80 Blocks from Tiffany's (1979)
- Directed by
- Gary Weis
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows gang members living in the South Bronx in the 1970s. It shows their daily lives before hip hop became popular and before crack cocaine and gun violence became widespread.
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What happens
80 Blocks from Tiffany's is a 1979 documentary directed by Gary Weis. It depicts the lives of gang members living in the South Bronx. The film captures the South Bronx during an era that was rarely captured on film. It also captures New York City just before the advent of hip hop, the devastating effects of the crack epidemic and before the proliferation of gang gun violence. Originally filmed for NBC, the film never made it to air and was instead released to VHS as an educational video. Over time the film gained a cult following and was reissued on DVD in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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