Liberty City Is Like Paris to Me 2009

Overview

Liberty City Is Like Paris to Me is a short documentary film released in 2009. The film is directed by Bruce Weber and has a runtime of fifteen minutes. It centers on Martin Luther King and Inauguration Day 2009 in Liberty City, a small African-American section of Miami, Florida. Previously, this neighborhood was a place characterized by poverty and race riots. Over the course of ten years, the people of the community successfully rebuilt their neighborhood. The resulting community unity serves as a testament to the dedication of the neighborhood's pledge to construct itself anew. The location previously served as the setting for a series of photographs by Bruce Weber that documented Martin Luther King Day festivities. In the film, Weber returns to Liberty City to capture the area and its residents following these years of community rebuilding and transformation.