A documentary about the infamous Gowanus Canal is screening twice in the coming days.  The movie is called Gowanus Current.

Decades of industrial waste and raw sewage have turned Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal into one of the nation's most toxic bodies of water. The arrival of a billion dollar EPA cleanup and a massive city-led rezoning herald a new era, but what's of value in a neighborhood and who gets to decide? Made over the course of ten years, Gowanus Current employs a strictly observational direct-cinema approach to examine the convictions of this diverse community and the textures of its landscape. A documentary portrait of activism and its limits, this is urgent civic cinema exploring the conflict engendered by a housing crisis, income inequality and a changing climate.

The first screening is Thursday, July 10 at Monty Hall in Jersey City. This is WFMU Radio Film Night and the screening takes place at 7pm. The filmmakers Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds will be there for a Q&A following the movie. Monty Hall is located at 43 Montgomery Street.  Here is link to the event and tickets. https://www.eventbrite.com

The second screening is Tuesday, July 15 at Firehouse Cinema within DCTV in Chinatown. It is located at 87 Lafayette Street, Manhattan. That screening will also be followed by a Q&A with Courville and Reynolds. Here is link for that screening although it has sold out. https://www.dctvny.org