Film
The Pruitt Igoe Myth
Mon, Jun 11, 2012
- 6:50PM
LOCATION:
Peter Jay Sharp Building
BAM Rose Cinemas
RUN TIME: 79min
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Followed by a panel with Chad Friedrichs and housing and urban development experts
Free
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June 2012
Monday June 11, 2012
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Part of
BAMcinématek 2012
Directed by Chad Friedrichs
Exploring the social, economic, and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which they were built, this powerful documentary also traces the personal narratives of several of the residents of the notorious Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis.