Field Niggas (2014)
- Directed by
- Khalik Allah
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 5 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
This documentary uses nighttime footage and interviews to capture the lives of people on a Harlem street corner. It shows individuals dealing with poverty, addiction, and police encounters.
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What happens
Field Niggas is a 2015 American documentary film directed and edited by Khalik Allah. The film comprises observational footage of, and interviews and discussions with, people at night around the notorious Harlem street corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City. Its subjects are predominantly African American, experiencing poverty, homelessness, drug addiction, physical infirmities, and harassment from the police. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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