Monumental Change: Expansion At All Costs

Written By Jake Segelbaum

Monumental Change is a documentary that tells the story of Monument Cemetery. A once prominent cemetery in the heart of North Philadelphia that was destroyed in the 1950’s and whose traces can still currently be found throughout the city. With this as the backdrop, the film explores North Philadelphia’s history of expansion and how the current wave of gentrification relates the removal of the dead in the 1950’s to the removal of the living today. 

Shot and edited in the fall of 2017.

  • 1st Place Winner at BEA Festival of Media Arts, Long-Form Student Documentary

  • Winner of Best Documentary at Lancaster International Film Festival

  • Winner of Student Cultural Spirit Award at New Hope Film Festival

  • Winner of Merit Award at Accolade Global Film Competition

  • Winner of Recognition Award at IndieFest Film Awards

  • Semi-Finalist at GNG Green Earth Film Festival

  • Official Selection at Harlem International Film Festival

  • Official Selection at The Lift-Off Sessions at Pinewood Studios, UK

  • Official Selection at Inshort Film Festival in Lagos

  • Official Selection at MoziMotion Film Festival in The Netherlands

Jake Segelbaum
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