Today, I’m joined by Oakland-based documentary filmmaker Spencer Wilkinson to discuss his second feature film called Alice Street. It’s one of the most moving, heartbreaking, and motivational films I saw this past year, especially as a person who has lived in the area for 30 years. The film explores the importance of getting the community's input for a piece of public art, how to create coalitions, gaining the political momentum with those coalitions, and also the heartbreak of letting go of a beautiful creation. Transcript Topics Covered: The backstory of how Spencer came about making this film Large scale shifts happening in the cultural fabric of downtown Oakland that Spencer witnessed while filming A brief history of The Oakland Hotel and Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts How the community negotiated with developers around the $20 million Community Benefit Agreement Spencer’s vision for the future of this film and his plans to nationally expand the social impact tour Guest Info: Spencer's Instagram Alice Street Film Website Alice Street Film Instagram alicestreetfilm@gmail.com videoproject.org/alice-street Pancho Pescador's Instagram Desi Mundo's Instagram Community Rejuvenation Project Special Offers: Check out https://newsly.me and use the promo code ARTHEALS for a free one-month premium subscription. Follow Me: My Instagram My LinkedIn My Twitter Art Heals All Wounds Website Art Heals All Wounds Instagram Art Heals All Wounds Twitter Art Heals All Wounds Facebook Art Heals All Wounds Newsletter Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.