Twilight, Los Angeles / PBS Home Video ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; producers, Anna Deavere Smith, Ezra Swerdlow ; directed by Marc Levin ; a production of Anna Deavere Smith in association with Offline Entertainment and Thirteen/WNET.

On March 3, 1991, an African-American man was brutally beaten by four white Los Angeles police officers who stopped him for speeding. On April 29, 1992, when the jury's 'not guilty' verdict dismissed the officers on trial for the assault, the city ignited into three days of rioting, looting and viol...

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Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Offline Entertainment Group
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Smith, Anna Deavere
Levin, Marc, 1951-
Swerdlow, Ezra
Language:English
Published: [United States] : [Alexandria, Va.] : [Anna Deavere Smith] ; PBS Home Video, [2014], ©2000.
Series:Stage on screen.
Subjects:
Riots > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Police brutality > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions > Drama.
Drama.
Historical television programs.
Social problem television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical television programs.
Social problem television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Ann Deavere Smith : Twilight Los Angeles.
Anna Deavere Smith : Twilight Los Angeles.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On March 3, 1991, an African-American man was brutally beaten by four white Los Angeles police officers who stopped him for speeding. On April 29, 1992, when the jury's 'not guilty' verdict dismissed the officers on trial for the assault, the city ignited into three days of rioting, looting and violence that left neighborhoods smoldering. 'Twilight: Los Angeles, ' adapted from Anna Deavere Smith's searing one-woman play, captures this tumultuous and challenging moment in America's race relations.
Note:Videodisc release of the 2000 PBS television documentary.
"May 8, 2014"--Disc label.
Performance filmed at CECO Stage/NY.
Based on the play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" by Anna Deavere Smith, using actual material from 300 interviews.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3569.M465 T952 2014 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; editing, Bob Eisenhardt ; music, Camara Kambon.
System Details:Recorded DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Anna Deavere Smith.