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Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man

Synopsis
A dramatised documentary which explores ghetto life as seen and felt inside Harlem, based on experiences of the Northside Centre for Child Development. Concerns a southern black adolescent boy’s reaction to ghetto life.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 90 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1972
Availability
Hire
Uses
Courses in American studies; possibly courses in American literature.*
Subjects
Sociology
Keywords
adolescents; black and Asian people; black communities; dramatised documentary films

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Sponsor

Name

Mental Health Film Council

Notes
Use: Mental Health Media

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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