Directors: Liz Havstad, Hip Hdop Caucus Managing Director and COO, Dream Hampton
Narrator: Wanda Sykes
Genre: Short documentary
Run time: 29 minutes 36 seconds
With the world’s largest naval base located in Norfolk, Virginia, as its backdrop, Directors Liz Havstad and Dream Hampton’s short documentary Underwater Projects' tells the history of the black community of St. Paul in Norfolk and how the various levels of government have joined in a regentrification plans for their historic district.
Actor and comedian, Wanda Sykes, a native of Norfolk, narrates Underwater Projects and gives a crash course of its racist pass, how the housing project came about, the decisions behind the sea wall or lack of a sea surrounding their housing project.
About Hip Hop Caucus
Formed in 2004, the Hip Hop Caucus (HHC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that leverages Hip Hop culture to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process. Through a collaborative leadership network, HHC addresses core issues affecting underserved communities. HHC programs and campaigns support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders.