Unforgotten: Hart Island
How Art and Advocacy are Enabling Access to a Mass Burial Ground in the Bronx
Episode Summary: Hart Island was purchased by the City of New York in 1868 — to serve as the public burial ground — off the coast of City Island in the Bronx. Operated by the Department of Correction for over 150 years — Hart Island is a hauntingly beautiful landscape, rich with historic remnants, and a final resting place for nearly a million New Yorkers.
Featuring: Melinda Hunt, Moses Gates, Freya Powell, and Carleen McLaughlin
Featured Partners: NYC Department of Corrections, CM Corey Johnson, The Hart Island Project, Regional Plan Association
Supporting Partners: Brooklyn Arts Council, New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Likeminds
Film Location: Hart Island (Bronx, NY)
Film Team: Aaron Asis Jett Cain, Chalalai Fischbach