The Area Film

“A Black community fights against corporate-driven displacement on Chicago's South Side. Streaming free on @WORLDChannel through February 18.

[The Area Film @TheAreaFilm]

Tonight in Chicago!

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[The Area Film @TheAreaFilm]

#TheAreaFilm screens this Thursday 5/23 at Third Space in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood - 716 W. Addison.
Free & open to all!
Q&A follows with Deborah Payne and @_ashby

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@britticisms The Area documented residents' fight with the train company in the 2010s. Our recent broadcast/streaming run with America ReFramed and PBS just wrapped up, but please let us know if you're interested in seeing the film.

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Block Club Chicago breaks down the longstanding environmental concerns in Englewood that have been amplified by the Ohio train derailment: https://t.co/qeQoa3HEs0

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“The only thing I can ask of you Mr. Railroad Man, is that I be the last house standing.”

Tomorrow is your last day to stream #TheAreaFilm FREE on @worldchannel via @wttw.

https://t.co/WroMjwX2rC

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“If I could have one dream, just for one day, I’d like to have it all back.” — Deborah Payne

📸: @metroblossom

#TheAreaFilm streams FREE on @worldchannel via @wttw through 2/18 on https://t.co/nQ7sMNgcyZ and the @PBS App.

🔗: https://t.co/WroMjwXAha

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

ON TONIGHT: When a Black neighborhood in Chicago risks losing its homes, people and spirit to a railroad development plan, residents step up determined to save their community. Don't miss @TheAreaFilm, tonight at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/6ETDMPKnQg

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David Schalliol (@metroblossom) and Deborah Payne, co-producers of THE AREA, talk about the collaborative 5-year journey behind the film.

Stream FREE through 2/18: https://t.co/WroMjwX2rC

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[The Area Film @TheAreaFilm]

“By the Tracks” 📸: @metroblossom

#TheAreaFilm streams FREE on @worldchannel via @wttw through 2/18 on https://t.co/nQ7sMNfEJr and the @PBS App.

🔗: https://t.co/WroMjwX2rC

[The Area Film @TheAreaFilm]

Norfolk Southern Continues Englewood Expansion — But Will The Company Meet Community Demands?

@BlockClubCHI details the complex railyard expansion in the 20th ward, just approved by Ald. Jeannette Taylor following months of pushback from the community.

https://t.co/B38oYBhbxV

[MAS Context @MASContext]

Norfolk Southern’s massive rail yard expansion plan for South Side nabs City Council approval after previous delay.
https://t.co/QZBABhNBxy

↑ As you read this, watch @metroblossom’s @TheAreaFilm currently available on @worldchannel.

https://t.co/Hb85PBAfKk

[Susannah Ribstein @susannahribs]

If you've seen the recent news about Norfolk Southern's attempts to continue expansion in Englewood & haven't seen @TheAreaFilm, here's your chance to catch up on the years of corruption, abuse, & activism behind the story. https://t.co/hYnpi8D6Cl

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

Driven by a love for her community and a refusal to see her neighborhood transformed by a development project, resident Deborah Payne organizes her fellow homeowners in @TheAreaFilm, now streaming on @worldchannel. https://t.co/6ETDMPKnQg

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

WHAT TO STREAM THIS WEEKEND: Following a five year fight to save the community of Englewood from being torn down, @TheAreaFilm is now available for streaming on @worldchannel. https://t.co/6ETDMPKnQg

[The Area Film @TheAreaFilm]

As intermodal expansion continues, we mourn the loss of Englewood communities. #TheAreaFilm offers a glimpse inside this fight in the face of displacement.

Watch tonight @wttw, 7pm CST 1/26 through 2/18 on https://t.co/nQ7sMNgcyZ or the @PBS App. https://t.co/WroMjwXAha

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

When a railroad company announces a development project that would transform the town of Englewood, Chicago, resident Deborah Payne makes a decision to stay put for the sake of her community. Watch @TheAreaFilm, 1/26 at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/6ETDMPKnQg

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

"I thought I was gonna stay here forever. It’s a raggedy thing to you, but it’s my home.” Witness Deborah Payne mobilize against a development plan that compromises the future of her neighborhood in @TheAreaFilm, 1/26 at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/gh3PEbtAPn

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

Following a group of homeowner activists who refuse to witness their neighborhood disappear before their very eyes when a freight company begins acquiring property for a development project, @TheAreaFilm airs on 1/26 at 8/7c on @worldchannel. https://t.co/6ETDMPKnQg

[MAS Context @MASContext]

If you missed @TheAreaFilm during our month-long screening on MAS Context this past November, don’t miss the chance to watch it on @worldchannel later this month.