"Paper City" is about the American Dream in one of the nation’s
arson capitals. The film examines the school-to-prison pipeline—the
nation-wide phenomenon in which high dropout rates coincide with mass
incarceration of urban youth. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s
final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, Paper City
aims to continue the legacy of King by bringing a civil rights
perspective to modern day America.
Produced & Directed by Akil Gibbons
Featuring Mayor of Holyoke Alex B. Morse
USA
45 mins