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Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities
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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 ...
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.
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- Creator
- American Playhouse presents a Cherie Fortis production ; KCET/Los Angeles ; Hipster Entertainment ; producer, Cherie Fortis ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by George C. Wolfe
- Included Titles
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- On the road, a search for American character
- American playhouse (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Thousand Oaks, Calif.] : Monterey Video, [2003]
- ©2003
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in
- ISBNs
- 9781569942611, 1569942617
- OCLC
- ocm51331377
- Credits
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- Anna Deavere Smith
- Director of photography, William Dill ; film editor, Sam Pollard ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; conversation editor, Roger L. Downey ; music, Joseph Jarman, Tony Mangurian
- 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.
- The Crown Heights material was first created for George C. Wolfe's Festival of new voices, Joseph Papp Public Theater, December 1991.
- VHS, full screen presentation.
Subjects
- Cato, Gavin, 1983-1991 -- Drama.
- Rosenbaum, Yankel, -1991 -- Drama.
- 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.