Fires in the mirror [videorecording] : Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities / American Playhouse presents a Cherie Fortis production ; KCET/Los Angeles ... [et al.] ; Hipster Entertainment ; producer, Cherie Fortis ; conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by George C. Wolfe.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Monterey Video,
Copyright Date:
c2003
Description:
1 videocassette (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
On the road, a search for American character. American playhouse (Television program)
Notes:
Originally broadcast in 1993 as a segment of the public television program: American playhouse. Based on the play Fires in the mirror by Anna Deavere Smith. Part of Smith's series: On the road, a search for American character. Anna Deavere Smith. The Crown Heights material was first created for George C. Wolfe's Festival of new voices, Joseph Papp Public Theater, December 1991.
Summary:
On Aug. 19, 1991, in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a 7-year old Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Utilizing verbatim excerpts from interviews she conducted, Anna Deavere Smith acts out the roles of 18 people involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing viewpoints. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence.
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.