YOU A NOMAD
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BLACK PEOPLE IN OAKLAND?
In a single generation, Oakland, CA’s black population has dwindled from 44% to an estimated 26%. Using a unique cross-section of African-American voices, this short documentary deconstructs urban displacement to reveal the systemic roots of gentrification occurring nationwide.
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Shirah DedmanDirectorLet Her In
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Shirah DedmanProducerLet Her In
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:20 minutes 49 seconds
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Completion Date:July 17, 2017
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
SHIRAH DEDMAN is a filmmaker, lawyer and activist. From dropping out of high school at 15-years-old to becoming a licensed attorney by 23, she inexplicably found herself consistently un- and under-employed. So after her last layoff, she decided to relentlessly pursue her true passion: the intersection between media, economics, race and the environment. Her short narrative, LET HER IN (2016) was an Official Selection of the Rock N Roll Film Festival Kenya, FECIBogotá, and Stori Ya Wengi Environmental Film Fest. Her short documentary, YOU A NOMAD (2017), which was inspired by her own nomadic life, received development support from the Cucalorus Film Festival Work-In-Progress program. Las year Shirah was featured in UPROOTED, a short film by the Equal Justice Initiative & Google documenting her family’s return to the site of her great-grandfather's lynching.
“As a storyteller, my goal is to empower marginalized communities through authentic representations, and to take part in an initiative for us to #OwnOurNarrative by creating and distributing media which reflect our voices.”