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  Made in America

  Hamida Kinge | Sun, Aug 17th, 2008 | Category: Interviews | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, brooklyn, sports, music, violence, prison, filmmaking, documentary, neighborhoods, skateboarding, gangs | 1

  Stacy Peralta, former skateboarding icon turned documentary filmmaker, spent 15 years wanting to make the film that eventually became Made In America. An examination of gang life in South Central, Los Angeles, the film combines historic footage and interviews with current and former gang members, as well as activists and experts. Next American City’s Hamida Kinge recently called Peralta at his Los Angeles home to discuss the film, Los Angeles, gangs and racial inequity.

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  Documentary Asks Aspiring Female Politicians “What’s Your Point?”

  Brian Krier | Wed, Jul 2nd, 2008 | Category: Reviews | City: Philadelphia | Tags: philadelphia, hillary clinton, brian krier, film review, gender, equality, politics, documentary, the white house project, project 2024 | 1

  For the fifth stop in their multi-city promotional tour, New York filmmakers Amy Sewell and Susan Toffler held a screening of their documentary what’s your point, honey? in Philadelphia last Thursday evening, exploring the issue of gender inequality in American politics. 

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