THE OTHER HALF REVISITED: THE LEGACY OF JACOB RIIS

THE OTHER HALF REVISITED: THE LEGACY OF JACOB RIIS

    Price: $195.00

    Code: 1132

    Directed by Martin Toub
    Produced by Pacific Street Films
    1996, 59 minutes
    Purchase: $195 | Classroom Rental: $99



    More than 100 years ago, in his journalism and his influential book, How the Other Half Lives, photojournalist Jacob Riis dramatically portrayed issues of homelessness, poverty, crime, public health, and race relations in America. This video provides a desperately needed historical perspective on the plight of America's "other half" today. It combines Riis' original photos, his recently restored magic lantern slides and text, as read by the actor Fritz Weaver, with the social vision of contemporary award-winning photographers, including Margaret Morton, Eli Reed, and Fred Conrad. Using archival footage and photos, the video retraces Riis's original odyssey through New York City's slums to explore the similarites and contrasts between the 1890s and the 1990s.

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    Festivals & Awards

    * Gold Apple, National Educational, Media Network Competition


    Reviews

    "...an absorbing study...provocative...excellent for students of social issues, journalism, and photography."-Booklist(American Library Association)