Documentaries

BASTARDS OF THE PARTY

Cle Sloan
USA 2005
90 min
V'08

The title of this gripping examination of five decades of gang violence in Southern California refers to the notorious Los Angeles street gangs, the «Crips» and the «Bloods», the so-called bastard children of the radical Sixties Black Panther Party. Incorporating a wealth of archival photos and footage of African Americans throughout history, the film traces the journey of blacks in this country from their migration from the South to the West at the start of the industrial revolution to their establishment of local, neighborhood, and musical clubs in the Fifties. (...) Bastards of the Party frankly points an accusing finger at the failure of black leadership, which, together with the migration of jobs, allowed gang subculture to proliferate. That proliferation, abetted by police instigation that keeps gang wars alive (even during their self-imposed truces) helps to explain why many parts of Southern California play host to an endless parade of coffins, filled with embalmed black youths. (Omoronke Idowu Reeves)

Credits
  • Cle Sloan
  • Haskell Wexler
  • Cle Sloan
  • Keith Salmon
Fuqua Films 3717 S. la Brea Avenue #106 Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA T 323 348 4311 cfinleyjr@yahoo.co m

Code Black Entertainment 15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 840 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA T 323 348 4311 cfinleyjr@yahoo.co m

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