Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Crown Heights / Amazon Studios presents ; in association with Washington Square Films/Black Maple Films ; an iAm21 production ; a film by Matt Ruskin ; written and directed by Matt Ruskin ; produced by Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Galazka, Matt Ruskin.

Publisher, Date:

Los Angeles, CA : Broad Green Pictures, [2017]

Description:

1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD video 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

In 1980, a young man named Marvin Grant was gunned down in Flatbush Brooklyn. Clarence Lewis, a fifteen-year-old with a penchant for lying, told the police he saw what happened and was pressured to identify a suspect. This set into motion a series of events that led to the arrest of Colin Warner, an innocent teenager who lived in nearby Crown Heights.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexuality/nudity and violence.

Subjects:

African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Police corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Judicial error -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

False imprisonment -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Biographical films.

Crime films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Ruskin, Matt, film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Asomugha, Nnamdi, film producer, actor.

Galazka, Natalie, film producer.

Stanfield, Lakeith, 1991- actor.

Paul, Natalie, actor.

Cheatom, Amari, actor.

Blake, Marsha Stephanie, actor.

Carbonell, Nestor, 1967- actor.

Grenier, Zach, 1954- actor.

Vazquez, Yul, actor.

Pais, Josh, 1964- actor.

Canada, Ron, actor.

Camp, Bill, actor.

Amazon Studios, presenter.

Washington Square Films, presenter.

Black Maple Films, presenter.

iAm21, production company.

Broad Green Pictures (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Motion picture adaptation of (work): This American life (Radio program)

Notes:

Based on WBEZ Chicago's This American life episode 'DIY' by Anya Bourg.

DVD release of the 2017 motion picture.

Wide screen.

Special features: Commentary with director Matt Ruskin & producer Nnamdi Asomugha ; The story behind Crown Heights.

Music, Mark Degliantoni ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Paul Greenhouse ; director of photography, Ben Kutchins.

Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul, Amari Cheatom, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Nestor Carbonell, Zach Grenier, Yul Vazquez, Josh Pais, Ron Canada, Bill Camp.

DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

ISBN:

9786317078628 : DVD

6317078629 : DVD

Publisher Number:

94192111000

Other Number:

1005899541

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

692563

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Crown He