Greetings from Asbury Park
(2009) 

DIR.:
Christina Eliopoulos
TRT:
79 min
MPAA RATING:
NR
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FULL SYNOPSIS

Angie, 90, lived through three decades of rust, riot and ruin in Asbury Park, the one-time postcard paradise. Now the tiny bungalow that she has called home, for half her life, will be seized by eminent domain.

Hundreds of homes, apartments, businesses, are boarded up, ready for the wrecking ball. In fact, 29 blocks — 56 acres of waterfront property and historic boardwalk attractions— now belong to a private developer and will be razed to make way for 3,100 luxury condos, a city within a city.

Angie is confused by this strange twist of fate. She appeals to the Mayor, to the City Council. Her voice quivering with sadness, her pleas ringing out across a vast emptiness where her neighbors once lived.

But this is welcome progress, and terrific tax revenues, say city officials. The revitalized Asbury Park will be a thrilling combination of SoHo and South Beach.


We learn of eminent domain abuse across the nation. Scholars and experts on community development point out that this plan indeed exacerbates the tension and division of race and class and threatens the very identity of this little shore resort.

Meanwhile, the bulldozers are in Angie’s backyard. A prayer group holds a vigil in a newly bulldozed lot. So many families are devastated by their impending loss.

Angie’s attorney arrives and tries to explain her options: a court case. The outcome: Maybe enough money for half a studio apartment. The reality: She could be facing her last summer in this house.

 

Buy the soundtrack for Greetings From Asbury Park, "A Short Walk Home", here: http://www.itsaboutmusic.com/asburypark.html

CAST & CREW

  • Producer(s): Christina Eliopoulos Kerry Margaret Butch Bill Blum

AWARDS

  • Winner, Best Documentary, New Jersey International Film Festival, 2008; Official Selection, Princeton Environmental Film Festival, 2009; Official Selection, “Human Rights: Content and Discontent” Series Rutgers University, Global Initiatives Project, 2008; Official Selection, New Filmmakers Series, Anthology Film Archives, 2008

GENRES

Documentary  

SUBJECTS

Changing Neighborhoods, New Jersey, Geographical Areas, Housing Issues, Society and Culture, U.S. States Territories

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

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EXTERNAL LINKS

--"A SHORT WALK HOME" Music from the documentary Greetings from Asbury Park
--Home page for Greetings from Asbury Park
www.fundforasburypark.org

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