Every City Needs Its Heroes
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising story of three "violence interrupters" in Chicago who with bravado, humility and even humor try to protect their communities from the violence they once employed.
The Interrupters follows Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra as they go about their work, and while doing so reveals their own inspired journeys of hope and redemption. The film attempts to make sense of what CeaseFire's Tio Hardiman calls, simply, "the madness".
Their work is fraught with moral dilemmas. They have to step between adversaries, often people they know. They need to acknowledge people's grievances while simultaneously pulling them back from acting on them. As they venture into their communities, they confront the importance of family, the noxious nature of poverty, and the place of race. And they do it with incredible candour and directness.
"The great strength of The Interrupters is its positivity - its belief in a better future." - Little White Lies
"The Interrupters is vital and full of wary hope." **** - The Telegraph
"The political and emotional power behind it is impossible to ignore." **** Time Out
The Interrupters won The special Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011, held its London premieres during the recent riots and has been screening to full houses across the United States.
Tickets for this screening cost £5.00 or a pass for both our ticketed Doc/Fest Tour screenings can be purchased for £8.00.