80 Blocks From Tiffanys - A Film By Gary Weis DVD

The history of cinema includes countless films that have remained, for a variety of reasons, in total obscurity. Sadly, many of the films that get lost are the ones that really need to be found, and 80 Blocks from Tiffany s is one such film. Here is a film that has been marooned in an archive for 30 years and, despite a brief educational VHS release in 1985, it has gone largely unseen. Until now. Inspired by journalist Jon Bradshaw s Esquire Magazine article, Savage Skulls, Gary Weis, a filmmaker for Saturday Night Live, convinced SNL creator Lorne Michaels to help... turn the concept into a feature-length documentary. Documenting the everyday activities of two South Bronx street gangs, the Savage Nomads and the Savage Skulls, the film is a glimpse into a different time, when the South Bronx was considered a land of nowhere. [show more]

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