Flag Wars (2003): Cast
Flag Wars is a 2003 documentary directed by Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant, starring Chief Baba Olugbala Shango Obadena, Jim Yoder and Nina Masseria. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Directors
- Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Zula/Pearl Films Inc.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Flag Wars About?
The premise of Flag Wars without spoilers.
Over four years of filming, the documentary follows the front‑line effects of gentrification in a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood where gay white professionals relocate into a historically black, working‑class community. It examines shifting housing, cultural tensions, and the residents’ struggle to preserve a sense of home amid rapid change.
Flag Wars Themes & Keywords
· 35 tags- neighborhood
- gay
- community
- columbus ohio
- lesbian
- affordable housing
- gay pride flag
- renovation
- gay interest
- gentrification
- class conflict
- memorial service
+23 more Show fewer
- code violation
- ku klux klan
- uses the word faggot
- crayons
- profanity
- realtor
- reference to saddam hussein
- evangelical
- surgery
- hospital
- gay pride
- gay bar
- gay pride parade
- gay slur
- african chief
- courthouse
- code enforcement
- real estate
- caucasian
- african american
- queer cinema
- bigotry
- independent film
Flag Wars Cast & Characters
Chief Baba Olugbala Shango Obadena leads the cast, with Jim Yoder as Seld and Nina Masseria. Directed by Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant; 5 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Laura Poitras - Co-director Linda Goode Bryant
- Chief Baba Olugbala Shango Obadena as themselves
- Jim Yoder as Seld
- Nina Masseria as themselves
- Linda Mitchell as themselves
Also Starring in Flag Wars
· 1 more- Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr. Themselves
More from Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant
More films directed by Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant, best-rated first: Citizenfour, Cover-Up, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and The Oath.
Flag Wars Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Flag Wars.
Seen Flag Wars?
Movies Like Flag Wars
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Gay USA, Affirmations and Are You Proud?.
Flag Wars FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flag Wars, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Flag Wars?
Flag Wars runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was Flag Wars released?
Flag Wars was released on May 1, 2003.
Who directed Flag Wars?
Flag Wars was directed by Laura Poitras and Linda Goode Bryant.
More films by Laura Poitras Who is in the cast of Flag Wars?
Flag Wars stars Chief Baba Olugbala Shango Obadena, Jim Yoder as Seld and Nina Masseria, among 5 credited actors.
Does Flag Wars have a post-credit scene?
No. Flag Wars has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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