Flag Wars (2003)

Directed by

Linda Goode Bryant

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows African American long-term residents and incoming gay homebuyers clashing as a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood changes. Filmed in a direct style, it captures the growing conflict between two historically oppressed groups.

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What happens

Flag Wars is a 2003 American documentary film about the conflict between two communities during the gentrification of a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood. Filmed in a cinéma vérité style, the film is an account of the tension between the two historically oppressed communities of African Americans and gays in Columbus' Olde Towne East neighborhood. The film was nominated for an Emmy Award and won three awards, including a Peabody Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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