Blue Hill Avenue (film)

Blue Hill Avenue
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Directed byCraig Ross Jr.
Written byCraig Ross Jr.
Produced byMike Erwin
Bryan Hinds
J. Max Kirishima
StarringAllen Payne
Andrew Divoff
Clarence Williams III
William Forsythe
Narrated byAllen Payne
CinematographyCarl Bartels
Edited byCraig Ross Jr.
Music byJan Pomerans
Cruel Timothy
Lo'ren "Lo Diggs" Dagen Jr
Production
companies
Asiatic Associates
Cahoots Productions
Den Pictures
Distributed byArtisan Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05) (Acapulco Black Film Festival)
  • July 13, 2003 (2003-07-13) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blue Hill Avenue is a 2001 American crime drama film directed and written by Craig Ross Jr., who was additionally its editor and executive producer. Produced by Asiatic Associates, Cahoots Productions and Den Pictures, the film is about young criminals in Roxbury, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The film stars Allen Payne, Angelle Brooks, Michael Taliferro, William L. Johnson, Aaron D. Spears, Andrew Divoff, Clarence Williams III and William Forsythe. The film's title is derived from Blue Hill Avenue, a major street in Roxbury and Dorchester.