Why We Bang (2006)

Directed by

Clifford Jordan

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary interviews current and former members of the Bloods and Crips gangs in Los Angeles. It covers the historical background of the gangs through their own stories.

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What happens

Why We Bang is a 2006 independent documentary film that documents the historical background of Los Angeles' Bloods and Crips gangs. The film follows several current and former members of the Bloods and Crips of Los Angeles through interviews. The objective of the film is stated by director Clifford Jordan as, "We just got tired of seeing people, not from our community making so called 'Hood movies' that did not really depict what our community was all about, our goal is to bring real images and real stories about real people to the big screen." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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