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Filmmakers Hope to Expand Discussion About Gentrification with a Horror Short

The film has a crew comprised of women and minorities and an impressive list of producers.

Filmmakers Hope to Expand Discussion About Gentrification with a Horror Short
Still from “White Knuckle.” Courtesy of Xavier Coleman, Director & Connor Lawson, Cinematographer

Filmmakers Hope to Expand Discussion About Gentrification with a Horror Short

The film has a crew comprised of women and minorities and an impressive list of producers.

Filmmakers Hope to Expand Discussion About Gentrification with a Horror Short

“White Knuckle,” a short horror film about gentrification, has already stirred up support from big name producers including Molly Conners of “Birdman” and Tonya Lewis Lee 0f “Monster.” Bushwick Daily spoke with director Xavier Coleman about representation in film and tropes and themes in horror.

The film is about a young pair of Black American siblings who purchase a home in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood (think Bed-stuy for the brownstones). When…

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