PHTV: What's up with public housing? 2004

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PHTV is an ongoing collaboration between Andrea Meller, Damon Rich, Rosten Woo and the Public Housing Residents of the Lower East Side (PHROLES). PHTV uses a mix of animation, sketch comedy, and direct address to inform and activate the public about issues facing public housing. Recent episodes deal with tenant participation, anti-eviction training, and the Community Service Requirement.
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You can catch PHTV on Brooklyn Community Access Television, Manhattan Community Access Television. Or, email us at info [at] anothercupdevelopment [dot] org about buying a copy on DVD or VHS. You can also see episode 1 streamed here. Episode 2 is here.
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PHTV is generously funded by the New York Foundation.

Participants

Damon Rich, Designer, Dramatic Talent, Filmmaker
Andrea Meller, Filmmaker, Project Manager
Rosten Woo, Project Manager
Lisa Burris, Dramatic Talent, Writer, Writer
Damaris Reyes, Project Manager, Writer
Victor Bach, Dramatic Talent
Enida Davis, Dramatic Talent
Judith Goldiner, Dramatic Talent
Adriene Holder, Dramatic Talent
Betty "Coqui" Brassell, Dramatic Talent
Desney Reyes, Dramatic Talent
Jennifer Monzon, Dramatic Talent
Armando Morales, Dramatic Talent
Alice Shay, Designer

Resources & Links

Organizations

Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT)	BCAT is Brooklyn's community access television provider.
Community Service Society (CSS)	A nonprofit organization that provides policy research and advocacy on issues that affect New Yorkers, CSS assisted CUP and PHROLES in the policy research for PHTV. CSS policy analyst Vic Bach guest stars in the first episode of PHTV.
Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)	GOLES organizes tenants on the Lower East Side, sponsors The Public Housing Residents of the Lower East Side (PHROLES), and is our friend and partner in the creation of Public Housing Television.
Legal Aid Society	The Legal Aid Society is the nation's oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. Legal Aid lawyers Judith Goldiner and Adriene Holder guest star in the first two episodes of Public Housing Television.
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)	MNN is Manhattan's public access network.
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)	The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) operates public housing in New York City.

Projects/Pieces

CHAos	This public housing agitprop from Chicago critiques the city's Plan for Transformation project.
Code City	The Code City website, created by CUP and Honest, features interactive maps of public housing in New York City. It was produced through a Digital Artist in Residence grant from the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
The View from the Ground	A project of the Invisible Institute, The View from the Ground publishes remarkable reporting from Chicago's Stateway Gardens public housing development. The goal is to give public housing residents a chance to express their perspective.

Downloads

CUP reel (Quicktime, 12.4 MB)

An overview of CUP video work

Related projects

PHTV: What's up with public housing? is also related to
Code City
Important Housing Rights
Temporary Showroom