Underwater Projects (2024)

Plot Summary

Norfolk, Virginia is sinking. The already insufficient sea wall ends where a public housing project, St. Paul’s, begins. St. Paul’s housing projects' residents are Black people. Norfolk is home to the world’s largest naval base and there is currently no public plan to prevent it from going underwater. Lives, livelihoods, cultures, the largest economy in Virginia, and the Navy are all under existential threat. The local government, in partnership with federal agencies, is investing in what is labeled a “climate resilience” plan to tear down public housing and redevelop what is an historic Black community, the St. Paul’s district. Underwater Projects unpacks this redevelopment plan from the perspective of community leaders and members, government officials, scientists, and climate, and national security experts.

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Wanda Sykes

Narrator

Aminah Imani

Clark Jones

Kristen Sivills

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

Kenny Alexander

Deirdre "Moma D" Love

Elizabeth Yeampierre

Terry Brown

Director & Crew

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