Boyz N the Hood (1991)
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The BW/DR Podcast: Frame 25 is a series in conversation with, and sponsored by, our friends at Galerie. Every month, we pick a title from Galerie’s curated library and zoom in on a single moment to better see the whole.
This month we're chatting about expressive sound and slow motion in John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood (1991), a pick by curator Reinaldo Marcus Green. To see the rest of Green’s hit picks, sign up at https://join.galerie.com/bwdr.
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This episode is co-hosted by Veronica Fitzpatrick and Chad Perman and produced and edited by Eli Sands.
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Further reading/Articles Referenced:
They've Gotta Have Us - Karen Grigsby Bates (New York Times Magazine, July 14, 1991)
How Boyz n the Hood Beat the Odds to Get Made—and Why It Matters Today - Sam Kashner (Vanity Fair, August 4, 2016)
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