LEGACY

The Collins family have raised their children on welfare in the absence of paternal support for over three generations.Living in one of the oldest and most dangerous housing projects in America (Chicago's Henry Horner Homes) they are bombarded daily by the chronic menaces of addiction and violence. On the day filming began, their 14-year-old son, Terrell Collins, a straight A student and community model, was shot and killed outside his home, 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 specter of violence in their community.