The Interrupters NEW Official Trailer

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Directed by Steve James. Produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James.

Every City Needs Its Heroes.

An epic tale of courage and hope, The Interrupters is a new film from Chicago-based director/producer Steve James (Oscar-nominated for Hoop Dreams) and award-winning author-turned-producer Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), whose original article inspired the film.

Filmed out of Chicago's Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters follows a year in the life of the city as it grapples with the plague of urban violence. At the heart of the story are Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra, each of whom has credibility on the street because of their own personal histories. With gumption, wisdom and wit, they work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they themselves once employed. These "Violence Interrupters" (their job title) -- work for CeaseFire, a local organization whose guiding principle is that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so respond with similar treatment: go after the most infected, and stop the infection at its source.

See it this summer and fall: www.theinterrupters.com
To order The Interrupters on DVD or Blu-ray go to http://kartemquin.com/store

Directed and Photographed by Steve James
Produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Kartemquin
• ktq
• the interrupters
• steve james
• alex kotlowitz
• Ceasefire
• violence prevention
• gang violence
• chicago
• film
• documentary
• Ameena Matthews
• Cobe Williams
• Eddie Bocanegra
• Tio Hardiman
• Gary Slutkin

[fockya]

Stop killing your brother for vanity, and lets kill these government bastards thats fucking us in the arse.

[TomWhiteHasEmail]

Watched this last night. It was super intense. Made me think and cry and just want to go help people overcome this

[theheavens]

@freebird4481 I'm white hah. and you should still put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger. btw I'm a licensed therapist, and yet I still approve of it

[freebird4481]

That's all the black people need. To glorify ghetto ass ignorant shit yet again.

[freebird4481]

"from the director of HOOP DREAMS" lol hahaha!!! yeah, that figgers.

[freebird4481]

@theheavens Aww did I make little dick bitch upset?  You gonna cry? How about I pack your girl's pussy full of peanut butter and make you horsey-ride her fat ass straight into a fucking bear cave? You're the faggot you little dick salad bar nigger.

[theheavens]

@freebird4481 kill yourself, faggot

[chibangin007]

gangbanging will never end in chicago

[freebird4481]

@SweetestTasteofSour

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No I am not. I am twice the person than these people are in this movie. And you... you don't amount to a hamster shit tic-tac you drop-kick foot shit bitch trash corndog tit flick cock suck dinosaur salad bar motherfucker. Have a nice day!

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[SweetestTasteofSour]

@freebird4481 You are not half the person any of these people in this movie are.