Cover Image

The Avon Barksdale story : legends of the UNWired /

Based on the lives of real gangsters from Baltimore, it is the first film to expose those real lives, the real people that the characters of The Wire are based upon. The real Avon 'Bodie' Barksdale tells all to his onscreen character's actor. Bodie reveals the uncensored truth about d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: KAI Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Harris, Wood, 1969-, Barksdale, Avon, Brown, Bruce A. (Director), Berry, Drew (Producer, Screenwriter)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Port Washington, NY : KAI Entertainment, 2010.
Subjects:
Barksdale, Avon > Interviews.
Gangsters > Maryland > Baltimore.
Narcotics > Maryland > Baltimore.
Murder > Investigation > Maryland > Baltimore.
Wire (Television program)
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:Based on the lives of real gangsters from Baltimore, it is the first film to expose those real lives, the real people that the characters of The Wire are based upon. The real Avon 'Bodie' Barksdale tells all to his onscreen character's actor. Bodie reveals the uncensored truth about drugs, sex, violence, and death.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:New York International Independent Film & Video Festival: Best Docudrama Award Winner.
Production Credits:Kenny Jackson, creator, executive producer, producer, co-director, co-writer.