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Produced, directed and written by Tod Lending, Legacy is the unprecedented portrait of an African-American family that dramatically captures their successes and failures as they struggle to overcome the devastating effects of poverty, welfare, and community violence. For four generations the Collins family has depended on welfare and lived in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, one of the most dangerous housing projects in America. Through the powerful voices of three generations of African-American women, Legacy tells the story of a mother, two daughters, and a grand daughter who are struggling to break free from poverty, welfare, drug addiction and the violence in their community. This compelling and uplifting story reveals the complexities of poverty, welfare,
drug abuse, and human resilience from an African-American perspective. Funding Post-production has received funding from the MacArthur Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the J.R. Houlsby Foundation. Website |
| Inspirational in the best sense of the term... — Variety This documentation of a young girl’s stunning triumph is rigorous and magical, a triumph of the will in all of the best senses. — The Hollywood Reporter ...an inspirational story and a very moving film. — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Legacy, a powerful documentary that moved me up, up, and far away from the jangle at Sundance... That an audience could be so inspired by pictures on a screen is the reason I look forward to climbing that hellish Main Street hill, huffing and hopeful, year after year. — Entertainment Weekly ... a subtly shaded image of hope and perseverance, flourishing where it is most precariously endangered. — L.A. Weekly A stunning saga of one family’s ascendancy from the grips of despair, writer/producer/director Tod Lending’s Legacy is a masterwork of unique inspiration. With a style that is immediate, trusting, and incredibly intimate, Lending’s six-year odyssey is a majestic tribute to the dignity and perseverance of one family against the odds of untold adversity. — Sundance Film Festival
A remarkable documentary... Whatever your political beliefs, Legacy will confound
your preconceptions about race and poverty in America... When the networks are looking for true stories to turn into TV movies, how come they never seem to find stories like this? — USA Today … [a] deeply moving film. — The Wall Street Journal Film Festivals and Awards 2000 to 2002 Academy Award Nominee for Best Feature Documentary |
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