The Interrupters

From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities.

Resources

The Interrupters Community Discussion Guide

Issues: Community Organizing, Crime, Economics, Education, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental Health/Psychology/Trauma, Politics, Race/Ethnicity/Racism, Science, Youth

Headlines

The Interrupters wins Malott Prize for Recording Community Activism

May 7

We are proud to announce that The Langum Charitable Trust has awarded The Interrupters with Malott Prize for Recording Community Activism for 2011-2012. The bi-annual Malott Prize is awarded to the best book, article, or film that depicts an individual or small group of people striving to make a significant improvement or prevent a significant harm in their local community. The Langum Charitable Trust determined to award this year's prize to both The Interrupters and author Jay Erskine Leutze for his book Stand Up that Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail.

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