Catching Hell in the City of Angels
A feature length documentary film representing the ‘B’ side to the 2012 release ‘Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap’. A hard hitting story of life and death in South Central Los Angeles. A struggle beyond the nearby Hollywood limelight among people for whom state intervention comes mostly with a siren attached. Amsterdam Film Festival Winner World Cinema Documentary Editing Award 2014.
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Genre: Documentary
Director: Andy Baybutt
Actors: B., Charlie Beck, Donny, Hassan Haze, K.C. Cressell, Letitia Corrill, Lil Drawz, Loc, Rachel, Shakia, T. Mac
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