The screening of "Gowanus Current" on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm will be followed by a Q&A session with directors Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds. This film delves into the decades of industrial waste and raw sewage that have turned Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal into a toxic body of water and the subsequent EPA cleanup and city-led rezoning, raising questions about what is valued in a neighborhood and who decides its future.

Gowanus Current with Jamie Courville (Director), Chris Reynolds (Director)

Shot over ten years, this documentary employs a strictly observational direct-cinema approach to examine the convictions of a diverse community and the textures of its landscape. It's a documentary portrait of activism and its limits, exploring the conflict engendered by a housing crisis, income inequality, and a changing climate.