Chicago is known by many names, to most people its the windy city but to Steve James its been home to high crime seen and in 1994 in his crime prevention documentary hoop Dreams which is now regarded as one of the all time best docs ever made. 17 years on he returns to the same city for a new powerful doc THE INTERRUPTERS.The film premièred at this years Sundance, leaving the festival with some impressive reviews which followed the movie to Sxsw too.
THE INTERRUPTERS tells the moving and surprising story of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It was actually at Sundance Festival British independent Film distributor Dogwoof picked up the rights for the movie and at last months Sheffield Docfest the movie made its British premier, but on August 12th the movie will have a limited theatrical release (USA July 29th).
Check Dogwoof website for listings info but before then check out the trailer for THE INTERRUPTERS below.
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn, persistence of violence in our cities. Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. During that period, the city was besieged by high-profile incidents, most notably the brutal beating of Derrion Albert, a Chicago High School student, whose death was caught on videotape.
source Collider / dogwoof
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