The Fillmore had more soul than your Spotify playlist—then the city bulldozed it.
The Fillmore was once a thriving, vibrant, and multicultural community with one of the most prominent jazz scenes on the West Coast and hundreds of black-owned businesses. The neighborhood’s prosperity quickly came to an end as urban redevelopment tore through neighborhoods, pushing thousands of families and businesses out of the area. Despite this, hundreds of community activists today worked tirelessly to help reclaim the “Harlem of the West.”
Cinematography
Then-and-now shots that physically hurt.
Production
Archival jazz footage you won't find elsewhere.
Director
Sophie E. Constantinou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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