Interrupters, The

Synopsis: THE INTERRUPTERS looks at urban violence through the stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. Shot over the course of a year, during which the city was besieged by high-profile incidents. The film’s main subjects work for an innovative organisation, CeaseFire. founded by an epidemiologist, Gary Slutkin, who believes that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so the treatment should be similar: go after the most infected, and stop the infection at its source. One of the cornerstones of the organisation is the "Violence Interrupters" program, created and led by Tio Hardiman. The Interrupters who have credibility on the streets because of their own personal histories intervene in conflicts before they explode into violence.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2011
Year of production: 2011
Subjects: Social Studies
Keywords: conflict resolution; social problems; urban communities; violence

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Notes: Dogwoof is an independent distributor specialising in quality films from around the world that raise awareness, trigger change, and get people involved. The main focus is socially conscious films including THE AGE OF STUPID, THE END OF THE LINE, BURMA VJ and BLACK GOLD. Sale on DVD. In Autumn 2011 Dogwoof launched Popup Cinema (http://popupcinema.net/) to allow non-theatric screenings of their just-released and classic titles.

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