Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street
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John Janosko and LaMonte Ford stand at the fence outside what was once Wood Street Commons, located at 1707 Wood Street. Photo courtesy of Caron Creighton. Filmmaker Caron Creighton reflects on a new feature-length documentary, which follows a tight-knit community facing eviction in West Oaklan
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Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street - Street Spirit
Filmmaker Caron Creighton reflects on a new feature-length documentary, which follows a tight-knit community facing eviction in West Oakland I first met the Wood Street community while working as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. I was immediately drawn in by this vast community living under the highway in West Oakland. They’d built a … Continued