Show Me a Hero 1
2015-08-16 | Crime,Drama,War & Politics | 6 episodes1 Season
Episode
Part 1 (2015)
Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over his new administration.
Directed By
- Paul Haggis
Writer
- William F. Zorzi
Part 2 (2015)
All hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge weary of further delay. Meanwhile, public housing residents trapped in the deteriorating projects of West Yonkers watch and wait as the white residents of East Yonkers make clear just how opposed they are.
Directed By
- Paul Haggis
Writer
- William F. Zorzi
Part 3 (2015)
Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officials finally begin to plan to build the new townhomes. But even as they do, the political costs to Wasicsko become apparent.
Directed By
- Paul Haggis
Writer
- William F. Zorzi
Part 4 (2015)
A new mayor pledges to oppose the housing, even though it is never quite clear what he might be able to do in that regard. Meanwhile, Nick Wasicsko tries to reconcile himself to life out of power as construction of the townhomes begins.
Directed By
- Paul Haggis
Writer
- William F. Zorzi
Part 5 (2015)
Armed with a growing recognition that he had fought on the side of angels in the battle over the housing, Wasicsko plans his political comeback, while the residents for the new townhouses are screened and chosen.
Directed By
- Paul Haggis
Writer
- William F. Zorzi
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