Locked Out, a Detroit-based documentary following Black women as they
battle evictions, predatory lending, and modern-day redlining in America's most
segregated city, is set to screen at the 27th annual American Black Film
Festival in Miami on Saturday, June 17, at 1:45 p.m. at the O Cinema South
Beach. Produced by Saville Productions and directed by Oscar Nominee Kate Davis
and Luchina Fisher, Locked Out intimately captures the impact of housing
injustice while exposing the systems that prevent positive change.
"It's easy to talk about the importance of equitable housing, but
what's too often missing from the conversation is the actual experiences of
those on the ground," said co-director Luchina Fisher, who received a 2022
GLAAD Media Award nomination for her feature debut Mama Gloria. "It's
eye-opening to see up close how our current system keeps mostly Black residents
locked out of building wealth in America, but it was also stunning to witness
the work Black women are putting in to save their communities."
The documentary, which combines vérité filmmaking and archival footage,
features longtime Detroit residents Soummer Crawford and Geraldine Smith-Bey,
as well as experts from the University of Michigan, the United Community
Housing Coalition, Ohio State University, and more. The film also spotlights
those behind Detroit's devastating use of land contracts.
Locked Out premiered in April at Detroit's Freep Film Festival, where
it received the Shine a Light Award for its heroic portrayal of the women on
the front lines of the fair housing battle. After the American Black Film
Festival, the documentary will head to the Newark Black Film Festival, Woods
Hole Film Festival, and San Francisco Doc Fest to drum up nationwide support
for the issue.
"I had read about the racial gap in homeownership across the
country, but going to Detroit and embedding with vibrant Black female housing
activists and women facing eviction was both dramatic to behold and traumatic
for those we filmed," said co-director Kate Davis, who received an Academy
Award nomination for her film Traffic Stop and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
for her landmark documentary Southern Comfort.
Locked Out was produced by LA-based production company Saville
Productions. To know more log on to www.lockedoutfilm.com and on Instagram
@lockedout_film.
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