Legacy

For four generations, the Collins family was trapped in urban poverty, depending upon welfare and living in one of the oldest and most dangerous public housing projects in America, Chicago’s Henry Horner Homes. On the day filming began their son, 14-year-old Terrell Collins, a straight « A » student and leader in the neighborhood, was shot and killed just before he was to be interviewed. Through the powerful and dignified voices of women from three generations of the Collins family, Legacy follows the inspiring story of how members of one African-American family, over a five year period, recovered from the loss of their child, broke free of welfare, overcame addiction, and escaped the spectre of violence in their community.