Where Is Home?
The culture of Washington, DC vs. gentrification.
ABOUT
I, the filmmaker, document DC natives as they venture through their old and current neighborhoods while they reminisce about their childhood. We get an understanding of the culture that was lost due to the gentrification process that is occurring within the city. As we go through the city, we see the physical changes as the result of the government wanting to remake the city to fit a specific image.
YEAR 2021
RUN TIME 15:00 Min
CAST & CREW CREDITS
DIRECTOR Tiye Young
PRODUCER Tiye Young
CINEMATOGRAPHER Tiye Young
EDITOR Tiye Young
SOUND Tiye Young | Pamela Young | Darlene Wheeler | Akila Young
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
I am from Washington, DC and the process of gentrification has personally affected my me and my family. I have seen first hand how much the city has changed to the point where it is unrecognizable and how it doesn’t feel like home any more. Thinking about my experience, I was inspired to make this film because I want the voice of the residents who were born and raised in Washington, DC to be heard. I want to bring attention to what this gentrification process is doing to the city and the culture that is being pushed out by new residents. Seeing the place that I grew up in change right before my eyes is painful especially when I know, deep down, that the changes were not meant for people that look like me.
DIRECTOR BIO
The director, Tiye Young was born on October 10, 1997 in Washington, DC. She was born to Freddie Young and Pamela Young. She is twenty-three years old and is the youngest out of her two other siblings. She lived in DC for most of her life and moved to Prince George’s County Maryland two years ago. During her free time, she volunteers at her church in the media ministry. She received her Bachelors in Theatre, Film and Media Studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and is currently working on her Masters of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from Maryland Institute College of Art.
FILM AND PRODUCTION STILLS
AWARDS
FULL FILM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
The director, Tiye Young was born on October 10, 1997 in Washington, DC. She was born to Freddie Young and Pamela Young. She is twenty-three years old and is the youngest out of her two other siblings. She lived in DC for most of her life and moved to Prince George’s County Maryland two years ago. During her free time, she volunteers at her church in the media ministry. She received her Bachelors in Theatre, Film and Media Studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and is currently working on her Masters of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from Maryland Institute College of Art.
(Update provided in May 2021)