After protesters upend monuments, an American city reckons with its symbols of westward expansion. Set in Portland, Ore., the unfolding fate of the sculptures tells the story of a nation divided over who belongs on pedestals, if anyone.
The film’s director, journalist Erika Bolstad, is the author of Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her, which was a finalist for the 2024 Oregon Book Award. Her companion short documentary, To Be Rich, was supported by a 2022 Environmental Art Grant from the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation. To Be Rich was an official selection of the San Francisco Green Film Festival, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Catalyst Film Collective’s Rise Showcase, and the McMinnville Shorts Festival.
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