Beni Matías

Housing Court

Beni Matías, William Sarokin

A documentary on the role and effect of the judiciary in an urban housing crisis. Looks at the disputes that occur daily in the Bronx Housing Court. Explores the reasons behind the disputes, which deal primarily with housing abandonment and decay.

El corazón de Loisaida

Beni Matías, Marci Reaven

Sandy Esteves

Shows efforts on New York's Lower East Side to revive abandoned buildings through the work and persistence of the local, predominantly Latino residents.

Through Young People's Eyes

Beni Matías, Marci Reaven

The advantages and disadvantages of adolescence in a poor urban neighborhood are examined in a series of candid interviews on the daily lives of Black and Hispanic teenagers, primarily girls.