Dan Goldes has lived in Glen Park since 1998, but his documentary 5 Blocks focuses on changes to mid-Market Street during tech boom. Stream it through Roxie Virtual Cinema from May 8 – 21 and benefit the theater!Filmed from 2011 to 2019 as the tech boom transformed the area, the film explores how the changes impact both the poor and marginalized residents who already live there and the new companies and residents moving in.
Goldes will do an online interview on Tuesday, May 12, at 5 p.m., moderated by SF Urban Film Fest founder and executive producer Fay Darmawi.