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| Directed by | Steve James |
| Produced by | Steve James Alex Kotlowitz Zak Piper (co-producer) |
| Starring | Ricardo "Cobe" Williams Eddie Bocanegra Ameena Matthews Tio Hardiman Gary Slutkin |
| Cinematography | Steve James |
| Edited by | Steve James Aaron Wickenden |
| Music by | Joshua Abrams |
Production company | Kartemquin Films / Rise Films |
| Distributed by | Cinema Guild (US Theatrical), PBSd (US DVD), Dogwoof (UK) |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $282,448 |
The Interrupters is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chicago drew national headlines for violence and murder that plagued the city.
The film features the work of CeaseFire, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. In 2004, Tio Hardiman (ex-Director of CeaseFire Illinois) created and implemented The Violence Interrupter concept. Violence interrupters Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra look back on their past experiences with street violence to try to steer young men and women in the right direction.[1] Matthews, the daughter of former Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort, comes to the aid of the mother of Derrion Albert, a Chicago high school student whose death made national headlines when it was captured on videotape.
Produced by Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters is directed by Steve James, director of the documentary Hoop Dreams,[2] and co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here.[3]
- ^ "The Interrupters". Kartemquin.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ The Editors (2001-07-08). "Hoop Dreams Movie Review & Film Summary (1994) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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