Time

The Interrupters: Heroes in an Urban War Zone

I probably couldn’t pay you to see The Interrupters, Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz’s new documentary about the plague of violence in Chicago’s black neighborhoods and the few good folks who try to ...
WAMC

'The Interrupters': Keeping Peace On The Streets

This interview was originally broadcast on Aug. 1, 2011. The Interrupters will be broadcast on Frontline on Feb. 14, 2012. For 11 years, former gang members in Chicago have entered dangerous ...
IndieWire

Critic’s Notebook | There Are Three Versions of “The Interrupters,” But Only One Movie. Here’s Why.

When Steven James first premiered “The Interrupters,” his compelling look at activists working to prevent Chicago street violence, the initial reaction at the Sundance Film Festival was uniformly ...
The Grio

Should Black communities police themselves? New documentary shows violence interrupters being called instead of cops

When four gunshots rang out one summer in Brownsville, a group of people ran toward the sound to prevent any bloodshed — but they weren’t police officers. This group, known as violence interrupters, ...