Master carpenter Shelley Halstead trains a group of young, Black women in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing skills as they rehab vacant houses in a historically-redlined neighborhood in Baltimore. If they complete the program, the women apprentices will be eligible to buy the houses. The mission is to transform a distressed block on Etting Street into a community of Black women homeowners. But when tensions arise in the group and a suspicious fire breaks out, Shelley questions her vision of community.
Saving Etting Street
Filmmaker(s)
- Dena Fisher – Director
- Amy Scott – Director
Running Time
Feature Film
67 minutes
Genres
Documentary
Saving Etting Street
Filmmaker Notes:
Co-director/producer Amy Scott is a native of Colorado Springs and an alumna of the festival. Her first feature documentary, “Oyler: One School, One Year” screened at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival.



Festival screenings
Screening Day / Time
- Oct 17 (Sat): Block 5 – 4:45pm
- Oct 18 (Sun): Block 1 – 9:00am
- Oct 22-25: Virtual Encore


