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Winnie Wright, Age 11 (1974)
Directed by Gordon Quinn, Teena Webb, Suzanne Davenport, Greg Grieco, Betsy Martens
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Winnie, the daughter of a steel worker and a teacher, lives in Gage Park, a Chicago neighborhood that is changing from white to black. Her family struggles with racism, inflation and a threatened strike, as Winnie learns what it means to grow up white, working class, and female.
Length 26 minutes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2016 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Fascinating slice of life short documentary about a girl and her family living in Gage Park, Chicago in mid-70s. This film presents even the most mundane situations as well as events like Halloween and strike at a Jewel grocery store. What’s nice about it is how it captures this specific period like a time capsule, ex. Winnie reading the prices from a Sears catalog. The main focus is how the neighborhood is transforming from an urban blue collar area to an urban black area yet it skates around this issue. What holds it back from being a truly great doc is that it just presents this family and their lives without digging deeper than what’s on the surface.
It’d be cool if the filmmakers returned to this hood and made another short doc to attach to this or caught up with Winnie and her family. That would be neat to see.
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