Unique in its depth of access, this profile provides a rich window into Gwen's evolution as she navigates the aging process and struggles to come to terms with her life - past and present - while sharing deeply personal struggles for the first time.
Gwen Jackson is an institution in her East Oakland neighborhood, where she founded a grassroots community center and helped to reclaim a blighted park on her block. Born in Atlanta in 1937, Gwen dropped out of elementary school and later left home at the age of 12, ultimately
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Oakland International
Film Festival
2015
making her way to Oakland after some eventful early years in the Jim Crow South.
Shot over ten years, this intimate feature-length profile examines what it means to grow old and illuminates the complex, lifelong effects of childhood abuse.