Where do black men live?

A short documentary film based in Cambridge, MA, showcasing the stories of Black men who have experienced prolonged housing transitions

Coming Soon

This is a nonfiction film telling the housing stories of Black men in Cambridge, MA. Based on episodic ethnographic interviews with Black men, the film explores issues including incarceration, housing transience, and the lived experience of being un- and under-housed for prolonged periods while navigating social life and the criminal justice system. The interviews will be recreated using actors, with all words coming from the narrative accounts of the men interviewed. The film expresses the lived experiences of a severely marginalized group, enabling Black men to speak their truth and shedding light on harms that typically remain hidden from public view.

A series of free screenings are scheduled to take place in Cambridge starting in May 2025. There will be post-screening panels that will center the voices of Black men who have experienced housing transience, housing advocates with policy proposals for addressing housing insecurity and more. We intend for these screenings and panels to function as a sort of truth commission.

Team:

  • Andy Suarez (Lead Designer)

    • Andy received a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising & Graphic Design from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic.

  • Cori Spencer (Producer/Director)

    • Cori received a BFA from Mass College of Art. She has had more than 30 exhibitions.

  • Gift Marovatsanga (Scriptwriter / Co-Director)

    • Gift received an MA in applied drama from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has won many awards and is the CEO of Refined Image Studio.

  • Joy Wrolson (Dramaturg / Curator/ Co-Director)

    • Joy received a PhD in theater and film from the University of Kansas. Her work spans directing, dramaturgy, and teaching.

  • Lorenzo Bradford (Humanities Advisor - Community Engagement Coordinator)

    • Lorenzo is a PhD student at Harvard in law and history, focusing on Blackness, social movements, and the state.

  • Stephanie Guirand (Humanities Advisor - Administrator)

    • Stephanie recently received a PhD in sociology from the University of London, Goldsmiths. She conducted interviews that formed the basis of this project.

  • Virginia Cuello (Project Coordinator)

    • Virginia is a Co-Founder and administrator of Karaya LLC. She is the project coordinator for this project and is in charge of project management.