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Yet Nelson, who has the ace documentarian's flair for making history far more interesting than the mythologies it's cutting through, has directed a film that stays true to the epic devastation ...
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy is a 2021 American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Stanley Nelson. [1] Its story focuses on the emergence and effects of the 1980s crack epidemic in the United States, which resulted in negative effects on America's inner cities. [2] [3] The film was released on January 11, 2021.
By 1987, crack was reported to be available in the District of Columbia and all but four states in the United States. [1] Some scholars have cited the crack "epidemic" as an example of a moral panic, noting that the explosion in use and trafficking of the drug actually occurred after the media coverage of the drug as an "epidemic". [8]
Its filmmakers, Michael Cain and Matt Radecki, sifted through the video diary footage to piece together the story of Kirkham's life, focusing on the seven years in which he and his family struggled with his addiction to crack cocaine. It was shown at Sundance in 2006. The film was the subject of a lawsuit by his ex-wife Tammie. [1]
Crack in the World is a 1965 American science-fiction doomsday disaster movie filmed in Spain. It is about scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust, to release the geothermal energy of the magma below; but accidentally unleash a cataclysmic destruction that threatens to sever the earth in two.
Hit So Hard is a 2011 American documentary film directed by P. David Ebersole.The film details the life and near death story of Patty Schemel, drummer of the seminal '90s alternative rock band Hole, and charts her early life, music career, and spiral into crack cocaine addiction. [1]
Lori throwing up at his feet wasn’t quite the answer Doug expected when he popped the question at the start of “We Broke Up.” Then again, Doug calling it quits on the heels of that reaction ...
Burns’ documentary doesn’t examine this particular shawl detail, although many other bits in different pictures are scrutinized. In fact, those are among the program’s most absorbing moments.