Field Niggas (2014)

Directed by

Khalik Allah

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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