Justiceville

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Justiceville

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Los Angeles skid row is the setting for this multi-award winning production. A spirited group of homeless people attempt to create their own community in response to dangerous and overcrowded conditions at area shelters.

Narrated by Eileen Brennan
Winner; Bronze Apple: National Educational Film & Video Festival
Premiered on The Discovery Channel.

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Narrated by Eileen Brennan. "Justiceville" song written & produced by Tom "Beefbone" Bolema & Gary Glaser. Performed by Roger G. Smith (HollyWatts).

Here’s a version sung By Ice T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafsV695I1I&feature=youtu.be :

Shot mostly on VHS, when VHS was not welcome on broadcast TV (as well as some BetaCam footage shot by G. John Slagle, http://www.gjohnslagle.com/ thankfully).

It's World Premiere was on the Discovery Channel. The documentary was also broadcast on several PBS stations and won a variety of awards.

( Here's a link to an article in the Los Angeles Times about the production, and the irony of nearly becoming homeless myself). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59d13215017db22813f09d33/t/59f4d5668e7b0f7a60348563/1509217642192/times1.pdf