Bastards of the Party


Bastards of the Party is a 2005 documentary film produced by Alex Demyanenko and directed by former Bloods gangmember Cle Sloan. The film explores the creation of two of Los Angeless most notorious gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, from the perspective of the Los Angeles community. The film also denounces gang violence and presents meaningful solutions from former gangmembers to stop this problem.

The title of the movie, Bastards of the Party comes from a passage in City of Quartz that reads As even The Los Angeles Times recognized, the decimation of the Panthers led directly to a recrudescence of gangs in the early 1970s. Crippin, the most extraordinary new gang phenomenon was a bastard offspring of the Panthers former charisma, filling the void left by the LAPD SWAT teams.The documentary appeared at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival and at the 2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival. The television premiere aired on February 6, 2007 on HBO. Over 90 percent of the documentary was shot in 1996. ........

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