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Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities

Fires in the Mirror chronicles a civic disturbance in the New York neighborhood of Crown Heights in August 1991. In that racially divided neighborhood, a car driven by a Jewish man veered onto a sidewalk and killed a 7-year-old Caribbean-American boy who was learning to ride a bicycle. The accident and the response of emergency medical personnel sparked protests during which a Jewish student visiting from Australia was stabbed on the street by a group of black youths. Days of rioting ensued, exposing to national scrutiny the depth of the racial divisions in Crown Heights. The rioting produced 190 injuries, 129 arrests, and an estimated one million dollars in property damage. Smith interviewed leading politicians, writers, musicians, religious leaders, and intellectuals together with residents of Crown Heights and participants in the disturbances to craft the monologues of her film. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence.

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  • "Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities"@en
  • "Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities"

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  • "Fires in the Mirror chronicles a civic disturbance in the New York neighborhood of Crown Heights in August 1991. In that racially divided neighborhood, a car driven by a Jewish man veered onto a sidewalk and killed a 7-year-old Caribbean-American boy who was learning to ride a bicycle. The accident and the response of emergency medical personnel sparked protests during which a Jewish student visiting from Australia was stabbed on the street by a group of black youths. Days of rioting ensued, exposing to national scrutiny the depth of the racial divisions in Crown Heights. The rioting produced 190 injuries, 129 arrests, and an estimated one million dollars in property damage. Smith interviewed leading politicians, writers, musicians, religious leaders, and intellectuals together with residents of Crown Heights and participants in the disturbances to craft the monologues of her film. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "One-person show concerning the 1991 racial disturbances in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, based on transcripts of interviews with witnesses."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991, in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a 7-year old Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Utilizing verbatim excerpts from interviews she conducted, Anna Deavere Smith acts out the roles of 18 people involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing viewpoints. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a 7-year old Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Utilizing verbatim excerpts from interviews conducted by Anna Deavere Smith, she acts out the roles of 18 people involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing viewpoints. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "A production for television of Anna Deavere Smith's one-man play about urban racial and class conflict. Using interwoven monologues she assumes the personalities of nearly 30 characters - young, old, male, female, black and white - caught in the racial turmoil that erupted in Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York, following the death of an African-American child and the subsequent stabbing of a young Hasidic Rabbinical student."@en
  • "A dramatic presentation of the many different viewpoints and perceptions on the events of August 19, 1991 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn when an Orthodox Jew ran over and killed an African American child, and in the ensuing unrest, African American youths retaliated by murdering a rabbinical student."@en
  • "A one woman play by Anna Deavere Smith, portraying a race riot that broke out after a Hasidic man's car jumped a curb and killed a seven-year-old black child."
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing views of this serious problem. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y. a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a African American boy. Three hours later a young Jewish scholar, Yankel Rosenbaum, was murdered by African American youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Anna Deavere Smith portrays nineteen different people based on interviews she conducted about these incidents."
  • "Portraits based on verbatim interviews about the racial turmoil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 1991."@en
  • "Reviewer's reel of excerpts from Anna Deavere Smith's one person show Fires in the mirror. The production opened on May 1, 1992, and closed on June 28, 1992."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991, in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a 7-year-old Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Utilizing verbatim excerpts from interviews she conducted, Anna Deavere Smith acts out the roles of 18 people involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing viewpoints. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "Portraits based on verbatim interviews about the racial turmoil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1991."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally runs over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing views of this serious problem. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."@en
  • "On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally runs over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing views of this serious problem. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence."

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  • "Televised plays"@en
  • "History"@en
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  • "Fiction television programs"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Televised monodramas"@en
  • "Television"@en
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  • "Television plays, American"@en
  • "One-person shows (Performing arts)"@en
  • "Television programs"@en
  • "Trailers and promo's"@en
  • "Video recordings for people with visual disabilities"@en
  • "Interviews"@en
  • "Documentary television programs"@en

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  • "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities"
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  • "Fires in the mirror"@en
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