And Ten Thousand More(1949)

And Ten Thousand More is a student film that advocates for public housing financing through the story of a newspaper editor who assigns his reporter to investigate Los Angeles's low-income housing crisis. The reporter documents decaying slums in central L.A., where residents live in deteriorating dwellings lacking basic plumbing and heating. The film contrasts these conditions with well-maintained pre-World War II public housing projects that continue to provide stable living environments. Named after the ten thousand new housing units deemed necessary by L.A. residents, And Ten Thousand More served as an advocacy tool during postwar public housing debates, screened at community meetings and broadcast to influence policy discussions.