"Nuestro Oak Cliff" Documentary

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2 жыл бұрын

As the City of Dallas experiences exponential growth, the influx of new residents and development continues to transform the surrounding communities and impact the unique cultural and social landscapes of the city. Oak Cliff, once its own municipality established in the early 1900s, has become one of the most thriving cultural centers of the Latino community in Dallas. Currently, under the pressure of gentrification, the tethers to history and the residents that helped to build this community as we know it, are in flux. Now more than ever DMAHL recognizes the importance in uplifting our lived experiences.
Nuestro Oak Cliff is a reclamation of our narrative, memories of space and places that have shaped us and we have helped shape. With this film, we will chronicle the historical and personal stories of Nuestro Oak Cliff.
Directed by Eboni Johnson. With a wandering creative eye, Eboni is a storyteller driven to build a platform for communities of color by any means necessary. She aims to highlight stories on equity and the intersectionality of social and cultural identities. Recently completing her MFA in Documentary Production and Studies at the University of North Texas, Eboni continues to diversify her portfolio with award-winning audio documentary, Good Soil, Good Souls: The Story of Bonton Farms, and is currently in the development phase of her community storytelling mobile app, West Dallas AR.
The film premiere was presented in tandem with the 2021 "Nuestro Oak Cliff" Exhibit for Hispanic / LatinX Heritage Month and is an iteration of the Jesse Tafalla Speaker Series (Jesse Tafalla was a founder of the Dallas Mexican American Historical League. This speaker series was named in his honor when he passed away in 2012.)

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@jrstsb1353 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful documentary, my grandparents move to Oakcliff in 1964, my dad graduated from SOC in 1968. My grandpa was a janitor at Adamson until the mid 70s, moving from Oakcliff in 1982. My family is anglo, my uncle and his Hispanic girlfriend parished in a fire in 1978, she attempted to save his life and gave hers. We well never forget you Mona. The Oaks is a special place to so many, thanks for sharing.

@matthewgirty6569 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the documentary, I grew up on falls drive and went to Leila P. Cowart, and this brought me back .. I feel the pain of going back home.. but it's not a reality for me as for others who were raised there. My family went to Stockard and Sunset .. Never Forget Oak Cliff!

@soupwifey Жыл бұрын

I hate it when historical homes and buildings are demolished and big square box buildings are put in their places. I agree with revitalization of old homes. I love the architecture and the intricate character of old houses and buildings. New buildings lack those esthetics.

@BenDieseL313 2 жыл бұрын

My family move to this area, Texas dr. In 1962 & Dryden dr 1963 we owned two houses there been there for generations

@CoolBreezeAnthony 9 ай бұрын

Our family came to Oak Cliff in 1964. My father worked at Hill Optical Co. on Harwood, Downtown. We all went to Henderson, Greiner and Adamson in the 70s. I never left Oak Cliff and attend St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church on Hampton Road. I love Dallas and will live and die in Oak Cliff. Peace and Love to all of you for such a great video.

@Rocky-ji6cj Жыл бұрын

Wow, these young lady's are very articulate and beautiful. Also i don't mean articulate like "wow" they know english, i mean like wow they know what they want and can put it in words very nicely. Proud they come from Oak Cliff. They are the voice of the future. Many thanks to all that were involved in making this possible.

@crazyje3855 Жыл бұрын

Great job.. I grew up in oakcliff and recognize some of the people that got interviewed nostalgia hit me.

@doctorspockARTS Ай бұрын

I think most of us would love to know who the indigenous people of Dallas lived.

@ponchisramos8519 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is so well done, the fact this has less than 10k is a massive injustice. I just recently moved away for the first time to study and I really hadn't realized that I miss Oakcliff this much.

@MrBravo214 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome documentary!

@recebaby88 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!! Great video!

@JoseAlvarez-zi8qg 2 жыл бұрын

I welcome the rebuilding and renewing of the streets, but don't tear down the old houses, rebuild and refurbish them. Restore them to their original glory. These new structures they're building are unattractive and look out of place.

@firstlast-pq1tx Жыл бұрын

Same thing in houston, beautiful southern homes and buildings are being replaced with ugly tacky modern houses that looks like barbie doll toys, disgraceful 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

@recebaby88 2 жыл бұрын

Well done !!!!

@ryanblum3375 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done! This should have more views!

@magdalenacrunchygoo6955 2 жыл бұрын

I wish they talked about other areas of oakcliff. Does anyone know what the old Arcadia Park area was considered back in 2001? I always thought of it as the edge of loop 12.

@paulgardner5079 Жыл бұрын

west loop 12, jeffrerson, davis etc.....Im originally from Mountian view which is close to Illinois

@Rocky-ji6cj Жыл бұрын

I know this documentary was based on oak cliff but do you have more or know of more that goes back further than oak cliff. I mean to the average person it might seem that a bunch of Mexicans just fell out of the sky into oak cliff in the 60s, when in reality the blood goes back way before whites and blacks showed up.

@CiscoSZR Жыл бұрын

When the white men showed up after the civil war, there were only Indians present. Indians and Mexicans didn't mix and actually hated each other. It would of been very rare to see a Mexican around. Good question.

@Rocky-ji6cj Жыл бұрын

@@CiscoSZR Indians and Mexicans are the same people.

@ivanluna7352 Жыл бұрын

@@Rocky-ji6cj Not every Mexican is indigenous. Some Mexicans till this day have predominantly white blood, either from Spain or European migrants that later came to Mexico. White is the second most common skin color after brown/tan in Mexico.

@user-yt3cc2qp7j Күн бұрын

If you watched Boyz in the Hood an old classic movie he educates his son how the real estate works in part of the movie they raise the value in neighborhoods that are poor and run down to move people out, then drop they drop the value so that big companies can purchase the land to build complexes, companies and businesses to bring in money. They only do that in the blacks and Mexicans communities not to the white community.