In 2017, almost 350 people were murdered in Baltimore, according to FBI statistics. On a per capita basis its homicide rate out-bloodied Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and every other big American city.
Baltimore native Alex Long, a key figure in the documentary Charm City, knows the violent reality all too well. One of his sisters was murdered and, like other parents, he struggles just to keep his children safe.
“My youngest son, Joshua, going to school he witnessed 10 shootings. And seven of the shootings was homicides,” Long tells Deadline. “In one of the situations, he had to tackle a little girl to the ground so she wasn’t a victim. When you think of it like that, it’s almost a nightmare.”
Charm City, directed by Marilyn Ness, recently earned a place on the Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist. The film’s title comes from a nickname for Baltimore.
“It plays two ways in that town,...
Baltimore native Alex Long, a key figure in the documentary Charm City, knows the violent reality all too well. One of his sisters was murdered and, like other parents, he struggles just to keep his children safe.
“My youngest son, Joshua, going to school he witnessed 10 shootings. And seven of the shootings was homicides,” Long tells Deadline. “In one of the situations, he had to tackle a little girl to the ground so she wasn’t a victim. When you think of it like that, it’s almost a nightmare.”
Charm City, directed by Marilyn Ness, recently earned a place on the Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist. The film’s title comes from a nickname for Baltimore.
“It plays two ways in that town,...
- 1/1/2019
- por Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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