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Project 2x1 (2013)

Project 2x1 poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
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This documentary follows Hasidic and West Indian residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It shows both the differences and common ground between the two communities through their own perspectives. The filmmakers used Google Glass to capture a first-person view of daily life and civic issues.

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What happens

Project 2x1 is a 2013 American documentary film about the Hasidic and West Indian residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It is shot in part using Google Glass. Project 2x1 is directed by Hannah Roodman, and produced by Lisa Campbell and Jaqueline Ratner Stauber. The film is produced by a diverse group of Crown Heights residents; the Project 2×1 film project was initially founded by Mendy Seldowitz, Hannah Roodman, Celso White and Ben Millstein. The use of Google Glass in the production of Project 2x1 allowed the film to harness the medium's storytelling capacities. The two distinctive cultural communities inhabiting the Crown Heights neighborhood (Hasidic and West Indian) and are each represented by the perspectives of community members. Both differences and similarities between the two communities are presented to the viewer, who is tasked with assuming multiple perspectives regarding culture, communal issues, and civic engagement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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