It Takes A Village | Artivism In A Pandemic

Under the direction of award-winning, New Jersey-based filmmaker Kiymora Smith of The Gold Standard Production, this documentary film chronicles and highlights an ambitious, year long, public art and community engagement initiative in East Orange, New Jersey, placing it at the center of an historic, cultural and social convergence, as was similarly occurring in cities across the United States. In response to the police-killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 and to support the Black Lives Matter movement, a volunteer group of East Orange-based artists and a local non-profit launched a unique, mural project. The initiative commissioned sixteen area muralists and was fueled by support from an international arts powerhouse and an aggressive GoFundMe campaign. As you will see, creating public art is a unifying experience that strengthens our sense of humanity and connectedness to one another. Linda Street/Pink Dragon Artist Syndicate served as a Producer on the film.