How a community was betrayed by greed, political hypocrisy, and good intentions gone astray.
Direction
Mechner packs decades of betrayal into 23 tight minutes.
Acting
Cheech Marin's narration carries surprising gravitas.
Director
Jordan Mechner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jordan Mechner also created the Prince of Persia video game franchise—this is his only documentary.
The 'Battle of Chavez Ravine' refers to residents being forcibly removed in 1959; the film uses rare archival footage of actual evictions.
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