The film , which was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2012 for the 84th Academy Awards , was produced and directed by Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley . Hawley and Galinsky began production in 2003 , when they came across a flyer explaining the protest . Galinsky started shooting the very same afternoon . The film 's importance extends beyond Goldstein 's fight against the abuse of eminent domain , Galinsky describes the film as being " really about the people retaking narratives from the media which is faltering ... in these situations . " The film received its initial financing from the New York-based non-profit Moving Picture Institute
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
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