Main still from Razing Liberty Square
Razing Liberty Square
Still from Razing Liberty Square
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Directed by

Tracy Droz Tragos

Produced by

Ann Bennett, Corinna Sager, and Ronald Baez

Miami is ground-zero for sea-level-rise. When residents of the Liberty Square public-housing community learn about a $300 million revitalization project in 2015, they soon discover that this sudden interest comes from the fact that their neighborhood is located on the highest-and-driest ground in the city. Now they must prepare to fight a new form of racial injustice - Climate Gentrification.

Razing Liberty Square is a character-driven verité documentary that weaves personal stories in and out of the larger social justice narrative. Foremost it is about a community fighting to save itself from being erased in a rapidly changing Miami.

Razing Liberty Square is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee.

Woodstock Film Festival

Winner, World of HA Changemaker Award (2024)

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Katja Esson standing in profile to the camera. She is looking off camera to her right and is wearing a coat. Background is out of focus. Black and white portrait.
Katja Esson
Photo courtesy Katja Esson
Ann Bennett looking directly at the camera. She is wearing a necklace and earrings and is placing her hand against her face. Black and white portrait.
Ann Bennett
Photo courtesy Ann Bennett
Corinna Sager looking directly at the camera. She has shoulder-length light brown hair and is wearing a scarf. Black and white portrait.
Corinna Sager
Photo courtesy Corinna Sager
Ronald Baez looking directly at the camera. He is sitting on a bench and is leaning forward. He has a full beard and is wearing a hooded jacket. A figure can be seen seated in the out of focus background. Black and white portrait.
Ronald Baez
Photo courtesy Ronald Baez
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