East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.

Release Date

March 24, 2020

Runtime

104 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

David McMahon, Sarah Burns

Written by

Sarah Burns, David McMahon

Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Jelani Cobb

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Self

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East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story | Official Trailer | PBS

Cast12 cast members

Henry Cisneros

Self

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Jelani Cobb

Self

Eva Davis

Self (archive footage)

Willie Harrison

Self

Lawrence Lightfoot

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

David Williams

Chasity Dixon

Rilene Dixon

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Crew6 crew members

David McMahon

Director, Producer, Writer

Sarah Burns

Director, Writer, Producer

Aljernon Tunsil

Editor

Molly Schwartz

Animation

Ken Burns

Executive Producer, Producer

Stephanie Jenkins

Co-Producer

Posters3 images

Trailers1 video