Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality

Streaming video - 2021

A searing exposé into the alarming humanitarian crisis in America’s own backyard: over half a million people experiencing homelessness. Focusing on one of Los Angeles’ most iconic neighborhoods, the film explores how Venice became a frontline in America’s battle over the increasing lack of affordable housing, further heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. With moving stories and the depiction of contentious battles, UNZIPPED explodes stereotypes about this controversial issue and digs into the root causes of the problem, its intersection with rising inequality, racial and class disparities, untreated mental illness as well as possible future actions, featuring contributions from leading politicians, experts, and unhoused advocates. Fea...turing original music from hip hop duo Run The Jewels (Killer Mike)

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Cargo Film & Releasing 2021.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
Colin K Gray (film director)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).