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The throwaways /

Tells the story of homeless filmmaker, activist and co-director Ira McKinley, who channels his experience of living on the streets through the lens of a video camera. By using his unique perspective, Ira aims to pull the curtain back for viewers and expose how the current economic crisis is having a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Social Change in Mind Productions (Firm) (film presenter,, film production company.)
Other Authors: Suchak, Bhawin (director of photography.), McKinley, Ira (director of photography,), Mr. Sunshine (Musician)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N. .Y : Social Change in Mind Productions, [2013]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
McKinley, Ira.
Crime and race > United States.
Poor > United States.
Police brutality > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
African American homeless persons.
African Americans > Social conditions.
United States > Race relations.
Imprisonment > Social aspects > United States.
Criminalité et race > États-Unis.
Brutalités policières > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis.
Personnes sans-abri noires américaines.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
Emprisonnement > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Crime and race.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Imprisonment > Social aspects.
Police brutality.
Poor.
Race relations.
United States.
interviews.
Interviews.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Tells the story of homeless filmmaker, activist and co-director Ira McKinley, who channels his experience of living on the streets through the lens of a video camera. By using his unique perspective, Ira aims to pull the curtain back for viewers and expose how the current economic crisis is having a devastating effect on those who are in greatest need. A gritty, firsthand look at a reality most would rather turn away from, THE THROWAWAYS challenges viewers to bear witness and confront the daily struggles and hopes of those living on the fringes of a society that has rejected and forgotten them.
Item Description:"TEACH Act Copyright Notice: The materials on this Web site are only for the use of PSU faculty, students, and staff and may not be retained or further disseminated"--Web site.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (62 min.))
Also available in DVD format.
Playing Time:01:01:31
Format:System requirements: Adobe Flash Player software.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards:Best documentary Award, Long Beach Indie Film Festival and the New York Hi-Light Ward at the Harlem International Film Festival.
Production Credits:Cinematography/editing, Bhawin Suchak ; music, Mr. Sunshine [and 3 others].