The

Film

Through real stories and lived experience, My Square Mile explores how lasting change begins when ordinary people choose to stay, invest, and build community. At the heart of the film is Art Erickson’s life and legacy, offering a deeper reflection on what it means to love, lead, and take responsibility for the place we call home.

People-First Approach

A Legacy Film About Faith, Leadership, and Community

A Focus on Quality

People-First Approach A Legacy Film About Faith, Leadership, and Community A Focus on Quality

Watch the Film Trailer

“This is the best promo video trailer I have ever seen. It captures significance and history into potential future in a short time. They did it right, in the way that is deserved!”
—Armin Assadi
Twin Cities Entrepreneur & Business Management Professional

  • “This film is captivating and captures the essence of the story, and the passion, and the heart.”

    —Kristina Alkhoury
    Affordable Housing Asset Manager, U.S. Bank

  • “The trailer has generated immense interest and curiosity to actually see the movie throughout Africa.”

    —Nick Korir
    Senior Pastor, Nairobi Chapel Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya | Founding Chair, Motorcycle Kenya

  • “People must have this conviction, and this stick-to-it-ness to take back our communities.”

    —John Turnipseed
    Former Gang Leader & Drug Dealer | Community Leader, Pastor & Speaker

  • “Art has inspired and encouraged me for many years. If we had more Arts around the world, we would have less crime, less division, and a lot more peace.”

    —David Beasley
    Former Governor of South Carolina | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

On This Journey, You Will Discover

  • What it means to take ownership of a place, not just pass through it

  • How proximity and commitment shape real leadership

  • Why good intentions must be paired with long-term action

  • The difference between short-term help and generational transformation

  • How faith, courage, and collaboration can rebuild communities

The Story at the Heart of the Film

One Life. One Neighborhood. A Lasting Legacy.

For more than five decades, Art Erickson dedicated his life to a single square mile, training leaders, restoring families, and helping transform a broken geography into a connected community.

His story is not presented as a pedestal, but as a path, one that invites others to ask:


What would it look like to take responsibility for my own square mile?

Be Apart of

the Legacy

Stories awaken hearts.

Commitment builds communities.

My Square Mile exists not just to tell a story, but to carry it forward—raising up leaders, inspiring action, and multiplying hope across neighborhoods and nations.

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