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Jasper Wood's short film "Streetcar" is a poetic documentary of life in a big American city centered on the experience of riding its streetcars. The film is 15 minutes long and was shot in Cleveland, Ohio, largely in and around West 25th Street, Public Square, and the Central Market area (East 4th Street and Bolivar Road) during the summer of 1953, just before the ending of streetcar service in the city of Cleveland. Jasper Wood was assisted in the production of the film by Harry Schulke, Nick Hlobeczy, Tony Denison, Vlad Maleckar and Ed Feil. Jasper's son Denis (then nine years old) made the final title in the film, which depicts a man running after a streetcar. The film was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1955 or 1956.

A young woman hopes for more than friendship with a childhood friend. A single short weaves the guiding lines of the story over a red fabric, morphing into the memories and imagination of the young woman caught in a state of confusion.

This animated excerpt from the documentary Jamala: Songs of Freedom (2024) Directed by Beth Mendelson, illustrates the plight of a single mother and her children during the Soviet expulsion of the Crimean Tatars at the end of World War II. Based on a story passed down through three generations and told by her great-granddaughter Susana.