Istinita priča o toj dvojci braće boksača koji će zajedno trenirati za povijesni naslov i ujediniti razlomljene obitelji, iskupiti grijehe iz prošlosti i napokon njihovom gradu vratiti ponos. Dicky Ecklund je kao boksačka legenda slovio za ponos grada Lowella, ali nakon izgubljenog meča protiv svjetskog šampiona i za Dickya i za grad su došla teška vremena. Boksačke dane je ostavio iza sebe, potratio svoj talent i zaglibio u problemima s drogom. Njegov mlađi brat Micky u međuvremenu je postao boksač, ali ne s izglednim šansama za osvajanje naslova prvaka. Unatoč svom trudu, Micky gubi borbu za borbom. Kad mu se ukaže prilika za nastup na svjetskom prvenstvu, cijela obitelj će se morati ujediniti kako bi vratili ponos i slavu.
'Notorious' je priča o Christopheru Wallaceu. Sirovom nadarenošću i čistom odlučnošću, Wallace se pretvara iz bruklinskoga uličnog dilera u jednog od najboljih repera svih vremena, Notorious B.I.G.-a. Pratite njegov meteorski uspon do slave i njegovo odbijanje da podlegne očekivanjima, nanovo definirajući ideju 'američkog sna'.
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Tijekom recesije pojavljuje se jeftina i snažna droga koja izaziva moralnu paniku ojačanu rasizmom. Istraži zamršenu povijest „cracka” u 1980-ima.
In the 1980s and 1990s, an epidemic of crack cocaine addiction ravaged African American communities across the United States. Crack is extremely addictive, a trap that can lead to homelessness and an early death. Black addicts in Atlanta, Georgia tell us about their addiction, their past, and their struggles with police.
Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".
Lisa is a middle-class white woman from Toronto, Canada. She's also addicted to crack cocaine. To maintain her habit, she works as a prostitute while living in a hotel room. She's tried to get clean, but knows too well how easy it is to relapse. Meanwhile, she participates in Toronto's needle exchange program to reduce her risk.
Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.