In yesterday’s post, I opened up the topic of “first-ring” suburbs. Today, I thought I’d mention that independent filmmaker, Andrea Torrice has been working on a film entitled: The New Metropolis, on precisely that subject. Torrice filmed in Pennsauken for this upcoming work, produced with funds from the Ford Foundation.
A prior film was on the subject of global warming way before the issue had broad currency. That film: Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands was released in 2000. Another was: Forsaken Cries, The Story of Rwanda (1997) documenting the genocide in that country.
Torrice grew up in New Jersey and has over a decade of experience as a producer of educational and public television documentaries. She’s covered a broad of topics from health and the environment, to social and cultural themes. Torrice’s work has been featured in several well known public television series and in festivals around the world.
It’s clear that Torrice has a knack for being ahead of the curve in shedding critical light on important issues. Is she on to something with”first-ring” suburbs?
