Flag Wars
What happens when gay white people move into a black working-class neighborhood? This up-close look at gentrification leads viewers on a journey into a divided community.
Awards & Recognition
Winner
2003 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Jury Prize
Nominee
2004 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Informational Programming
Winner
2004 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award
Shot over a four-year period, Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras’ Flag Wars is a poignant and very personal look at a community in Columbus, Ohio, undergoing gentrification. What happens when gay, white homebuyers move into a working-class, black neighborhood? As the new residents restore the beautiful, but run-down homes, black homeowners must fight to hold onto their community and heritage. The inevitable clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own. Winner of the Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival and a 2004 Peabody Award, Flag Wars is a candid, unvarnished portrait of privilege, poverty, and local politics taking place across America.