko — at 28, the youngest-ever mayor of Yonkers — goes against his campaign position that advocated legal appeals, paving the way for low-income housing to be built in white neighborhoods of Yonkers. Residents rage about protecting property values, while those chosen to cross the color line will soon have neighbors who fiercely oppose them. “Show Me a Hero” is co-created by David Simon (“The Wire”) and directed by Paul Haggis (“Crash”).
