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Hangtown

Known as "Hangtown," Placerville, CA boasts a noose as its city’s icon. When activists challenge the emblem, new truths about California’s history of racial injustice are revealed.

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Stuart Harmon

Director

Stuart Harmon is an award-winning filmmaker who’s produced for the BBC, PBS, VICE, The New York Times, and others.  His first documentary The Money Stone won several awards and was broadcast on BBC Africa, RT, and The Africa Channel.  He’s also a Logan Nonfiction Fellow and a finalist for several awards for his work with The Intercept.