Gangstresses

Feb 2, 2000

1h 30m

★ 0.0

Gangstresses, a documentary by Harry Davis, tells the story of violence, poverty, and survival in the streets from a female perspective.

Overview

Gangstresses, a documentary by Harry Davis, tells the story of violence, poverty, and survival in the streets from a female perspective. Over a two-year period, Davis interviews female hustlers, drug dealers, rappers, porn stars, prostitutes, mothers, and daughters. Among them are Champagne, a well-known African American porn star who has a small child; Mama Mayhem, a street hustler; Uneek, a rapper from the Bronx; and Vanessa Del Rio, a famous porn actress. Musicians Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige, Ice T, and Tupac Shakur also share personal stories of survival. The documentary conducts follow-up research on the women's complicated lives, offering glimpses of both tragic reality and hopeful recovery.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Blazar Media Group

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Cast

Mary J. Blige

Lil' Kim

Chi

Deanna Uneek Bennett

Serena

Mocha Brown

Shakyra

Toy Connor

Boyfriend

Kevin Keith Greene

Scatman

Tracey Pudgee Horton

Gucci

Rafael Murrey

Bar Patron

Jumaane E. N'Namdi

Shooter

Christopher Ponds

Killer

Samuel Jackpot Regis

Kenya

Kinya Shakur

After the waning of the protests in Sanrizuka, Ogawa Pro started questioning the future of the collective and looking for other subjects to ﬁlm. Following the method developed in the previous ﬁlms, the ﬁlmmakers moved to the slum of Kotobuchi in the port city of Yokohama, where more than 6000 people were struggling to get by without any means of survival, exposed to industrial accidents and diseases. The result is one of the most moving ﬁlms produced by the collective, a series of beautifully ﬁlmed portraits, voicing the silenced stories and songs of a group of people living in this community. Credit: ICA London

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