When developers in Durham, NC, demolish an iconic tobacco auction house in the name of revitalization, they not only displace a community of artists, they also threaten the soul of the community. “The Rise and Fall of Liberty” examines the ebb and flow of Liberty Warehouse’s 80-year lifespan, draws parallels with the evolution of downtown Durham, and reveals the often touching, interdependent relationship between the two. It also raises key questions about the tension between the drive for progress and the character of the city.
DOCUMENTARY / 2017 / 52 MINUTES
The Rise and Fall of Liberty is a film by Carol Thomson. It is a project of the Southern Documentary Fund.
HUGE THANKS to everyone who contributed to our hugely successful Seed & Spark crowdfunding campaign. We could not finish the film without you!
Adam J Reeb
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Alan Teasley
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Alyssa Dallas
Amanda Connell
Amanda Smith
Andrea Bear
Angela Alford
Ann May Woodward
Anne Gregory
April Walton
Barbara Bick
Barbara Haight & Shane Jones
Barbara MacKesson
Barbara Schwartz
Bernadette Page
Beth Davison
Bill Boyarsky
Brandon Hoe
Bryant Holsenbeck
Cam Frye
Candace Carraway
Carole Stern
Casey Roe
Catherine Murphy
Durward Rogers
Christina Cooke
Claudia Fulshaw
Cynthia De Miranda
Cynthia Gardiner
Cynthia Green
Cynthia Hill
Damien Paris
Daniel Ellison
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David Dodson
David Wolk
Debb Hepp
Dennis Meek
Diana Newton
Dogstar Tattoo Company
Donna & Patty Cozart
Donna Campbell
Elisabeth & Revere
Elizabeth Hull
Elizabeth Sappenfield
Ellen Cassilly
Eric Wagenseil
Erika Simon
Frank Konhaus
Galia Goodman
George Livanos
Gerry Maravilla
Gianluca Corinaldesi
Ginger & Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Ginger Parrish
Glenna Maynus
Harriet Hopkins
Heidi Carpenter
Helen Drivas
Iris Hill
Jack Page
Jane Fellows
Janet Shaffer
Jay Mebane
Jeanette Stokes
Jeanne Yocum
Jeff Feazell
Jen Poole
Jennifer Setzer
Jessica Graham
John Schwartz
John Shoenfelt
Jonathan Crisp
JP Trostle
Juan Arango
Judy Kincaid
Julia Trimmer
Julie Thomson
Karen Collins
Kathy Carter
Katie Spencer
Kearsley Stewart
Kelly Cottrell
Kendy Madden
Kenny Dalsheimer
Kevin Witte
Lana Garland
Laura Gunn
LeAnn Hinson
Lee Ann Tilley
Leigh Hayes
Leon Grodski De Barrera
Leonora Minai
Leslie Mason
Linda Lowe
Linda Stiebris
Lisa Sorg
Lois Wright
Lorna Collingridge
Marianne Drysdale
Mark Johnson & Mary Russell Roberson
Martha J. Moore
Martin Clark
Martin Steinmeyer
Matteo Gilebbi
Melissa Eggleston
Meredith Emmett
Miriam Sauls
Nancy Kalow
Nathan Cox
Nicole Triche
Olympia Stone
Patricia Tolbert
Peter Katz
Philip Jakes
Phoebe Brush
Rachel Franke
Raymond Conroy
Rebecca Cerese
Rhonda Klevansky
Richard Hart
Richard Low
Robert Sowa
Ruby Sinreich
Rusty Painter
Ruth Ann McKinney
Ruth Bardon
Sam Wolff
Sandra Jacobi
Sandra Wilbur
Sara Bell
Sara O’Neill
Sarah Hill
Scott Sipe
Sheila O’Rourke
Sheri Tibbs
Sid Stone
Susan Weybright
Susanne Newman
Suzanne Rousso
Todd Tinkham
Tom Whiteside
Tracy Cox
Vaguely Reminiscent
Vern Mary Bell
Vivian Bowman-Edwards
Walker Stone
William VanderVeen