Pam Hervey

Following Hamilton Glass, Richmond public artist known for bold murals woven into the city’s landscape, and creatives across Richmond, Philadelphia, Providence, and beyond, the film explores how public art becomes a catalyst for political action and collective healing. Glass reveals how true creative power lies not in the artist alone, but in the communities who help make the work, and who are transformed by it.

Artist Hamilton Glass challenges 30 artists from different cultural backgrounds to collaborate on 16 murals in Richmond, VA about race, status and experiences. In real-time footage and testimonial, the film shows how the artists got to know each other through difficult conversations, how working together ultimately opened their eyes and their hearts to the differences between all of us, and how these murals became a symbol of hope for the future for a community in pain.