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Street Fight (film)

January 01, 1970

Street Fight is a 2005 documentary film by Marshall Curry, chronicling the 2002 Newark mayoral election which pitted upstart Cory Booker against the incumbent Sharpe James for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Other credits include Rory Kennedy (executive producer), Liz Garbus (executive producer), Mary Manhardt (additional editor), Marisa Karplus (associate producer), Catherine Jones (associate producer), and Adam Etline (story consultant). Street Fight screened at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival and was later aired on the PBS series P.O.V. on July 5, 2005, and CBC Newsworld in Canada on May 7, 2006. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Street Fight
Promotional poster for Street Fight
Directed byMarshall Curry
Written byMarshall Curry
Produced byMarshall Curry
StarringCory Booker
Sharpe James
Al Sharpton
CinematographyMarshall Curry
Edited byMarshall Curry
Rachel Kittner
Mary Manhardt
Music byJames Baxter
Production
company
Marshall Curry Productions
Distributed byArgot Pictures (theatrical)
PBS (television)
Release dates
  • April 23, 2005 (2005-04-23) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,779

Synopsis edit

The film details the hard-fought mayoral campaign by a young community activist and City Council member (Booker) against a 16-year incumbent mayor (James) with a powerful political machine. The documentary follows Booker and several of his campaign workers from their early days of door-knocking on Newark streets through the campaign's dramatic conclusion.

Through the course of the film, Booker's living conditions, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, political affiliations, and position in Newark are questioned. From 1998 to 2006, Booker lived in Brick Towers, one of the city's worst public housing buildings, which some accused to be a tactic for acceptance by his constituents. As the election campaigns escalate, Booker receives endorsements from Spike Lee, Cornel West, and other prominent African American figures.

The movie brings to light many issues plaguing minority communities in Newark and reveals how the city government has failed to acknowledge these issues. The film also raises questions of race and what it means to be "black", as Sharpe James questions Booker's African American heritage and roots to his community.

Curry captures on film corrupt attempts by James and city employees, including both police and code enforcement, to sabotage Booker's campaign by using tactics that include shutting down local businesses that hold Booker fundraisers, demoting city workers who support Booker and demolishing Booker signs in violation of a standing order by a federal judge, in what becomes a true urban political "street fight".

In one memorable scene, city police assault the documentary maker on a public sidewalk for filming the mayor, breaking the microphone off his camera in broad daylight in front of other journalists.

Aftermath edit

Booker fell short in his 2002 bid to unseat James. In 2006, James decided not to run for a sixth term of office, and Booker defeated Ronald Rice, winning over 70% of the vote. On July 1, 2006, Booker was sworn in as the 36th Mayor of Newark. Booker went on to become a U.S. Senator for New Jersey.

In July 2007, James was indicted on federal charges. He was convicted in 2008 of five counts of fraud and sentenced to 27 months in prison.[1]

James continued to serve in the New Jersey Senate until January 8, 2008.

Reception edit

Street Fight was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It received a 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 8.08/10. The site's consensus reads: "Street Fight takes an immersive ground-level look at a pivotal political race that proves illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring in equal measure".[2] It also has a score of 85 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 11 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] It was called "extraordinary" by David Denby (The New Yorker),[4] "vastly entertaining" by John Anderson (Variety),[5] and "filmmaking of the first order" by Scott Foundas (LA Weekly).[6]

Awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Laura Craven (16 April 2008). "Newark ex-mayor Sharpe James is convicted of fraud". NJ.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ "Street Fight (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ Metacritic
  4. ^ Denby, David (27 February 2006). "Candid Cameras". The New Yorker. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. ^ Anderson, John (8 June 2005). "Review: 'Street Fight'". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ^ Foundas, Scott (22 February 2006). "Dirty Deeds". LA Weekly.
  7. ^ "The 78th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  8. ^ Documentary Winners: 2006 Oscars
  9. ^ "Award-winning Racing Dreams Follows Three Tweens With Supercharged NASCAR Ambitions". PBS. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Street Fight - Filmmaker". ITVS. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  11. ^ . Hot Docs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. ^ . Hot Docs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  13. ^ "SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival Announces Festival Winners". PR Newswire. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Ashland Independent Film Festival". AshlandFilm.org. Retrieved 2014-06-22.

