Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities / American Playhouse presents a Cherie Fortis production ; KCET/Los Angeles ; Hipster Entertainment ; producer, Cherie Fortis ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavers Smith ; directed by George C. Wolfe.

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August 1991. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A Hasidic man's car jumps a curb and kills a seven-year-old black child. Hours later, a Hasidic student is stabbed to death in what appears to be a retaliatory act. A city riots, exploding in racial tension. On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a H...

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Corporate Authors: Monterey Video (Firm)
Hipster Entertainment (Firm)
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Other Authors: Fortis, Cherie
Wolfe, George C.
Jarman, Joseph
Mangurian, Tony
Smith, Anna Deavere
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Distributed by Monterey, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Violence > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Drama.
African Americans > Relations with Jews > Drama.
Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
African Americans > Relations with Jews.
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > Race relations > Drama.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
August 1991. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A Hasidic man's car jumps a curb and kills a seven-year-old black child. Hours later, a Hasidic student is stabbed to death in what appears to be a retaliatory act. A city riots, exploding in racial tension.
On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a 7-year old Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Utilizing verbatim excerpts from interviews she conducted, Anna Deavere Smith acts out the roles of 18 people involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing viewpoints. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence.
Note:Originally broadcast in 1993 as a segment of the television program: American playhouse.
Based on Fires in the mirror by Anna Deavere Smith.
Part of Smith's series: On the road, a search for American character.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3569.M465 F562 2009 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:9781569946480
1569946485
Credits:Director of photography, William Dill ; film editor, Sam Pollard ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; conversation editor, Roger L. Downey ; music, Joseph Jarman, Tony Mangurian.
System Details:DVD.