Lord Thing (1970)
52 min
Produced at the height of the black power movement in the early ‘70s, Lord Thing is an insider history into the genesis and transformation of the Conservative Vice Lords gang, one of Chicago's oldest street gangs. Partially shaped and told by by CVL members who also appear in the film, Lord Thing is a unique and powerful tool that expresses an effort in self-transformation during a volatile and violent time in US race history. Gritty and rhythmic, this unusual film reflects an under-told chapter in gang history as members from the West Side neighborhood of North Lawndale try to become viable and political agents in their community. (Chicago Film Archives)
- Data de estreia
- 1 de janeiro de 1970
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos, Congo - Kinshasa
Trailer
Elenco
- Bobby Gore como Self - Vice Lords' Spokesman
- Kenneth 'Goat' Parks como Self - Vice Lords' President in 1969
- Eddy 'Pepilo' Perry como Self - Vice Lords' First Leader
- Leonard Sengali como Narrator
- William Franklin como Self
- Don McIlvaine como Self
- Lou Palmer como Additional Narrator
- The Vice Lords como Themselves
Equipe
- DeWitt Beall · Diretor(a)
- DeWitt Beall · Produtor(a)
- Luther Allison · Compositor(a)
- James Brown · Compositor(a)
- Kaz Ayukawa · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Glen McGowean · Editor(a)