Free Screening of "The Garden" Tuesday, August 18th at 7:30 pm in the 103rd Street Community Garden near Park Avenue (Please Bring Your Own Lawn Chair or Blanket)

[East Harlem Preservation]

East Harlem Preservation, Inc. is partnering with The New York Restoration Project to present a film by Scott Hamilton Kennedy (2009 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature)

The 14-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.

But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.

The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers:

Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public?

And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.” If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?

“Gripping documentary about a South Central L.A. community garden facing the wrath of a developer expertly depicts the perpetual battle between community and capital that plagues every major American city.”-New York Magazine “A compelling, inspirational, provocative and thoroughly engrossing documentary.” -The NYC Movie Guru.

Free admission (includes complimentary popcorn and refreshments). (Please Bring Your Own Lawn Chair or Blanket.) Download a bilingual flyer. For more information call NYRP at [phone].