INDEPENDENT LENS | AT HOME IN UTOPIA | Film Clip #4 | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/athomeinutopia A home of your own: thats the American dream. But what happens when the dreamers are immigrants, factory workers and Communists? Director Michal Goldman traces the history of "The Coops," a cooperative apartment complex built in the Bronx by Jewish garment workers. The film tracks the rise and fall of the community from the 1920s into the 1950s, bearing witness to lives lived across barriers of race, convention and sometimes even common sense.

In this clip, while the Coops were racially integrated, residents confronted racism in other parts of New York.

AT HOME IN UTOPIA premieres Tuesday, April 28 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/athomeinutopia

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[TOTVSTVVSMARIA]

That guys heart is so tender and good. This is beautiful!!! What a brave true man and woman!!!!

[LawyerPope]

Those who fail to learn from their history are condemned to repeat it...or something along those lines.

There's nothing wrong with learning history and being aware of your origins and the background of your community.

Puabond, you should be proud of how far our country has come. I've travelled a lot and I don't know of any place I'd rather live than here.

[profMike54]

wow.. a moving story of our humanity!

[Probewitch]

The world is in serious trouble as is, spending time being nostalgic about the past (good or bad) won't help.

[robaralis]

u have no soul

[ubuibiok]

*****

[Probewitch]

Get over it; move on...

[Puabond]

I wish i could be more proud of America's history...