Fires in the Mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
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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.
August 1991. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A Hasidic man's car jumps a curb and kills a seven-year-old black child. Hours later, a Hasidic student is stabbed to death in what appears to be a retaliatory act. A city riots, exploding in racial tension.
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.
DVD, full screen.
Contents: Fires in the mirror.
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SERIES
On the road, a search for American character.
American playhouse (Television program)
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Monterey, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781569946480
1569946485
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Fortis, Cherie.
Wolfe, George C.
Jarman, Joseph.
Mangurian, Tony.
Smith, Anna Deavere.
Monterey Video (Firm)
Hipster Entertainment (Firm)
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
SUBJECTS
Violence -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
African Americans -- Relations with Jews -- Drama.
Jews -- New York -- Drama.
African Americans -- Relations with Jews.
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relations -- Drama.