The interrupters [electronic resource]
Title:
The interrupters [electronic resource]
JLCTITLE245:
[electronic resource] / Kartemquin Films presents ; for WGBH/Frontline, The Independent Television Service (ITVS) and BBC Storyville ; in association with Rise Films.
Publication Information:
Boston : WGBH, c2012.
Physical Description:
1 streaming video file (115 min.) : digital, sd., col.
General Note:
Originally produced in 2011.
Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series Frontline on January 14, 2012.
Cataloged from website.
Also available as a DVD.
Abstract:
The Interrupters tells stories of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. The film's main subjects work for an innovative organization, CeaseFire. Founded by an epidemiologist who believes that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so the treatment should be similar: go after the most infected, and stop the infection at its source. One of the cornerstones of the organization is the violence interrupters program. The Interrupters--who have credibility on the streets because of their own personal histories--intervene in conflicts before they explode into violence.
Reading Level:
This version includes graphic language.
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Credits:
Directed and photographed by Steve James ; produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James ; original music composed by Joshua Abrams.
Performer:
Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams, Eddie Bocanegra.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: Windows Media, Quicktime, or Realplayer