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Chi-Raq
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The work Chi-Raq represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ripon Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource Chi-Raq
Label
Chi-Raq
Statement of responsibility
Amazon Studios ; Roadside Attractions ; produced and directed by Spike Lee ; written by Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee ; Amazon Studios presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee Joint
Contributor
  • Hudson, Jennifer, 1981-
  • Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
  • Amazon Studios
  • Jackson, Samuel L.
  • Lee, Spike
  • Parris, Teyonah
  • Snipes, Wesley
  • Aristophanes
  • Willmott, Kevin
  • Bassett, Angela
  • Roadside Attractions (Firm)
  • Cannon, Nick, 1980-
  • Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
  • Cusack, John, 1966-
Actor
  • Bassett, Angela
  • Snipes, Wesley
  • Parris, Teyonah
  • Jackson, Samuel L.
  • Hudson, Jennifer, 1981-
  • Cusack, John, 1966-
  • Cannon, Nick, 1980-
Film director
  • Lee, Spike
Production company
  • Amazon Studios
  • Roadside Attractions (Firm)
  • Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
Publisher
  • Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Screenwriter
  • Lee, Spike
  • Willmott, Kevin
Subject
  • Children -- Death
  • Film adaptations
  • Gangs -- Illinois | Chicago
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Violence -- Illinois | Chicago
  • Women and peace -- Illinois | Chicago
  • African American political activists -- Illinois | Chicago
Genre
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Film adaptations
  • Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's South Side creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world
Member of
  • Chi-Raq (Motion Picture)
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editors, Ryan Denmark, Hye Mee Na ; original music score, Terence Blanchard ; choreography, Maija Garcia
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use
Language note
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.C45 2016
PerformerNote
Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, Steve Harris, Harry Lennix, D.B. Sweeney, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
Runtime
93
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action

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  • Chi-Raq, Amazon Studios ; Roadside Attractions ; produced and directed by Spike Lee ; written by Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee ; Amazon Studios presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee Joint, (DVD)

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