The Interrupters at Harvard Exit
The Interrupters is about Cease Fire, a violence prevention group in Chicago. The movie is strangely uplifting, or at least it's not depressing.
It completely held my attention for 150 minutes.
This movie reinforced two important lessons:
You are responsible for your life.
and
You need to take care of yourself so you can take care of others.
Steve James also directed Hoop Dreams
(If you haven't seen it in a while, watch that movie again. It's firmly grounded in the mid 90's but it's still a great movie)
Alex Kotlowitz wrote the book, There Are No Children Here about two boys growing up in inner city Chicago
(I have a copy if you want to borrow it. It still has my notes from college.)
Steve James and Cobe Williams (one of the Interrupters) both spoke after the screening.
Nice work, Siff!
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