Hi, Neighbor
A little girl who lost her home to urban renewal asks her wealthy neighbor who is a power behind the forced displacement," why?" Her innocent question open the door to a classic story of American immigrants and what happens when society displaces them. Set in the Fox Point Cape Verdean community of Providence, RI in the l950s "Hi, Neighbor" is a memory conversation about the clash between the entitled residents at the top of the hill with those at the bottom of the hill who have been disadvantaged by race, class and ethnicity. "Hi, Neighbor," was awarded Jury Selection(first prize) in the 2012 Black Maria Film Festival.