Dreamhood
Dreamhood is a feature length documentary film, which examines life in the International Village neighborhood in Cleveland, OH and captures the transformation of a community as a neighborhood is revitalized and a community continues to grow in terms of size and diversity.
The International Village project, rooted in the near West Side neighborhoods of Stockyard and Clark-Fulton is an ambitious initiative that intends to transform two neighborhoods still burdened by the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis. These neighborhoods are marked by blighted properties in disrepair and vacant homes with boarded up windows. The project objective is to revitalize and repopulate these once bustling neighborhoods by providing quality housing for immigrant and refugee families resettling in Cleveland. The project is a collaboration between public, private, faith-based and nonprofit organizations that include three resettlement agencies as well as Global Cleveland -- the nonprofit formed to attract new residents to Cleveland.
The film follows long time residents as well as newcomers within the International Village. The overarching project objective is to provide a forum for the complex yet relatable story of the refugee communities in Cleveland. The film has been partially funded by the City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.
The International Village project, rooted in the near West Side neighborhoods of Stockyard and Clark-Fulton is an ambitious initiative that intends to transform two neighborhoods still burdened by the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis. These neighborhoods are marked by blighted properties in disrepair and vacant homes with boarded up windows. The project objective is to revitalize and repopulate these once bustling neighborhoods by providing quality housing for immigrant and refugee families resettling in Cleveland. The project is a collaboration between public, private, faith-based and nonprofit organizations that include three resettlement agencies as well as Global Cleveland -- the nonprofit formed to attract new residents to Cleveland.
The film follows long time residents as well as newcomers within the International Village. The overarching project objective is to provide a forum for the complex yet relatable story of the refugee communities in Cleveland. The film has been partially funded by the City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.
Watch Dreamhood here.
Screenings:
- International Migration & Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2021.
- Circle City Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN, 2021.
- Ethnografilm Paris, Paris, France, 2021.
- San Francisco Urban Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 2021.
- Common Good Film Festival, Salem, OR, 2021.
- Social and Economic Justice Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 2020.
- Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, Cleveland, OH, 2020.
- Immigration Film Festival, Washington, DC, 2020.
- Better Cities Film Festival, Detroit, MI, 2020.
- Suburbinale Film Festival, Vienna, Austria, 2019.