MADE IN AMERICA

Stacy Peralta is best known as an original Z-Boy, one half of the skateboard giant Powell Peralta, and the director of one of the best skateboard documentaries ever made, "Dogtown and Z-Boys." Peralta is now turning his lenses on the origins of L.A.'s gang culture in his newest documentary "Crips and Bloods: Made in America."
While "Dogtown" was brilliantly narrated by Sean Penn, "Made in America" is narrated by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, an excellent choice in my opinion. While the subject matter may not be as close to Peralta's heart as that of "Dogtown," I am sure the director did an impressive job.
"Made in America" opens at NYC’s IFC Theater (January 23–29), before moving to LA’s Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (February 6–12), the film will continue on with arthouse showings in Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle before seeing mass release.