Digital Archives and Media

Documentaries

Goombay Festival 2022 – Coconut Grove & the Legacy of Resilience
Celebrate the Grove’s Bahamian heritage and resiliency with two days of festivities at the Return of Goombay.

Allapattah: En Nuestras Palabras (Part 1)
A documentary film that highlights the neighborhood of Allapattah, its patrons, and their stories.

Allapattah: En Nuestras Palabras (Part 2)
A documentary film that portrays the neighborhood of Allapattah, highlighting its history, resiliency, and entrepreneurial spirit through the stories of its people.

Miami Heat Rising
A documentary short by Carl Philipe- Juste that uses still images to share the story of the rising heat crisis in Miami.

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Miami Workers Center Documentary

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“Edge of Hope” CfJ Documentary

Other Media

FIU ‘CfJ’ Digital Archive
Take a look at the Oral History and Image Archive. This includes the unique stories from some of our community elders and images of our communities.

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FIU’s Digital Visualization of Grand Avenue
Take a look at a digital rendering of what Grand Avenue looked like in the 1960s starts at the corner of Grand Avenue and Douglas Road, walk past Gil’s Spot, the Tikki Club and a line of shops to reach the Ace Theater. Quotes in the sidebar from Coconut Grove residents were drawn from oral histories and documentaries.

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Storytelling against the Climate Crisis: Dr. Ricia Chansky
Following Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rican, Ricia worked with students to record stories of survival in their communities as a way to heal, raise awareness, inform policymakers, and create datasets for disaster responders.

Doucet & Lugo: A Creative Conversation on Race, Risk & Resilience
Artists discuss their artistic process, how the Black experience influences their work, and the ways climate gentrification is emphasized in their pieces.

A Call to the Ancestors, curated by Carl-Philippe Juste
Photographs and mixed-media pieces, sculptures, essays, and poetry that together tell a story of loss and rebirth, death and new life, deep sorry and unbridled joy.

A Call to the Ancestors: Digital Catalogue

A Call to The Ancestors: Caretakers of Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery

Video Vignettes for “I am Little Haiti” Exhibition

Voices of the Everglades: Indigenous Knowledge and Stewardship Webinar

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Podcasts

Indigenous Podcast

“Unblocked” is a podcast series that explores disaster exposures, vulnerabilities, and resilience in and around South Florida from Indigenous perspectives.

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Commons for Justice Podcast & Docu-Series

The ‘Commons for Justice’ Student Podcast & Docu-Series aims to engage the community-campus in complex and sometimes controversial, discussions about the ever-evolving stories of ‘The Past, Present, and Future of ‘Race, Risk, and Resilience’ in the Greater Miami area.

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