UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is an award-winning feature documentary about the affordable housing crisis in America. UNZIPPED is launching on AVOD platforms plus educational in early 2023.

SYNOPSIS: From the award-winning writer and director Colin K. Gray, produced by The Sibs, and executive produced by Lucy Liu, UNZIPPED is a searing exposé of the growing affordable housing crisis in America. This intimate feature documentary focuses on one of the country’s most iconic and increasingly income-divided zip codes, Venice CA 90291. Once a mecca for artists, outsiders, and a thriving Black community, Venice is now the frontline for America’s heated battles over gentrification, lack of affordable housing, and homelessness. With moving, personal profiles of families who struggle to remain in their rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, to bitterly contested community fights over a proposed homeless shelter, UNZIPPED explodes stereotypes and humanizes the lived experiences of people caught in the cross-fire of America’s growing housing divide.

TEAM: Produced by GRAiNEY PICTURES, Ley Line Entertainment, and The Nation of Artists, UNZIPPED features music from the acclaimed rap duo, Run The Jewels. Our diverse crew includes all-women producing + graphic design teams, and over 50% BIPOC Executive Producers. Our award-winning film credits include Everything Everywhere All at Once, Brian Wilson, Black Boys, The Square, Atari: Game Over, and Freedom’s Fury.

SCREENINGS / AWARDS: UNZIPPED debuted at the Newport Beach Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature screened at the American Black Festival, Twin Cities, and Ojai Film Festivals, and was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature.

GIVING BACK: UNZIPPED will donate ten percent (10%) of all film’s proceeds to local, national, and international affordable housing and homeless advocacy orgs