The View From Madison Street
- (2008) 3 mins
- /
- 5 Stars (22)
- /
- Add to Queue
- /
- 3 Comments
-
Death's Chaplain
Minister to 95 death row inmates in a Texas penitentiary, Carroll Pickett watches Billy Wayne White help with his own execution
-
Love In The Streets
Roy and Morag explode the myth of our collective imagination
-
Bring Your A Game
A groundbreaking documentary film that sheds light on the resilience and influence of black males.
-
The Third Jihad
The war people don't know about -- radical Islam's vision for America
-
Moscow Cat Theater
Creative Director Vladimir and daughter Maria combine their love of cats and stage to create the Moscow Cat Theater
-
Vice Guide to North Ko...
In the Vice Guide to Travel, correspondents from Vice Television travel the globe. Next stop: North Korea!
-
Under Our Skin
A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine and money
-
Slip of the Tongue
"What's your ethnic make up?" A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets schooled on race and gender
-
Old School New School
A school for creativity? Filmmaker Steven Fischer's personal study on the nature of creativity
The View From Madison Street Synopsis
A CINELAN Three Minute Story. African-Americans from this largely-forgotten stretch of inner-city Chicago speak out about race, class and how neither candidate is addressing the issues of poverty that plague their community.
About The Unquiet American
Four films from four directors across America give us a glimpse of American voices rarely heard in the mainstream media. The films showcase the diversity of opinion and the passionate deliberation that underline the historic nature of this 2008 presidential election. They share their hopes for the future of their country and reveal an insight into what it means to be an American today.
Film Credits
Director
- Steve James
Producer
- Steve James
Editor
- Steve James
Sound
- John Mathie
Composer
- Steve Horowitz
Post Finishing
- NoLo Digital
Colorist
- Mike Matusek
Support This Film: Exercise Democracy
Exercise Democracy
Democracy doesn’t function unless citizens participate in the political process. Without it, the system can be undermined by money, power and corruption. Learn More »
When and where you want SnagFilms Everywhere »
What's Hot
-
Alienated: Undocumented Immigrant Youth
less than a minute ago
A determined young woman from St. Vincent commutes from Brooklyn to New Jersey to work as a nanny for $4 an hour
-
A Summer in the Cage
1 minute ago
Summer in the Cage follows the friendship and eventual explosive downfall of a documentary filmmaker and his embattled subject.
-
Battle for Midway
1 minute ago
Explore the history of the pivotal battle that changed the course of WWII
SnagFilms Everywhere
Watch SnagFilms when and where you want
Older Comments on The View From Madison Street