Little Burgundy
When an old area of a city is to be demolished to make way for a new low-rental housing development, is there anything that the residents can do to protect their own interests? This film, produced in 1968, airs such a situation in the Little Burgundy district of Montréal. It shows how citizens organized themselves into a committee that made effective representations to City Hall and influenced the housing policy.
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directorBonnie Sherr KleinMaurice Bulbulian
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editingBonnie Sherr KleinJacques GagnéMaurice Bulbulian
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producerGeorge C. StoneyRobert Forget
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soundRichard Besse
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recordingJean-Guy Normandin
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sound editingBill GraziadeiJacques Jarry
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animationClorinda Warny
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re-recordingGeorge CrollJean-Pierre Joutel
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location soundMichel Hazel
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photographyMichel RégnierClaude Larue
Warnings: Child playing with toy gun, smoking
Little Burgundy is a Montreal community whose residents were forced to move to make way for new housing and businesses. What are the ethical implications of gentrification, particularly when considering the forced relocation of low-income residents from their homes and neighbourhoods? To what extent does gentrification contribute to systemic inequality and what moral obligations do communities and governments have to address these inequalities? How can the ethical concerns of gentrification be balanced with the economic benefits of urban revitalization? What role did individuals, organizations and governments play in finding a just and equitable solution and how could they improve in the future?
