"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 . "Televised plays"@en . . "History"@en . "One-person show concerning the 1991 racial disturbances in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, based on transcripts of interviews with witnesses."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Television adaptations" . "Television adaptations"@en . "Closed captioning"@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 . . . . . "Fiction television programs"@en . . "Feature films"@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 . "Televised monodramas"@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 . "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities"@en . "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities" . "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 . "Television"@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 the road"@en . . . "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Drama"@en . . "Drama" . . . . . . "Television plays, American"@en . . "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 . "One-person shows (Performing arts)"@en . . . "Television programs"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities"@en . "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities" . "Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities (excerpts)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Trailers and promo's"@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." . . . . "Fires in the mirror"@en . "Fires in the mirror" . . "Video recordings for people with visual disabilities"@en . . . . . . . . . . "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 . . . "Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities"@en . . . . . "Interviews"@en . . . "Documentary television programs"@en . . . . "Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities" . . . . "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." . . . "Jews New York (State) drama." . . "Hipster Entertainment, Inc." . . "Public Broadcasting Corporation (firm)" . . "New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theatre Collection, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive." . . "DVS Home Video." . . "Violence New York (State) drama." . . "Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)" . . "Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)" . . "African Americans New York (State) drama." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Racisim United States New York (State) drama." . . "Theatrical productions New York (State) New York 1991-2000." . . "New York (N.Y.)" . . "Cato, Gavin drama." . . "Rosenbaum, Yankel drama." . . "Brooklyn (New York, New York) race relations drama." . . . . "New York Shakespeare Festival." . . .