A Reckoning in Boston
A Reckoning in Boston

Movie·2021·1h 23m

A Reckoning in Boston

Directed By

James Rutenbeck

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Kafi Dixon dreams of starting a land cooperative for women of color who have experienced trauma and disenfranchisement in the city of Boston. By day she drives a city bus; at night she studies the humanities in a tuition-free course. Her classmate Carl Chandler, a community elder, is the class’s intellectual leader. White suburban filmmaker James Rutenbeck documents the students’ engagement with the humanities. He looks for transformations but is awakened to the violence, racism and gentrification that threaten Kafi and Carl's very place in the city. Troubled by his failure to bring the film together, he enlists the pair as collaborators with a share in the film revenues. Five years on, despite many obstacles, Kafi and Carl arrive at surprising new places in their lives—and James does too.

Producer

Lois Vossen, Carl Chandler

Cinematography

Allie Humenuk

Themes

boston, massachusetts

Production House

Lost Nation Pictures
Independent Lens
Documentary Educational Resources

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Cast

Kafi Dixon

Herself

Carl Chandler

Himself

James Rutenbeck

Himself

Jack Cheng

Himself

Tolga Shields

Herself

Julia Legas

Herself

Tim McCarthy

Himself

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Crew

Lois Vossen

Executive Producer

Carl Chandler

Producer

Llewellyn M. Smith

Executive Producer

James Rutenbeck

Director

Kafi Dixon

Producer

Allie Humenuk

Director of Photography

P.H. O'Brien

Director of Photography

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