Boston
The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.
Boston
2017
7
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.
Boston
2017
7
Life on the V: The Story of V66
2014
0
Playing for the Mob
2014
6
Fenway Park: The Golden Age
2012
0
Life After People
2008
7
Four Days in October
2010
6
The Beanpot 50th Anniversary
2004
0
ASK ALLSTON: A Documentary About Boston DIY
0
The Re-Up
2012
0
City Hall
2020
6
The Road to Ruane
2024
0
Same Sex America
2005
3
Not a Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story
2006
0
Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing
2016
6
Not Bad at All
0
Rooters: Birth of Red Sox Nation
2007
0
MIT: Regressions
2022
10
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
2014
6
Marathon
1965
0
The Battle of Comm Ave.: Boston University vs. Boston College
2009
0