Director and Writer: Marc Newsome

Film: amed after the book by Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Root Shock narrates the fate of a 102 year old Third Ward elder who was evicted from her home. The short highlights the emotional health toll of gentrification on long time residents of a historically African American area. The tale is told by resident Ed Pettitt and artfully expressed by professional dancer Loren Holmes to music composed by jazz artist, Reggie Quinerly.