80 Blocks from Tiffany's

80 Blocks from Tiffany's
Directed by Gary Weis
Produced by Gary Weis
Written by John Bradshaw
Cinematography Joan Churchill
Edited by Michal Goldman
Production
company
Above Average Productions
Release dates
 1979 (1979)
Running time
 67 minutes
Country United States
Language English

80 Blocks from Tiffany's is a 1979 documentary directed by Gary Weis.[1] It depicted the daily life of gangs within the context of the South Bronx. It dealt primary with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known as the "Savage Skulls" and the "Savage Nomads".[2]

The South Bronx was known for its severe social decay during the 1970s[3] and this idea was emphasised throughout the documentary. The documentary also illustrated many social issues such as high unemployment, prostitution and drug and alcohol abuse.[1] The name of the documentary refers to the distance between Tiffany's jewelry store, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and the South Bronx.

80 Blocks from Tiffany's was released by Pacific Arts Entertainment for Home Video on VHS in 1985.

References

  1. 1 2 Phanor-Faury, Alexandra (October 25, 2010). "Director Gary Weis on His Influential, Long-Lost Doc '80 Blocks from Tiffany’s'". BlackBook.
  2. ↑ Allmovie.com link
  3. ↑ NYTimes.com query

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