Sitemap“The Place That Makes Us,” a documentary that looks at Youngstown residents who are trying to make the city better, will premiere at 8 p.m. March 30 on the WORLD Channel and worldchannel.org.
The film will also stream on amdoc.org, LinkTV.org , PBS.org and the PBS app and air later in the week on Link TV (DirecTV 375 and Dish Network 9410). An article about the film that was published before its premiere details how the filmmaker came to be interested in Youngstown.
Filmed over the course of three years by Karla Murthy, the documentary is an intimate and inspiring portrait of Youngstown. It is seen through the efforts of a new generation of residents who have chosen not to abandon their hometown, but to stay, rebuild and make a life for themselves.
Among the subjects are Ian Beniston, executive director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., and Julius Oliver, first ward councilman.
To see the full story from After Hours Youngstown, click here.