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Monday, August 31, 2009 | 9:02pm

TRAILER: ‘Brick City’ [A Sundance Channel Documentary]

Posted by Juan

A five part television documentary about life in Newark, NJ

BRICK CITY, is a five-part documentary series from Executive Producer, Forrest Whitaker that captures the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live. Against great odds, Newarks citizens and its Mayor, Cory A. Booker, fight to raise the city out of nearly a half century of violence, poverty and corruption.

Here’s a preview. Long-time Blood gang banger, Jiwe, author of War of the Bloods in My Veins tries to use his experiences as motivation for the young generation to choose a different path.   Brick City will air daily on the Sundance Channel starting September 21st. 

Here Jayda, a blood speaks about why she chooses to start a nonprofit mentoring group and how her romantic relationship with “Creep” from a rival Crip gang shows her the error of her ways.

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2 Responses to TRAILER: ‘Brick City’ [A Sundance Channel Documentary]

  1. Void says:

    Surprised no one commented on this. Looks dope.

  2. Pingback: » “Brick City” Is A Documentary That’s As Real As It Gets | Highbrid Nation | Because Knowledge is Power

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