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Home Depot film out of the box
Report: Documentary follows residents' attempts to keep hardware store out of their neighborhood.
October 7, 2005: 8:52 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A new documentary has been released about the failed efforts of Miami residents to block the entry of the hardware store chain Home Depot, according to a news report published Friday.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that filmmaker Richard Fendelman released his film "Don't Box Me In," which revolves around the construction of a new Home Depot store in the Miami neighborhood Coconut Grove.

The 35-minute film, which features local residents and politicians on both sides of the fight, also includes footage of Home Depot executives at public meetings, according to the Journal-Constitution.

The residents were unsuccessful in their fight to prevent the new store from moving in, the newspaper said.

Fendelman, who operates a production company, was asked to do the film by the group activists called Grove First that battled Home Depot's move, although the filmmaker told the newspaper he attempted to be as even-handed as possible.

Fendelman told the newspaper that he hopes to generate a buzz about the film through DVD giveaways and ultimately wants to enter it in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

Home Depot is headquartered in Atlanta.

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