Flyin' Cut Sleeves
1993
⭐4.5(2 votes)
1h
Documentary
Overview
FLYIN' CUT SLEEVES, completed in 1993, portrays street gang presidents in the Bronx. Their world was the streets, set against a backdrop of uprooted families, cultural alienation, drugs and violence. Neighborhood teenagers responded by organizing into street groups known to the members as "families", but labeled in the most alarming terms as violent gangs by the press. The documentation of these lives over a twenty-year period offers a remarkable perspective on life in the ghetto (spanning four generations), and the means that people devise to cope from the time that they are children to when they serve as parents and role models for a new generation.
About Flyin' Cut Sleeves
Flyin' Cut Sleeves (1993) is a Documentary film that follows fLYIN' CUT SLEEVES, completed in 1993, portrays street gang presidents in the Bronx. Their world was the streets, set against a backdrop of uprooted families, cultural alienation, drugs and violence. Neighborhood teenagers responded by organizing into street groups known to the members as "families", but labeled in the most alarming terms as violent gangs by the press. The documentation of these lives over a twenty-year period offers a remarkable perspective on life in the ghetto (spanning four generations), and the means that people devise to cope from the time that they are children to when they serve as parents and role models for a new generation. Currently, you can watch Flyin' Cut Sleeves on FlixFling. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 2 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
