Hart Island: How the Other Half Dies: Directed by Erik Spink. In a place called Hart Island, the unclaimed, unidentified, or indigent of New York City are buried in a potter's field. …

During the Cold War, Nike defense missiles were stationed on Hart Island. The island was intermittently used as a prison and a homeless shelter until 1967; the last inhabited structures …

One Million American Dreams is a timely, well-crafted, poignantly shot and animated documentary that speaks to a number of contemporary social issues neatly encapsulated by Hart Island-the...

Synopsis: Hart Island is America's largest cemetery where one million people have been buried in mass graves on 101 acres of an island in the Bronx. Four families struggle to sort out how …

Feb 7, 2019 · This haunting documentary guides viewers through heartbreaking tales of the lost souls buried on Hart Island.

Set in 1985, Hart Island follows the lives of two people who have each lost a child and are unable to move beyond their grief. Charles, an incarcerated Black man at Riker’s Island who is …

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 …

Hart Island is inspired by an actual island of the same name in Pelham Bay, just off the Bronx, above the East River. Since 1869, it has been New York City’s public burial ground and over 1 …

Learn about the history of Hart Island and the people who have been buried in New York City’s potter’s field. In this absorbing and elegiac story, Gary Zebrun explores overlapping …

The story centers around a group of people that arrive at Hart Island, which has recently been purchased by real estate tycoon Rupert King to build what he calls Hope City, supposedly to …