The Pruitt-Igoe myth / Unicorn Stencil presents in association with The Missouri History Museum ; directed by Chad Freidrichs ; produced by Chad Freidrichs, Jaime Freidrichs, Paul Fehler, Brian Woodman ; script by Chad & Jaime Freidrichs.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Columbia, Mo.] : Unicorn Stencil, ©2011. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Freidrichs, Chad director, producer, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Freidrichs, Jaime producer, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Fehler, Paul, 1978- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Woodman, Brian producer. |
| Other author/creator | Balcom, Benjamin composer. |
| Other author/creator | Henry, Jason, narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Unicorn Stencil (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Missouri History Museum. |
| Variant title | Subtitle from disc container: Urban history |
| Contents | Feature length (83 min.) -- TV length (53 min.) |
| Abstract | Built in 1956, Pruitt-Igoe was heralded as the model public housing project of the future, 'the poor man's penthouse.' Two decades later, it ended in rubble, its razing an iconic event that the architectural theorist Charles Jencks famously called the death of modernism. The footage and images of its implosion have helped to perpetuate a myth of failure, a failure that has been used to critique Modernist architecture, attack public assistance programs, and stigmatize public housing residents. |
| General note | Includes both feature length and shorter television length versions. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011. |
| Credits | Music by Benjamin Balcom. |
| Performer | Narrated by Jason Henry ; interviewees, Sylvester Brown, Robert Fishman, Joseph Heathcott, Brian King, Joyce Ladner,Ruby Russell, Valerie Sills, Jacquelyn Williams. |
| Technical details | DVD; NTSC; region free; aspect ratio 16:9; stereo. |
| Awards note | Oxford Film Festival, 2011, Best documentary. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| UPC | 720229915090 |
| Publisher number | 10713636 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | HD7304.S2 P78 2011 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |