Other author/creator | Siegel, Taggart. |
Other author/creator | Conquergood, Lorne Dwight, 1949-2004. |
Other author/creator | Siegel Productions. |
Other author/creator | Filmakers Library, inc. |
Variant title |
Subtitle from container: Chicago's street gangs |
Series |
Award winning films and videos Award winning films and videos. ^A703531
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Abstract |
An in-depth look at the street gangs of the Albany Park neighborhood in Chicago and the socio-economic conditions that give rise to them. Includes comments by neighborhood residents, interviews with several young gang members, scenes from the funeral and burial of a gang member who was killed in the street, and an extensive analysis of the intricate network of symbols, logos and icons (expressed in graffiti) that serve the gangs as a complex visual code for displaying identity and challenging rivals. |
General note | "Based on the ethnographic fieldwork of Dwight Conquergood" -- Opening credits. |
General note | Originally produced as a documentary film in 1990. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | In English. |
Awards note | Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1990. Award North Carolina International Film & Video Festival, 1991, Award Artswatch, 1990. Council on Foundations, 1991. |