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Gondola

Sponsored Project

  • Jonathan Berman, Director/Producer
  • Xin Li, Producer
  • Tony Molina, Producer
Two women with protest signs “Save LA SHP (State Historic Park); behind them is a sea of people with BUILD THE GONDOLA signs.

About the Project

In 2018, a real estate developer/ sports team owner unveils a bold plan: an aerial gondola from Los Angeles’s Union Station to Dodger Stadium, slicing through Chinatown and over a public park. But two sisters who live directly under its low flight path gather a diverse grassroots coalition, sparking a high-stakes battle of community values vs. corporate ambition. It’s 2025 and the battle has intensified. Is the gondola a sustainable solution to traffic woes or a “trojan horse” for land development? Who will prevail?