Presented by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's - Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP) in partnership with Hidden Valley residents, and directed and produced by PhD Barbara Pinson Lash: The Hidden Valley Neighborhood has seen many changes since its inception, beginning as an all White 'fairy tale' neighborhood, then changing to a prominent African-American neighborhood, to one scarred by gang violence that made national news headlines, to the relatively quiet Black and Latino community it is today (2021). This documentary explores the lived experience of residents which has developed into a counter narrative. The hope is that by sharing it, the documentary will counter some of the negative stigma, and reinvigorate the push for the local media to no longer reference crime as happening in or near Hidden Valley if it in fact happened outside of Hidden Valley.
