Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
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Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story | |
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Documentary | |
Directed by | Bill Kavanagh |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers |
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Cinematography | Peter Stein |
Editor | Sylke Froechtenigt |
Running time | 53 min |
Production company | Kavanagh Productions Inc |
Original release | |
Release | 2007 |
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
Lawrence Downes of The New York Times described the documentary as "a sober warning about the present day." Downes asserted that, "America — never mind Yonkers — still grapples with unsettled issues of poverty and race, and until that conundrum is resolved, it will keep reasserting itself in new and troubling ways."
A dramatization of the 1988 confrontation is encapsulated in the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015), largely based on the Lisa Belkin non-fiction book.[4] Many of the political actors and characters in Show Me a Hero are portrayed in the original documentary, including Nick Wasicsko, the youngest mayor in the city's history, who figured prominently in the 1988 crisis.
Release
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References
- ^ "Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story". HuffPost. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Capps, Kriston. "'Show Me a Hero' Has Wrapped, But Check Out Its Real-Life Prequel". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ James Feron (4 August 1988) First Contempt Fine Is Paid by Yonkers Over Housing Plan. The New York Times retrieved August 7, 2015
- OCLC 39811925retrieved August 7, 2015
- ^ Lawrence Downes (18 February 2007) Bricks and Boundaries. The New York Times retrieved August 9, 2015