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The Holly

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Terrance Roberts is a former gang leader who appears to have escaped his past. He is ten years from his days in prison, after which he returned to his historic Denver community to become an activist whose work won him awards and made him the face of a high-profile redevelopment of one of Denver's civil rights landmarks, Holly Square. But, as the redevelopment is coming to fruition, Roberts shocks the city by shooting a young gang member--at his own peace rally. Journalist Julian Rubinstein, who grew up in Denver, begins looking into the case and finds himself caught up in a world of gang members, activists, informants, cops, and developers uneasily coexisting in a rapidly gentrifying community. Many of them are also covertly working together on a federally funded law enforcement operation. As the city's gang violence spikes and Roberts heads to trial facing life in prison, dangerous truths about the neighborhood's cycle of violence and what happened on the day of the peace rally are revealed.

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Nicolas Rapold New York Times 03/04/2023
Roberts emerges as a Shakespearean figure of forceful magnetism who fights mightily against being viewed as a walking metaphor for the Holly’s struggles. Go to Full Review Sabina Dana Plasse Film Threat 03/09/2023
8/10
Uncovers the voice of reason for those compelled to understand a broken system. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 03/07/2023
A gripping, searing and eye-opening documentary. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Julian Rubinstein

Director

Julian Rubinstein

Writer

Lyman Smith

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Chelsea Jackson

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Donnie L. Betts

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Dia Sokol Savage

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Synopsis Terrance Roberts is a former gang leader who appears to have escaped his past. He is ten years from his days in prison, after which he returned to his historic Denver community to become an activist whose work won him awards and made him the face of a high-profile redevelopment of one of Denver's civil rights landmarks, Holly Square. But, as the redevelopment is coming to fruition, Roberts shocks the city by shooting a young gang member--at his own peace rally. Journalist Julian Rubinstein, who grew up in Denver, begins looking into the case and finds himself caught up in a world of gang members, activists, informants, cops, and developers uneasily coexisting in a rapidly gentrifying community. Many of them are also covertly working together on a federally funded law enforcement operation. As the city's gang violence spikes and Roberts heads to trial facing life in prison, dangerous truths about the neighborhood's cycle of violence and what happened on the day of the peace rally are revealed.
Director
Julian Rubinstein
Producer
Donnie L. Betts, Dia Sokol Savage, Sarah Dowland, Julian Rubinstein
Screenwriter
Julian Rubinstein, Lyman Smith, Chelsea Jackson
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Hyperobject Industries, Armistice Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2023
Runtime
1h 43m
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