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Street Fight is a 2005 documentary film by Marshall Curry chronicling the 2002 Newark mayoral election which pitted upstart Cory Booker against the incumbent Sharpe James for Mayor of Newark New Jersey Other credits include Rory Kennedy executive producer Liz Garbus executive producer Mary Manhardt additional editor Marisa Karplus associate producer Catherine Jones associate producer and Adam Etline story consultant Street Fight screened at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival and was later aired on the PBS series P O V on July 5 2005 and CBC Newsworld in Canada on May 7 2006 The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Street FightPromotional poster for Street FightDirected byMarshall CurryWritten byMarshall CurryProduced byMarshall CurryStarringCory BookerSharpe JamesAl SharptonCinematographyMarshall CurryEdited byMarshall CurryRachel KittnerMary ManhardtMusic byJames BaxterProductioncompanyMarshall Curry ProductionsDistributed byArgot Pictures theatrical PBS television Release datesApril 23 2005 2005 04 23 Tribeca Film Festival November 5 2005 2005 11 05 United States Running time83 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 4 779 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Aftermath 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editThe film details the hard fought mayoral campaign by a young community activist and City Council member Booker against a 16 year incumbent mayor James with a powerful political machine The documentary follows Booker and several of his campaign workers from their early days of door knocking on Newark streets through the campaign s dramatic conclusion Through the course of the film Booker s living conditions race ethnicity religion sexuality political affiliations and position in Newark are questioned From 1998 to 2006 Booker lived in Brick Towers one of the city s worst public housing buildings which some accused to be a tactic for acceptance by his constituents As the election campaigns escalate Booker receives endorsements from Spike Lee Cornel West and other prominent African American figures The movie brings to light many issues plaguing minority communities in Newark and reveals how the city government has failed to acknowledge these issues The film also raises questions of race and what it means to be black as Sharpe James questions Booker s African American heritage and roots to his community Curry captures on film corrupt attempts by James and city employees including both police and code enforcement to sabotage Booker s campaign by using tactics that include shutting down local businesses that hold Booker fundraisers demoting city workers who support Booker and demolishing Booker signs in violation of a standing order by a federal judge in what becomes a true urban political street fight In one memorable scene city police assault the documentary maker on a public sidewalk for filming the mayor breaking the microphone off his camera in broad daylight in front of other journalists Aftermath editBooker fell short in his 2002 bid to unseat James In 2006 James decided not to run for a sixth term of office and Booker defeated Ronald Rice winning over 70 of the vote On July 1 2006 Booker was sworn in as the 36th Mayor of Newark Booker went on to become a U S Senator for New Jersey In July 2007 James was indicted on federal charges He was convicted in 2008 of five counts of fraud and sentenced to 27 months in prison 1 James continued to serve in the New Jersey Senate until January 8 2008 Reception editStreet Fight was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature It received a 100 fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews with a weighted average of 8 08 10 The site s consensus reads Street Fight takes an immersive ground level look at a pivotal political race that proves illuminating entertaining and inspiring in equal measure 2 It also has a score of 85 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 11 critics indicating universal acclaim 3 It was called extraordinary by David Denby The New Yorker 4 vastly entertaining by John Anderson Variety 5 and filmmaking of the first order by Scott Foundas LA Weekly 6 Awards editAcademy Award Best Documentary Feature nominee 7 8 Emmy Award Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story Long Form nominee 9 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award winner 10 Hot Docs Film Festival Audience Award winner 11 Hot Docs Film Festival Best International Documentary winner 12 AFI Discovery Silverdocs Film Festival Audience Award winner 13 Ashland Independent Film Festival Best Documentary winner 14 WatchDocs Human Rights International Film Festival Audience Award winner Chicago International Film Festival Award for Excellence in Television winner Cine Golden Eagle Award winner IDA Jacqueline Donnet Filmmaker Award winner IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award nominee Writers Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award nominee American Library Association VRT Notable VideosSee also editBrick City documentary series about Mayor Booker s term in office 2014 Newark mayoral electionReferences edit Laura Craven 16 April 2008 Newark ex mayor Sharpe James is convicted of fraud NJ com Retrieved 2020 12 29 Street Fight 2005 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 1 July 2019 Metacritic Denby David 27 February 2006 Candid Cameras The New Yorker Retrieved 14 May 2015 Anderson John 8 June 2005 Review Street Fight Variety Retrieved 14 May 2015 Foundas Scott 22 February 2006 Dirty Deeds LA Weekly The 78th Academy Awards Oscars org Retrieved 14 May 2015 Documentary Winners 2006 Oscars Award winning Racing Dreams Follows Three Tweens With Supercharged NASCAR Ambitions PBS Retrieved 14 May 2015 Street Fight Filmmaker ITVS Retrieved 2014 06 22 2005 Hot Docs Award Archive Hot Docs Archived from the original on 2015 04 17 Retrieved 14 May 2015 2005 Hot Docs Awards Archive Hot Docs Archived from the original on 2015 04 17 Retrieved 14 May 2015 SILVERDOCS AFI Discovery Channel Documentary Festival Announces Festival Winners PR Newswire Retrieved 14 May 2015 Ashland Independent Film Festival AshlandFilm org Retrieved 2014 06 22 External links editStreet Fight full movie Street Fight website Street Fight at PBS series P O V web site Street Fight entry Tribeca Film Festival Street Fight at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Street Fight film amp oldid 1210313005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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