TV PROJECTS
"Shepherd Park:
Past and Present"
Produced for WETA TV, with partial funding from the D.C. Humanities Council.
We recently produced 10 vignettes for WETA TV about the neighborhood of Shepherd Park in Washington, D.C., and are in production on a full-length documentary, entitled “Shepherd Park: Past and Present.”
If Washington, D.C. has a storybook urban neighborhood, it has to be Shepherd Park --- a place where residents of diverse ethnic groups live in harmony on tree-lined streets named after trees and flowers, in charming houses dating back nearly 100 years.
Shepherd Park has a rich history. It was the first truly integrated neighborhood in Washington, D.C., thanks, in large part, to the vigilance of its black and white citizens. It has been home to Washingtonians from every walk of life, including politicians, journalists, authors, and everyday middle class people.
The vignettes and documentary tell the story of a unique neighborhood, through the eyes of the people who make it what it is.