2001 Fenced OutTRT:29:30
Fenced Out documents the fight for the Christopher St. pier, a long-established hangout and safe haven for New York City’s youth of color and lower-income, homeless, lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, questioning and two-spirited youth. In the summer of 2000, development for a state park began “fencing out” the kids, with support from residents of nearby waterfront properties. “You are lowering the property value,” notes one police officer bluntly. The video examines the clash between the groups that claim ownership of the pier, from the perspective of the youths who feel it is the only place where they belong. The documentary includes interviews with “pierets” about how important the pier is in their lives, and with LGBTQ activists about the history of the piers and their connection to the gay liberation movement of the 60’s. It explores how the struggle to save the pier connects to a larger historical and social movement, and develops a plan of action to save them. Produced by Paper Tiger Television in collaboration with New Neutral Zone and FIERCE.
2003 Restating the UnionTRT:29:30
While well-rehearsed, well-choreographed, and written better than most Hollywood movies, George Bush''s 2003 State of the Union Address somehow dropped the ball in the fact-checking department. Paper Tiger''s "Restating the Union Address" attempts to correct the record. Featuring pop-ups correcting George''s most obvious blunders, it also includes interviews with scores of anti-war demonstrators in Manhattan, Washington D.C. and the Bronx. It is rounded out with a counter military recruitment segment. All-in-all a fabulous 28 minutes to counter war hysteria. Restating the Union also features a segment from the PTTV/Impact Coalition/Bronx Defenders production "War and the Economy" where High School students from the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn look at how the threat of war with Iraq would economically impact the communities of New York.
