Against All The Odds
45 mins – 16 mm – VHS & DVD
In the works for 3 ½ years, Against All The Odds is an hour-long social issue documentary about the city of East St Louis, IL. This film recounts the sometimes gruesome historical events that led to the birth of America’s only ‘all Black city’, as well as, takes an insiders look at the important grassroots community efforts that hold this unique city together today, showcasing many of the courageous citizens who work non-stop, in the worst of circumstances, to make their city a better place to live, despite the hopelessness that the outside world sees.
Against All The Odds will look deep into the heart of this amazing city and show what might surprise many, bringing a new kind of image to this maligned city and new reasons why we should reconsider it’s well being.
Against All The Odds will be ready for screening in Spring of 2008