Nuestra familia [videorecording] : our family / producer and director, Oriana Zill de Granados ; co-producer and reporter, Julia Reynolds ; writers, Julia Reynolds, David Ritsher, Oriana Zill de Granados.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Educator's ed.
Publisher:
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
Copyright Date:
2007, c2006
Description:
2 videodiscs (115 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
A co-production of the Center for Investigative Reporting, Latino Public Broadcasting and KQED Public Television. Host, Edward James Olmos ; narrator, Pepe Urquijo. Nuestra familia, our family aired nationally on PBS as part of the Latino Public Broadcasting series VOCES and in California as part of the KQED Public Television series Truely CA. DVD version of a TV documentary, with added bonus material.
Contents:
Disc 1: Nuestra familia : our family (58 min.) -- disc 2: Interviews (29 min.) ; voices (28 min.).
Summary:
Documentary. Goes inside one of California's most powerful Latino prison gangs, Nuestra familia. Through interviews with gang members, law enforcement officials and community members, as well as undercover FBI surveillance footage of the gang in action, reveals the gang's devastating effect on families--and the controversial war to stop its spread. Bonus materials include background on the making of the documentary, interviews with filmmakers, and interviews with former gang members.
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.